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Chuck is the director of the Program on Inequality at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He oversees a number of programs focused on wealth inequality, the racial wealth divide, and philanthropy reform.

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	Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good 4.18 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions 3.63 avg rating — 163 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet 4.16 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do about It by Chuck Collins (Goodreads Author), Barbara Ehrenreich (Foreword) 3.74 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Altar to an Erupting Sun 4.40 avg rating — 67 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Class Lives: Stories from across Our Economic Divide (A Class Action Book) by Chuck Collins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jennifer Ladd (Editor), Maynard Seider (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Economic Apartheid In America: A Primer on Economic Inequality & Insecurity, Revised and Updated Edition by Chuck Collins (Goodreads Author), Felice Yeskel, United for a Fair Economy (Compililation) 4.02 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2000 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robin Hood Was Right: A Guide to Giving Your Money for Social Change by Chuck Collins (Goodreads Author), Pam Rogers, Joan P. Garner 4.09 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Inequality in America Irreversible? 3.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moral Measure of the Economy by Chuck Collins (Goodreads Author), Mary Wright 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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