Chuck Collins is a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he co-edits Inequality.org. He is the author of Born on Third Base: A One Percenter Makes the Case for Tackling Inequality, Bringing Wealth Home, and Committing to the Common Good.
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