Case Study: Rolls-Royce Radicals

Abstract

Responsible Wealth, a Boston-based nonprofit, is convincing many affluent Americans to challenge the very rules that made them rich. Far from mere check writers or "limousine liberals," these wealthy activists work against their self-interest to stamp out inequality as its source: unfair laws and policies. Their unique strategy of using privilege to contest privilege not only has attracted the rich and famous to their raks, but also has bent the ears of senators and CEOs.