The Maryland-based initiative targets people who have historically helped to build the wealth of this society but had no real participation in that wealth.
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Climate Justice
In order to avert a climate catastrophe, we must transition away from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. On both a domestic and a global level, climate change hurts poor people and communities of color first and worst, so we seek solutions that center economic and racial justice as critical components of addressing climate change.
Latest Work
Paying Politicians to Criminalize Protest
More communities are protesting pipelines. The fossil fuel industry wants to make that a felony.
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A Minnesota Cooperative Shares the Wealth While Advancing a Clean Energy Future
Shared ownership is crucial for building the power of communities that have long had their wealth extracted by others.
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I was Invited to Join the G20 Think Tank Summit. Here’s Why I Declined.
My participation in a session on climate and energy policy hosted by the Saudi government would have “greenwashed” the summit.
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How Militarized Police and Fossil Fuel Corporations Are Criminalizing Protest
This new wave of anti-protest laws has emerged in the context of broader social justice mobilizations and demonstrations.
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Alarming New Report Exposes Dangerous Link Between Fossil-Fueled Politicians and Anti-Protest Laws
Muzzling Dissent exposes the money trail linking corporate lobbyists, elected officials, and anti-protest laws.
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Muzzling Dissent
How Corporate Influence over Politics Has Fueled Anti-Protest Laws
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Indigenous Peoples Day and the Years of Repair
This Indigenous Peoples Day, the Indigenous-led organization NDN Collective launched the ‘LANDBACK’ campaign.
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Shine Campaign: Energizing women in the Global South
The future of sustainable energy innovation is women-led, community-powered, and based in the Global South.
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This Is a Climate Emergency. We Need More Than Half-Measures from Democrats.
How to get the Democrats’ climate policy from “better than the Republicans” to “sufficient to save the planet.”
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Reports
IPS Brief: Mining Companies Use Trade Agreements to Attack Indigenous Rights in Colombia and Beyond
With our allies, we’ve prepared a legal brief to support the Wayúu people’s rights to water, health, and food sovereignty in Colombia.
New Mexico’s Case for Public Ownership of its Clean Energy Infrastructure
Any energy transition that doesn’t guarantee a pathway to public ownership perpetuates inequality and wealth extraction from New Mexicans .
Rain and Sunshine and Wind
How an Energy Transition Could Power Nebraska
Community Hearing on Transit Equity 2021: Findings and Recommendations
Findings from the Transit Equity 2021 report highlight organizing successes, existing inequities, and policy solutions for U.S. public transit.
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.