2020 candidates were asked about their plans to address poverty, racism, militarism, and ecological devastation. Here’s what they said.
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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
A Moral Economy Would Save Taxpayers Billions Every Year
10 ways that doing the right thing would save us money.
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Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget
Everybody Has the Right to Live
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A Father’s Day Gift for Myself: Activism
My two-year old child will be the age I am now when the climate catastrophe comes, and that realization is taking a toll.
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“Freedom Gas” Will Be Used to Justify Oppression at Home and Abroad
As anti-extraction protests gain momentum, government responds with threats of federal prison time for those who interfere with the fossil fuel industry.
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Trump’s War on Science is Grounds to Impeach
Trump’s latest impeachable offense? His administration intends to actively interfere in climate research by federal scientists.
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The Terrifying Implications of India’s Elections for People and the Planet
The Modi government’s far-right bigotry is well-known, but its equally disturbing environmental record isn’t.
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A Green New Deal Needs to Fight US Militarism
We can’t heal the climate if our war machine keeps raining destruction, absorbing resources, and gobbling up fossil fuels all around the world. Here’s how to stop it.
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Beyond the Paris Accord
In an interview with CounterSpin, Basav Sen says the U.S. should fund international climate mitigation and climate adaptation policies.
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IPS Projects
Reports
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.
Muzzling Dissent
How Corporate Influence over Politics Has Fueled Anti-Protest Laws
Change Finance, Not the Climate
How to get money out of fossil fuels — and into a Green New Deal.
Report: No Warming, No War
In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.