Discussing the border in nativist terms obscures the real crises that propel migrants to seek asylum in the United States.
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Leadership Programs
In order to sustain the movement, we need to continuing growing new generations of social justice leaders and infuse their ideas to ensure our work stays on the cutting edge. Our Next Leaders internship program and our various professional Fellowship programs help sharpen young voices and new ideas through training and mentoring, and provide emerging activist-scholars with an intellectual home.
Latest Work
Big news at IPS: Meet our next director, Tope Folarin
Starting May 24, our new executive director will be Tope Folarin. I couldn’t be happier about where we’re going.
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One Year In: How Militarism Made the Pandemic Worse
When the world needed collaboration across borders to control the pandemic, U.S. militarism led to the opposite. We must change course.
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We All Need Transit — Whether We Ride It or Not
Without public transit, I couldn’t have gotten my degree. And all of us need it to keep our planet livable.
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Cleaner Energy is Coming. The Public Needs to Own It.
A future where the people that consume energy are the primary owners and decision-makers of that energy infrastructure is possible.
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Biden Needs to Keep His Promises on Immigration
The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.
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Dangerous U.S. Bombing of Syria Worsens Regional Instability and Threatens Iran Nuclear Deal
Regardless of who is giving orders to U.S. bombers, we know that deploying U.S. troops, drones, and warplanes across the region does not provide safety or security for anyone.
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Small Towns And Rural Communities Need Transit, Too
Millions of rural Americans don’t have a car. With the pandemic battering transit agencies, they’re being totally isolated.
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A California Cooperative Tackles Inequality by Reimagining the Future of Housing
By working towards creating ‘land without landlords,’ this East Bay cooperative is helping communities build pathways to collective property ownership and community wealth.
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New Mexico Is Leading the Country on Climate Action, but Not Climate Justice
New Mexico must decarbonize its economy while giving back power and wealth to ordinary New Mexicans.
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Reports
Reimagining School Safety
A look at the dangers posed to students by law enforcement and how to invest in real school safety for our nation’s children.