This year’s UN climate conference offered some reason to celebrate. But the growing clout of the “carbon capture” industry is hindering urgent efforts to clamp down on fossil fuels.
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Racial & Gender Justice
Working to combat economic inequality, achieve climate justice, and build peace requires solutions designed to dismantle systemic racism and patriarchy. That’s why all of our projects seek to intersect and achieve justice across gender, diversity, and race, in addition to class.
Latest Work
Farm Workers Push for Congressional Action During Lame Duck Session
A delegation of farm workers lobbied Congress ahead of the holiday weekend to pass legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for thousands of workers who provide the food for our tables.
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Americans of every race deserve a fair shot. Affirmative action provides one.
Far too many are denied this chance simply because of the color of their skin.
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Young Voters Delivered Big Wins for Abortion Rights
Lawmakers should take note: Young people will resist radical efforts to violate our reproductive freedoms and our futures.
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Defueling Red Hill Is Not Enough: It’s Time to Demilitarize the Asia-Pacific
This fall, organizers with the O’ahu water protectors in Hawai’i made the long trek to the White House to demand an immediate shut down of the Red Hill bulk fuel […]
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These midterm elections have enormous stakes for poor and low-income Americans
Our country faces a material and moral crisis – and Republicans are offering only resentment and false solutions.
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Poor People Will Be Voting for Their Lives in the Midterms
New poverty data reveals the effectiveness of pandemic aid programs that are now expired. For poor Americans, building on that success is a matter of life and death.
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The data is in: Poverty is a political choice
Common sense federal investments caused poverty to plunge during the pandemic shock. If we fail to renew them, we’re choosing poverty.
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The Human Cost of LGBTQ Book Bans
Banning kids from learning about themselves and each other isn’t just ineffective — it’s cruel.
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Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich
The acclaimed author and activist had a 40-year history with the Institute for Policy Studies, first as a staff member and later as a project leader and board member.
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Reports
Cashing in on Our Homes: Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
Billionaire Landlords Profit as Millions Face Eviction
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.
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.
White Supremacy is the Preexisting Condition: Eight Solutions to Ensure Economic Recovery Reduces the Racial Wealth Divide
Eight Solutions to Ensure Economic Recovery Reduces the Racial Wealth Divide.
Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of COVID-19
Black immigrant domestic workers are at the epicenter of three converging storms—the pandemic, the resulting economic depression, and structural racism.
