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.
Read moreRacial & 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.
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Schools Won’t Be Safe Until Lawmakers Respect Students
Lawmakers are filling schools with police and viciously targeting students and teachers. How are kids supposed to learn?
Read moreReproductive Rights Must Include Environmental Justice
Many of the people most impacted by abortion bans are also most impacted by pollution.
Read moreBiden’s Debt Cancellation Plan Is a Step Forward on the Racial Wealth Divide
Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
Read moreBiden’s Inflation Bill Is (Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet
But it needs to be a first step, not the last.
Read moreDismantling the Lucky Sperm Club, One Baby Bond Program at a Time
Cities and states are experimenting with trust fund accounts to narrow the racial wealth divide.
Read moreThe Great Migration Failed to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide. What’s Next?
Real and lasting economic opportunities for Black families will come only through a serious national reckoning on race.
Read moreCombating Corporate ‘Pinkwashing’ During Pride Month With Mutual Aid
With a 22 percent poverty rate, the LGBTQ+ community needs more than rainbow flags from multi-million dollar corporations.
Read moreAn Ugly New Era of ‘States’ Rights’
The Supreme Court is giving extreme new powers to increasingly autocratic state governments. That’s not democracy.
Read moreNew Report: Pandemic Exposed Black Immigrant Domestic Workers to Exploitation, Wage Theft, Lack of Safety
IPS and NDWA’s latest report highlights the experiences of over 1,000 Black immigrant domestic workers in NYC, MA, and Miami and exposes continued exploitation, safety hazards, and insecurity during the pandemic.
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