Black students have had to take out larger loans and faced greater difficulty paying them back than other borrowers.
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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
Biden’s Inflation Bill Is (Mostly) Good News for People and the Planet
But it needs to be a first step, not the last.
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Dismantling 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.
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The 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.
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Combating 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.
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An Ugly New Era of ‘States’ Rights’
The Supreme Court is giving extreme new powers to increasingly autocratic state governments. That’s not democracy.
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New 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.
Read moreJune 17 marks anniversary of Nixon’s 1971 “War on Drugs” speech: IPS Drug Policy Director Sanho Tree available for comment, interviews
“The drug war has always been about the oppression and social control of people of color and minority groups.”
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Cancel Student Loan Debt. Bail Out Regular People.
Even writing off every penny of student debt would cost less than Trump’s tax giveaways for corporations and the rich.
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An Equal Pay Victory for Our Winningest National Team
The landmark collective bargaining agreement for the United States Women’s National Team creates a blueprint for equity across global sports organizations.
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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.