Economic Justice
Combating inequality means both lifting up and building power at the bottom, and breaking up concentration of wealth and power at the top. That’s why we work at the intersection of economic and racial justice through projects designed to build leadership and self-empowerment of black workers, immigrant workers, and low-wage workers, youth and families affected by incarceration, along with projects aiming to reverse the rules that criminalize poor people of color, and projects fighting to ensure that the wealthy and Wall Street corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
Latest Work
Statement on Donald Trump’s Visit to Mexico
IPS Expert on Free Trade Issues: Mexican President Peña Nieto is opening the doors to a xenophobe who doesn’t understand that the issues of free trade and immigration are inextricably linked.
Maybe Donald Trump Wants to Repeal the Estate Tax Because He’s Rich
The estate tax isn’t a death tax. And the candidates who spew falsities against it aren’t the everymen they make themselves out to be.
What’s Hiding in Trump’s Tax Returns?
A fair and just tax system is an essential part of our social contract, and nowhere in that contract does it say “billionaires exempt.”
We Can Reverse Generations of Racial Economic Inequality
If we want to narrow the divide, we’ll need to make a full-throttle effort to reverse existing upside-down tax incentives.
Statement on Texas Judge’s Ruling Against Trans-inclusive Obama Directive
IPS expert says she’s “sickened and saddened” by a Texas judge’s discriminatory ruling against Obama directive to recognize civil rights of transgender students in U.S public schools.
A Post-Racial Society Wouldn’t Have an Increasing Racial Wealth Divide
It’s simply not true that race plays less of a role in economic inequality than it did in previous generations, Josh Hoxie tells the Real News Network.
Bill Clinton Should Hit the Road for Criminal Justice Reform
If Hillary win this November, Bill Clinton would have the unique opportunity to right the wrongs of his administration.
C-SPAN: The Emerging Racial Justice Agenda
The Institute for Policy Studies hosts “The Emerging Racial Justice Agenda,” a brown bag honoring the just-released policy agenda of the Movement for Black Lives.
Students, Not Criminals
Punitive school policies are funneling children – especially African-Americans – out of the classroom and into jail cells.