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
Spreading Weapons in the Name of Peace
The theory is that somehow this escalation of military testosterone in the explosive Middle East might produce harmony some day.
Free Trade: A Corporate Scam
There’s a lot of money to be made in destroying the environment and abusing workers.
Money Bags
Thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling, candidates for office in the United States accept unlimited donations from unspecified sources.
Military Force Isn’t the Answer in Mexico’s Drug Wars
Calderon’s launching of the war against traffickers was like hitting a beehive with a stick–without a plan for what to do next.
G20: IPS Experts Available for Comment
183 organizations representing more than 200 million citizens urge G20 leaders to “listen to the people, not the banks.”
Unpopular Sarkozy Gets it Right on Financial Transactions Taxes in the G-20
The French President is standing tough in his push to increase taxes on the financial sector.
Yes, There are Alternatives
There is an upsurge of efforts around the world to create a new global economy rooted in local community needs.
Speaker Bachmann?
Here’s a snapshot of three huge stories currently buried by breaking electoral news.
Turning Right into a Dead End
I don’t buy the notion that our country is abruptly or eternally shifting rightward.
Some Break Campaign Spending Records While Middle America Scrambles to Keep a Roof Overhead
The level of our political discourse has probably never been lower, while the level of cash spent on our electioneering has never been higher.