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
Austerity Won’t Restore our Prosperity
We are trying to prop up an economy that is a giant Ponzi scheme.
‘Conservatism’ Has Turned Into ‘Crackpotism’
If you can think of a better, more apt term, please let this columnist know.
Gibberish
Another highly suspicious document found at the neighborhood mosque.
Sorry, You’re Under Surveillance
The supreme irony of the government stomping on civil rights is that it breeds countless new enemies.
Pledging Allegiance to the Rich
OtherWords contributor Karen Dolan isn’t just smart. She’s funny.
Both California Senate Candidates Use IPS Reports to Slam Each Other
In California, our CEO pay report has become a bipartisan tool on the campaign trail.
The Lineup: Week of September 20-27, 2010
Our latest editorial package includes an op-ed by Karen Dolan outlining policies that would reduce the startling number of impoverished Americans.
Let’s Strengthen our Safety Net
One in seven Americans–a record high of 43.6 million people–was poor last year.
No Happy Ending in Honduras
The Central American nation’s woes continue to rage despite Secretary of State Clinton’s insistence to the contrary.
Gun Violence and Children
Have we no shame or respect for children’s lives in Somalia or even our own country?