Leadership Programs
In order to sustain the movement, we need to continuing growing new generations of social justice leaders and infuse their ideas to ensure our work stays on the cutting edge. Our Next Leaders internship program and our various professional Fellowship programs help sharpen young voices and new ideas through training and mentoring, and provide emerging activist-scholars with an intellectual home.
Latest Work
Biden Needs to Keep His Promises on Immigration
The new administration has made some welcome changes, but Biden isn’t living up to all his promises — especially on detention.
Dangerous U.S. Bombing of Syria Worsens Regional Instability and Threatens Iran Nuclear Deal
Regardless of who is giving orders to U.S. bombers, we know that deploying U.S. troops, drones, and warplanes across the region does not provide safety or security for anyone.
Small Towns And Rural Communities Need Transit, Too
Millions of rural Americans don’t have a car. With the pandemic battering transit agencies, they’re being totally isolated.
A California Cooperative Tackles Inequality by Reimagining the Future of Housing
By working towards creating ‘land without landlords,’ this East Bay cooperative is helping communities build pathways to collective property ownership and community wealth.
New Mexico Is Leading the Country on Climate Action, but Not Climate Justice
New Mexico must decarbonize its economy while giving back power and wealth to ordinary New Mexicans.
Biden Must Do More Than Rejoin the Iran Nuke Deal
We need a decisive break from the previous century of US policy toward Iran, which has been based on domination.
A Black Agrarian Collective is Working To Build a Self-Sufficient Community
The Maryland-based initiative targets people who have historically helped to build the wealth of this society but had no real participation in that wealth.
A Minnesota Cooperative Shares the Wealth While Advancing a Clean Energy Future
Shared ownership is crucial for building the power of communities that have long had their wealth extracted by others.
The Federal Government Owns 92% of Student Debt. Will Biden Wipe It Out?
Lifting these financial burdens would help individual debt holders meet daily needs, reduce the racial wealth gap, and give a boost to the national economy.
After Boosting Low-Income Voter Turnout, Poor People’s Campaign Mobilizes for COVID Relief
People did not turn out in record numbers in the midst of a pandemic to vote for a return to normal. They want policy change based on a moral agenda.
