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
At a Time of a Global Crises, the United States Is Weaponizing Its Humanitarian Aid
The US should prioritize humanitarian aid over military aid. The former makes for a safer future for all, while the latter makes the world more volatile.
Decriminalize Fare Evasion
You don’t go to jail for missing a highway toll. It shouldn’t be any different for fare evasion on public transportation.
Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE.
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.
Why Palestinians Are Mourning George Floyd
Black Lives Matter protests have jumped U.S. borders and reached across the world, including Palestine, where Floyd’s murder has struck a chord.
How $9.3 Billion Funds Coronavirus Outbreaks in Federal Prisons
Why are we spending billions on a system set up only to amplify harm, especially in the context of a global public health crisis?
Police Kneeled With Me, Then They Drew Their Guns
“No mainstream media covered the abuse we experienced that night, but the mayor taking a knee went viral.”
Hot and Cold Wars: Militarism and Pandemic
War hasn’t taken a break during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tiny Portugal Shows America the Right Way to Treat Essential Immigrants During the Coronavirus Crisis
Don’t ban the immigrants we need for essential jobs — welcome them with open arms and full rights.
Undocumented Workers Need a Bailout, Too
Beyond performing essential labor, we are humans — and, in a pandemic, that should be enough to deserve help.
War And Militarism Is Worsening COVID Crisis
Despite millions of coronavirus cases around the globe, war continues to be waged — many of them on behalf of the united states. That must end immediately.
