Affirmative Action Has Ended, but the Need for Diversity Hasn’t
Protecting diversity on campus creates better paths to opportunity for students of every race. The question now is to figure out how.
Activists Are Convening for Transit Equity All Over the Country
During the week of Earth Day, actions are cropping up all over to call for clean, accessible, and safe public transit.
Transit Equity Day: A New Way to Remember Rosa Parks
Transit equity isn’t just about where you sit on the bus. It’s about whether you can get on a bus at all.
It’s Lonely Being a Person of Color in the Sustainable Energy Sector
When it comes to diversity, there’s a “green ceiling” in many climate action groups, even as climate change affects people of color first and worst.
The New Predators in an Old Mortgage Scam
The Contract Buyers League thought they stamped out predatory contracts for deeds, but thanks to private equity firms, these practices targeting low-income communities of color have resurfaced.
For Working Women, Equity Unlocks Happiness
Unfortunately, sexual harassment, wage theft, intimidation and even labor trafficking are still distressingly common for low-wage women workers.
Calling Working People of All Colors
The economic concerns of the white working class and people of color are more alike than different.
Democratic Party Platform: Lots of Hot Air on Climate Change
Janet Redman, who provided testimony at the DNC Platform Committee, and Wenonah Hauter, the executive director of Food & Water Watch, address the draft’s shortcomings on the carbon tax, TPP, fracking, and fossil fuel extraction
The Resilience, Resistance & Regional Equity Convergence
Join IPS’s JPNET project and other grassroots activists working to build a more equitable world in New England.
How Do We Tackle Climate Change and Equity in a Transformative Way?
Join IPS experts and allies in discussing transformative solutions to combat social and economic inequality.