Death by Traffic Stop
Black people are twice as likely to be pulled over as whites — and three times more likely to experience the use of force afterward.
Will Any Presidential Candidate Connect Federal Tax Policy and Police Killings?
Tax policy and police brutality are inextricably linked, yet no one’s talking about it. Here’s why they should.
Film: Hands Up Don’t Shoot Our Youth Movement
A screening followed by a bridge building discussion with filmmaker Ralph L. Crowder III and with a live Hip Hop performance by Son of Nun.
Why We Need $50,000 Traffic Tickets
Let’s make sure our penalties amount to penalties for everyone.
How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America
We’ve created a perfect storm of poverty, fear, social control and racially charged policing.
Guilty of Being Poor
When a community issues arrest warrants for more offenses than it has residents, something’s deeply wrong.
The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty
This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted.
Top Five Inequality Moments of 2014
From Thomas Piketty to Black Lives Matter, inequality remains a top issue for Americans. Here’s a roundup of the top 5 inequality moments of 2014.
Racial Wealth Inequality and the Dream Deferred
As protesters march through our cities, a new study dramatizes that at the heart of our racially fractured society is a hidden system of racial wealth inequalities.
Town Hall Meeting: Ferguson After the Verdict
A discussion focusing on how we can move forward construtively to challenge systemic police brutality against black men and women in America.
UPDATED: Ferguson and the “Unfinished Business” of the Civil Rights Movement
An IPS analysis, commentary and statement of solidarity exposing how America has invested heavily in foreign as well as domestic militarization while disinvesting in public welfare and security.