Hurricane Francis
The People’s Pope will shake up Washington before addressing the UN General Assembly and meeting with prisoners.
The Millennial Generation’s Literacy Crisis
Young workers need personal finance know-how to thrive.
Welcome to the Future: Talking Resilience with Chuck Collins
An interview with Chuck Collins
Figuring Out Your Role: Talking Resilience with Sarah Byrnes
An interview with Sarah Byrnes
Relying on Coal for Electricity is Destroying Appalachia
The coal economy amounts to a major stumbling block for Appalachia, home to some of America’s poorest communities.
A Tale of Two Supermarkets: One Transition Town’s Efforts to Respond to Gentrification
It takes much more than one project or policy to address gentrification. It takes a movement.
Taxing the Chesapeake Bay
A new government landscape threatens Maryland’s future.
Author Event: Cowed
The Institute for Policy Studies hosts a talk and book signing with co-author, Denis Hayes on his new book about “The Hidden Impact of 93 Million Cows on America’s Health, Economy, Politics, Culture, and Environment.”
Fifth Annual Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference
The Institute for Policy Studies’ New Economy Working Group and Climate Policy Program eagerly co-sponsors the Local Clean Energy Alliance’ 5th Annual Clean Power, Healthy Communities Conference also accessible via webcast.
Future of U.S. Rail
IPS’ New Economy Working Group co-sponsor a technical symposium on electrification, transmission, track speeds, financing and their prospects for movement building and infrastructure for the future of transport.
An Orchard Grows in Boston
Rebuilding the commons is a vital part of reviving an economically-divided, violence-scarred neighborhood.
New England Can Feed Itself: A Vision for Regional Food Resilience
A regional food system does a better job at providing healthy food for all, supporting sustainable farming and fishing, and supporting thriving communities.
Must Environmentalists and Labor Activists Find Themselves at Odds With Each Other?
The need for jobs, and the ecological limits to growth
What Piketty Forgot
The crisis of capitalism isn’t just about the gap between rich and poor. It’s about the gap between what’s demanded by our planet and what’s demanded by our economy.
Food, Livelihoods, and Bridging Race and Class Divides
If we are to have an economy that works for everyone in harmony with the planet, then everyone has a part to play in the transition.