Projects
Our projects are headed by our staff experts. They perform policy research in our key issue areas and share our findings in reports, articles, and media appearances. This work educates the general public as well as policy makers — and bolsters the social movements who pressure them.
Striking UAW members rally in Chicago, October 2023. Undated. Stock Photo.
Project on Trade and Mining
The program works with grassroots activists around the world to advance alternative international trade and investment policies.
Charity Reform Initiative
The IPS Charity Reform Initiative aims to overhaul the rules governing philanthropy to boost the flow of funds to working charities, protect democratic institutions, and strengthen the entire independent nonprofit sector.
Climate Policy
The aim of the Climate Policy Program is to support the transition from a financially extractive, fossil fueled economy to a just, regenerative economy.
Criminalization of Race and Poverty
The Criminalization of Poverty project aims to encourage and influence policy that moves us from intersectional injustice into intersectional justice.
Drug Policy
The Drug Policy Project combines scholarship with activism to transform drug control policy both at home and abroad.
Foreign Policy in Focus
Foreign Policy in Focus connects the research and action of scholars, advocates, and activists seeking to make the United States a more responsible global partner.
Global Economy
The Global Economy Program provides research, communications, and networking support to dynamic economic justice movements in the United States and around the world.
Global Just Transition
The Global Just Transition project provides updates on the status of Green New Deals, ecosocial pacts, and just transition plans around the world.
Henry A. Wallace Fellowship Program
To sustain dynamic movements for peace, justice, and the environment, we need to galvanize those most impacted by them: young people. During this paid 10-week program, we offer young activists training in public scholarship –
Inequality.org
Inequality.org is the premiere portal for facts and analysis on the harmful impacts of – and bold solutions to – the problem of rising wealth and income inequality.
National Priorities Project
The National Priorities Project works to ensure that our federal resources prioritize peace, shared prosperity, and economic prosperity for all.
New Internationalism
The New Internationalism project works to end wars and militarism, with a focus on U.S. policy.
New Mexico Fellowship
This fellowship program seeks to help mentor a new generation of progressive leaders in New Mexico. It’s an opportunity for college graduates and/or young scholar-activists residing in the state to get training in public scholarship.
