How the Climate Crisis Compounds Risks for Incarcerated Workers
A version of this article was originally published in August 2021 on Climate XChange’s “Intersection” blog. PPR thanks Climate XChange
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COVID-19 Policy-making Failed U.S. Workers: Labor organizing can deliver where legislators have stalled
The pandemic prompted many to think about how work shapes our own lives. It also highlighted how reliant we all
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It’s time for Massachusetts to pay reparations to close the racial homeownership gap.
Governor Charlie Baker is hoping to bridge the racial homeownership gap in the state of Massachusetts. While his plan is
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Republicanism is just the first step. True independence for Barbados demands transformative change.
On 30th November 2021, Barbados became a republic. Nearly 400 years after the first British ship arrived on the island,
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2022 Edition
The Progressive Policy Review is proud to present our 2022 edition, focusing on themes of global reparative justice, reimagining US institutions, and labor organizing.
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Harvard stole farmland in Brazil for years. Now they’re trying to walk away. The communities they’ve harmed deserve justice.
Palmerina Ferreira Lima was a small-scale farmer in the Brazilian Cerrado, until her land was stolen. At the age of
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Regardless of Roe: How the Texas GOP Perfected the Anti-Abortion Playbook
Texas serves as a model for making abortion nearly unattainable, even while constitutionally protected. The fight for safe and legal abortion cannot end at SB8, nor can it end at keeping Roe intact in its current form. It has to go further.
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How Mayor Michelle Wu Can Put Racial Equity in the Fast Lane
While the Mayor doesn’t control the MBTA directly, she can make Boston’s transit system more equitable from day one. Jonathan Timm outlines four strategies for advancing racial equity in Boston’s public transit system.
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Open Letter: Against the Sale of U.S. Arms to Saudi Arabia
As a candidate, Joe Biden promised a values-based U.S. foreign policy towards Saudi Arabia. Less than a year into his presidency, Biden’s administration has abandoned that promise by resuming arms sales to Saudi Arabia, justifying the decision by saying the weapons do not support Saudi “offensive operations.”
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