PUBLISHED APRIL 2016 For immigrants and the formerly incarcerated, the very act of living is often presumed criminal. Unable to share their stories openly for fear of being “discovered,” these individuals constantly confront the burdens of exclusion...

Our new report on the Trans-Pacific Partnership raises serious concerns about the plurilateral, mega-regional trade deal, with an analysis that the TPP puts the interests of corporations before the interests of people and core democratic principles...

This report is the culmination of more than three years of work in Richmond in partnership with local community leaders and organizations.

Amicus brief in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin says UT admissions policy must be allowed to consider race in order to promote equal educational opportunity for all students. Download the brief.

Haas Director john a. powell, and Assistant Director and Director of Research Stephen Menendian, co-authored an article on Segregation in the 21st Century for the Poverty & Race Newsletter from the Poverty & Race Research Action Council. The article...

When we achieve equitable development, we increase the capacity of people of color to strengthen their communities and determine their own future and that of their neighborhoods. We distribute the benefits and burdens of growth equitably among people...

Ian Haney-Lopez addresses the connection between dog whistle politics and the increasingly successful right-wing attacks on the government and unions, and offers a frame for the labor movement to mobilize and defeat dog whistling.

This is a memo on bond issuances in New Jersey, released in conjunction with Doubly Bound.

The study examines the fees paid by local entities when bonds are offered. Fees come from a variety of services provided by private firms throughout the course of offering bonds.

The companion research brief Facts and Findings summarizes the main findings and solutions that are found in the full report.

Best Local Government Practices that Advance Racial Equity in Government Contracting and Procurement.

Racial equity tools are designed to integrate explicit consideration of racial equity in decisions, including policies, practices, programs and budgets.

This Resource Guide is based on the lessons learned from practitioners, as well as experts from academia and advocacy organizations.

In a report examining the US Farm Bill, the Haas Institute finds that corporate control and structural racialization within the US food system leaves marginalized communities disproportionately impacted by the agricultural policies and outcomes generated by the Farm Bill.