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Trump Trade Wars Have Led to Lost US Jobs and Factories. We Need a Worker-Centered Recovery.
Trump is making false claims about his record in struggling states like Ohio and Michigan. The jobs haven’t come back. They’ve been offshored to China.
This Is a Recession. Republicans Need to Stop Blocking Relief.
Prioritizing evidence-based virus safety measures means more than wearing masks and practicing social distancing. It means passing a robust relief package.
U.S. Billionaire Wealth Is Up $850 Billion Since March 18th
U.S. billionaire wealth has climbed 28 percent since March 18th, 2020. During the same span, global billionaire wealth is up $1.5 trillion.
Join us for the 44th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
Join us as we commemorate the 44th anniversary of the assassinations of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt and to honor the heroes of today who provide hope during challenging times.
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Indigenous Peoples Day and the Years of Repair
Farmers and Meatpackers Are Teaming Up
America’s New Policy of Demoting Democracy
Wealth Inequality in America: Far Beyond Extreme
Trump Looks Out For Himself While Americans Struggle
U.S. Billionaire Wealth Is Up $850 Billion Since March 18th
This Is a Recession. Republicans Need to Stop Blocking Relief.
This Is an Emergency: Americans Need Relief, and Trump Is Standing in the Way
Reports and Resources
How U.S. Trade Policy Failed Workers — And How to Fix It
Reimagining School Safety
Mining Injustice Through International Arbitration
Gilded Giving 2020: How Wealth Inequality Distorts Philanthropy and Imperils Democracy
White Supremacy is the Preexisting Condition: Eight Solutions to Ensure Economic Recovery Reduces the Racial Wealth Divide
Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of COVID-19
America’s Wars on Democracy in Rwanda and DR Congo
October 23 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Online Zoom EventFor Breaking the Silence Congo Week, IPS joins Friends of the Congo to host Justin Podur for an in depth discussion on the US role in dismantling democracy in the Great Lakes Region of Africa with a focus on Professor Podur's recent book.
Climate + State Violence: US Militarism
October 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at Online Zoom EventA conversation on the bloated military budget, the US war machine, and how it impedes us from working towards climate justice.
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