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Congressmembers Express Regret for U.S. Support of Pinochet Dictatorship as Chilean President Arrives in Washington

President Boric will reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup at the site of the assassination of two Institute for Policy Studies colleagues in 1976.

More Butterflies, Fewer Billionaires: Unrigging the Global Economy

The world has one last shot at reducing global inequality and saving the planet.
With a walking cane for support, a calm gray-haired senior woman resides in a modest apartment, seated on a sofa.

Poverty Made an Alarming Jump. Congress Should Have Stopped It.

It’s time for policymakers to listen to American workers and families instead of billionaires and corporate bosses.
A man holding Stop Asian Hate sign

Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War

If the United States can’t learn to cooperate with China, our future will be one of constant escalation of wars and threats of wars and all that comes with them

America’s Auto Workers: On Strike Against Inequality. Again.

UAW activists years ago helped usher in a vastly more equal society. Can history repeat?
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Activists gather to protest outside of Citigroup’s headquarters on September 14, 2023 in New York City. The activists, some whom are members of New York Communities for Change and Stop the Money Pipeline, participated in the protest over the bank's financial backing of the fossil fuel industries.

It Isn't Nice, But Climate Activists Will Block the Doorways

"There are nicer ways to do it. But the nice ways always fail.”

Challenging Mining Corporations at the International Level

What can you do when you've run out of options at the local and national levels?

The Tie That Truly Binds Grand Fortune and Great Talent

Our world’s richest are increasingly monopolizing the smarts of our smartest.

Reports and Resources

  • Todas Las Manos: Commemorating 50 Years Since the Military Coup in Chile

    September 9 @ 10:00 am - October 22 @ 5:00 pm at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

    Exhibition of a five-part mural installation created by Francisco Letelier and artists from the Latin American Youth Center, celebrating the pursuit of human rights and global justice and commemorating the 1976 assassination in Washington of former Chilean Ambassador Orlando Letelier (the artist's f...

  • Public Art, Activism, and Historic Memory

    September 22 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library

    On the 50th anniversary of the military coup in Chile, a panel discussion will examine the importance of culture as a tool for building solidarity and advancing justice.

  • letelier moffitt statue at sheridan circle

    Sheridan Circle Ceremony with Special Address by Chilean President Gabriel Boric

    September 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at Sheridan Circle

    A memorial for the pursuit of justice for the murders of our fallen heroes that remain a symbol of hope for victims of tyranny everywhere. Members of Congress and special speakers TBA.

  • Reshaping the Conversation: How to Rebuild Public Trust In Philanthropy

    September 26 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm at Online – 3 – 4:30 pm ET/ 12- 1:30 pm PT

    A discussion with experts from diverse perspectives to debate potential solutions with the goal of moving from debate to action.

  • Inside Biden’s Cuba Policy: Film Screening

    October 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at Institute for Policy Studies

    An opportunity for audiences to learn more about the forces shaping the United States’ ongoing economic war against Cuba that includes a Q&A with Cuban Journalist Liz Oliva Fernandez.

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