ALERT: This weekend’s Sheridan Circle event is rain or shine – we look forward to seeing you there!
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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.
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.
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
It Isn’t Nice, But Climate Activists Will Block the Doorways
“There are nicer ways to do it. But the nice ways always fail.”
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Congressmembers Express Regret for U.S. Support of Pinochet Dictatorship as Chilean President Arrives in Washington
More Butterflies, Fewer Billionaires: Unrigging the Global Economy
Poverty Made an Alarming Jump. Congress Should Have Stopped It.
Beware the Anti-China Sentiment Pushing Us Towards Another Cold War
America’s Auto Workers: On Strike Against Inequality. Again.
It Isn't Nice, But Climate Activists Will Block the Doorways
Challenging Mining Corporations at the International Level
The Tie That Truly Binds Grand Fortune and Great Talent
Reports and Resources
REPORT: Executive Excess 2023
REPORT: Still A Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality
REPORT: The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare
REPORT: A Tale of Two Retirements 2023
Report: High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet
REPORT: Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War
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 LibraryExhibition 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 LibraryOn 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.
Sheridan Circle Ceremony with Special Address by Chilean President Gabriel Boric
September 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm at Sheridan CircleA 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 PTA 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 StudiesAn 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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