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Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Those who make it to the United States will face wretched conditions living in the shadows, even as they form the backbone of the U.S. economy.

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Poultry Industry Bosses are No Longer Calling All the Shots in Washington

In the new political landscape, poultry workers have already managed to scuttle a Trump administration reform that would've made their jobs even more dangerous.
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Tackling Prison Profiteers Will Take More Than Banning Private Prisons

To fully address profit-driven punishment, the Biden administration will need to take aim at every tendril of the private prison industry — including immigration detention centers.
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What Explains COVID’s East-West Divide?

Asia has done a much better job of containing the pandemic. Do values have anything to do with it?
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Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Those who make it to the United States will face wretched conditions living in the shadows, even as they form the backbone of the U.S. economy.
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U.S. Billionaire Wealth Surpasses $1.1 Trillion Gain Since Mid-March

Ten months into the COVID-19 crisis, 660 billionaires see their wealth rise 40 percent.
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Six Questions for Justin Farrell, ‘Billionaire Wilderness’ Author

Concentrating wealth hasn't just disrupted our major cities. It's now changing our towns and countryside. Author Justin Farrell shows us how.
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Greed in the Suites, from Walgreens to Walmart

Donald Trump may have made his exit, but the CEOs his years smiled upon haven't gone anywhere.
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Fossil-Fueled Fascism

How the oil, gas, and coal industries support and fund white supremacy and far-right politics.

Reports and Resources

  • Community Hearing on Transit Equity: A National Conversation

    February 3 @ 3:00 pm - February 4 @ 3:00 pm

    Make your voice heard about the urgency of public transportation by testifying to a panel of community members and activists acting as hearing facilitators, to use in discussions with governmental decision-makers.

  • The Ballot and Community Control Over Police

    February 11 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm at Online Zoom Event

    Through multimedia presentation, group dialogue, and interactive exercises led by IPS's Netfa Freeman, participants will learn what it will take to win community control over the police in a given locale and how to start a campaign to achieve it.

  • Creating Exciting Consciousness-Raising Events

    May 27 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm at Online Zoom Event

    A multimedia workshop with interactive exercises, dynamic peer sharing, and fun pop quizzing of the facilitator to learn about creating compelling experiences for social change.

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