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For Undocumented Immigrants, Our Enforcement Policies Drive a Public Mental Health Crisis
Imagine running away from a lion all your life — that’s how 11 million undocumented immigrants feel today, and it takes a toll on their mental health.
Sanders, Lee, and Tlaib Lead Effort to Tax Huge CEO-Worker Pay Gaps
The House-Senate companion bill addresses corporate America’s extreme disparities, giving firms an incentive to lift up the bottom and bring down the top of their pay scales.
The Link Between US Militarism and the Climate Crisis
Phyllis Bennis joins Fire Drill Fridays to draw attention to the intricate connection between war, militarism, and the climate emergency.
We Need a Surtax on Multimillionaires’ Income
Here’s the simplest way to collect more revenue from the richest 0.2 percent of Americans.
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Sanders, Lee, and Tlaib Lead Effort to Tax Huge CEO-Worker Pay Gaps
Time for a Billionaire Ban
It’s Not Just a ‘Coup’: Bolivia’s Democracy Is in Meltdown
Did the Fall of the Berlin Wall Produce the Trump Presidency?
For Undocumented Immigrants, Our Enforcement Policies Drive a Public Mental Health Crisis
Afghanistan to Swap Taliban Leaders for Western Professors
Are the Rich Secretly Hoarding Their Wealth in Seattle's Luxury Condos?
Michael Bloomberg Bought Gracie Mansion. Could He Buy the White House?
Reports and Resources
Book Launch for David Kamens’ New American Creed
November 18 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at East City BookshopIPS New Internationalism project and East City Bookshop welcomes local author David Kamens with his new book about "The Eclipse of Citizenship and Rise of Populism."
The Intersection of Climate Change and Security
December 11 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm at Institute for Policy StudiesA seminar exploring how the US could seize the initiative on arms control and link it to a global rethinking of security in light of climate change.
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