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Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget
Everybody Has the Right to Live
A Moral Economy Would Save Taxpayers Billions Every Year
10 ways that doing the right thing would save us money.
Celebrating Juneteenth with Bold New Ideas
Juneteenth was supposed to mark the end of a horrific era of oppression, but racial inequality remains rampant. These 10 policy proposals could change that.
“Freedom Gas” Will Be Used to Justify Oppression at Home and Abroad
As anti-extraction protests gain momentum, government responds with threats of federal prison time for those who interfere with the fossil fuel industry.
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Medicare For All Would Save Money — And Lives
Celebrating Juneteenth with Bold New Ideas
A Moral Economy Would Save Taxpayers Billions Every Year
Time for a Raise for New York Car Wash Workers
Minimum Wage Reaches Lowest Value Since 1960's
A Father's Day Gift for Myself: Activism
Decent, Secure Housing Is a Basic Human Right
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Tax Day 2019: Where Your Personal Income Taxes Were Spent in 2018
Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide
Wall Street Bonuses and Gender and Race Pay Gaps
Book Release: Noura Erakat’s Justice for Some
June 20 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at 5th and K Busboys & PoetsIPS honors World Refugee Day with a reception and book signing for our board member Noura Eraka and her newly published book on "Law and the Question of Palestine."
Celebration of Life for Kitty Tucker
June 22 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm at Takoma Park Community CenterJoin IPS to celebrate, share and remember one of our own --wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and activist.
Taxing the (Very) Rich: Finding the Cure for Excessive Wealth Disorder
June 25 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at The Mayflower HotelA conference about the agenda geared towards combating inequality and raising living standards for the vast majority.
Film: Official Secrets
July 17 @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm at Mazza Gallerie AMC TheatreIPS partnerships with 2020 One Woman One Vote Festival for a free advanced screening of a true-life drama that stands alongside the best political thrillers; at its core, it’s about the consequences of doing the right thing and in the face of tremendous personal cost.
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Everyone has a right to thrive on a planet where all communities are equitable, democratic, peaceful, and sustainable. Together, we must speak truths to power and challenge the structures that keep us from realizing our full potential as human beings, members of society, and keepers of this planet.