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Debunking Myths About Wealth and Race
It’s not individual behavior that drives the racial wealth divide — it’s a system that many folks pretend doesn’t exist.
Transgender People’s Rights Are in Peril
The majority-conservative Supreme Court is poised to review the application of Title VII to trans people in the workplace.
Trump, Bolton in Tug of War for Command of Foreign Policy
The only upside to Bolton’s dangerous aggression toward Iran is that it may put him too far out in front of Trump.
Help Today’s College Students as We Did for Previous Generations
Can you imagine being 22 and having $150,000 in debt? This is generational abuse.
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For Equality, This Labor Leader Gave a Maximum Effort
Debunking Myths About Wealth and Race
Help Today's College Students as We Did for Previous Generations
Victory on Elder Care Equity Sets a Marker for 2020 Debates
Trump, Bolton in Tug of War for Command of Foreign Policy
Let Prison Inmates Vote
Mining Companies Use Excessive Legal Powers to Gamble with Latin American Lives
Uber Drivers Strike As Execs Make Millions Off IPO
Reports and Resources
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.
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