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REPORT: A Tale of Two Retirements 2023
Our tax code helps CEOs retire in luxury while ordinary workers struggle. Here’s how to fix it.
REPORT: The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare
Nearly two-thirds of the federal discretionary budget goes to militarized federal programs, leaving just over a third for our communities — a sliver some lawmakers want to cut even further.
There’s No Debate Over Debt—Only About Priorities
If the GOP cared about debt, they’d stop cutting rich people’s taxes and give the Pentagon a haircut. So what’s this really about?
Until the River Runs Dry
Every year, wealthy donors divert more money into intermediaries, drying up the river of donations meant for working charities. We can change that.
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Until the River Runs Dry
The First Trillionaire: No Cause for Celebration
Garbage In, Garbage CEO Windfalls Out
There's No Debate Over Debt—Only About Priorities
The Two Decades That Created Our World’s First Mass Middle Class
Report Reveals Top CEOs Dodge Taxes on Nearly $9 Billion in Retirement Funds
Raise the Debt Ceiling, and Invest in America
Reports and Resources
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
Tax Day 2023: Where Your 2022 Tax Dollars Went
Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash
Unveiling Truth and Inspiring Change – Survivors Uncensored Lunch & Book Discussion
June 5 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm at Institute for Policy StudiesA hybrid event with testimonies from survivors of atrocities in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and African Great Lakes region as a whole, shedding light on the role of the U.S. and the West.
The 2023 Marcus Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage
June 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm at James Madison Memorial Building, Library of CongressThe Institute for Policy Studies and the Raskin Family cordially invite you to join this special program commemorating Marc’s legacy and celebrating the work of Katrina vanden Heuvel.
Challenging Mining Corporations at the International Level
June 27 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm at Zoom WebinarA webinar with three experts and activists on the successes of opposing mining and the implementation options at the international level.
Book Event: Altar to an Erupting Sun
July 20 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm at Busboys & Poets – 14th & VBusboys and Poets host Chuck Collins, co-editor of IPS’s Inequality.org, for the DC release of his a new novel.
47th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
October 12 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm at Friends Meeting of Washington, DCPlease join us at the 47th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards as IPS honors two outstanding champions of human rights and celebrates the work we do along with our allies to advance justice, peace, and dignity for all.
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