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55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People’s Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices
New fact sheets by the Poor People’s Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state.
The Modern Form of Colonialism: Climate Change
We praise charity efforts to combat climate change in countries like Bangladesh as generous, without critiquing why they are made necessary in the first place.
The Power of Fiction in Social Change
IPS Executive Director Tope Folarin and Chuck Collins explore how can fiction shape new narratives for the future.
Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets – 2023
A detailed look at poverty, racism, militarism, and ecological devastation in all 50 states plus D.C.
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The Power of Fiction in Social Change
The 2022 Giving Slump Exposes the Fragility of Top-Heavy Charity
The Power of Fiction in Social Change
A Tale of Two Missions
55 Years After the Launch of the Poor People’s Campaign, Taking Stock of Interlocking Injustices
Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets – 2023
The Modern Form of Colonialism: Climate Change
The End of the Line for the Raunchy Billionaire Who Set the Stage for Donald Trump
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

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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