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Create a Congressional Climate Tribunal to Investigate Corporate Deniers

We have the right to know what Exxon officials knew—and when they knew it.

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.

Want To Slash the National Debt? Tax Billionaires

Lawmakers need to advance policies that reduce deficits without undermining expenditures that provide us with a safety net and public services.
Image of a transparent one hundred dollar bill that has a silhouette of a tank and fighter jet in the foreground and a sky in the background.

Could We Actually End the CEO Defense Contractor Gravy Train?

FDR put the kibosh on military contractor windfalls during World War II. We could do the same.
Image of the Ukrainian flag standing atop a pile of rubble created by military blasts.

How Russia's War in Ukraine Threatens the Planet

The war has cost lives and destroyed the Ukrainian economy. But it has also been a major environmental hazard.

Parity, Schmarity: The Budget Deal Gives 56% of the Discretionary Budget to the Military

The budget deal struck by the White House and House Republicans could set a damaging precedent.

The First Trillionaire: No Cause for Celebration

We’ll never, as a nation, take on the ultra-rich if millions of Americans identify with them.

Garbage In, Garbage CEO Windfalls Out

‘Waste management’ won’t help us confront climate change so long as corporate self-interest rules

Reports and Resources

  • 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 Congress

    The 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 Webinar

    A 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 & V

    Busboys 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, DC

    Please 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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