The Politics of American Protest, With a North Korean Twist
The right wing has attacked Gwen Berry for her Olympic trial protest. A North Korean defector has joined that chorus.
Excessive Corporate Power Breeds Political Repression
In the face of extractive industries’ enormous economic clout, Central Americans are facing increasing displacement and threats to their democratic rights.
Billionaire Pandemic Wealth Gain Could Pay For Biden’s American Families Plan
U.S. billionaires have reaped $1.8 trillion in wealth gains since March 2020.
What Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta Means for Charities — and Our Democracy
A new Supreme Court decision enables billionaires to anonymously weaponize their philanthropy.
Sports Teams: The Everlasting Tax Shelter for Billionaires
A perverse loophole allows owners of profitable teams — and their heirs — to lower their tax bills by claiming huge paper losses.
El Instituto de Estudios Políticos honrará a a la Coalición Internacional para la Abolición de la Tortura y el Apoyo a los Sobrevivientes (TASSC) y la Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras (OFRANEH) en la 45ª edición de los Premios Letelier-Moffitt de Derechos Humanos
La ceremonia virtual de entrega de premios se celebrará el 13 de octubre de 2021.
Institute for Policy Studies Will Honor Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) and Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) at 45th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
The virtual awards ceremony will be held on October 13, 2021.
In Gossip Girl Reboot, Wealthy Teens Grapple With Their Privilege. Is That Enough?
The classic teen drama returns. This time, with class consciousness.
11 Charts on Taxing the Wealthy and Corporations
Here’s everything you need to know about the urgency of fair tax reforms to pay for vital public investments and reverse extreme inequality.
Infrastructure Must Include the Care Economy
This crisis of care could be prevented if Congress were to take bold action to fund human infrastructure.
How Uncle Sam Can Encourage Corporations to Be More Patriotic
By using the power of the public purse, we can encourage federal contractors to be upstanding corporate citizens.
Vancouver Mining Corp Shrugs Off Violence Against Guatemala’s Indigenous People
Pan American Silver paves the way for ecologically and socially destructive mines, and lets communities deal with the fallout.
Masters of Reality
The mania of white truth.
Fossil Fueled-Crackdowns Are Part of the Assault on Democracy
As more communities rise up to resist the well-known danger of fossil fuel extraction, the industry has been radicalizing against democracy.
Historic Relief for American Families Is on Its Way to Your Bank Account
If you’re a parent, odds are you’ll be getting a direct deposit very soon.
What Happens Economically When Wealth Tilts to the Top?
Most of us see immoral ugliness wherever wealth concentrates. Much more lurks that we need to see.
War Criminal Found Dead at 88
The human and economic costs of Donald Rumsfeld’s wars are staggering.
Excessive Corporate Power is a Root Cause of Migration
Under U.S. trade agreements, corporations are suing developing country governments for sums that far outstrip the value of humanitarian aid.
Biden’s Conventional Foreign Policy
America is back—to the same old, same old.
Peter Thiel’s $5 Billion Roth IRA: Only the Size is News
Lawmakers have known about this giant loophole for years. Now it’s time to do something about it.
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