We Need to Cut the Military Budget, But Don’t Trust the Far Right to Do It
There’s an urgent need to stop funding wars and human rights abuses abroad and to free up funding for human needs at home. The Freedom Caucus can’t be counted on for either.
Reparations Are Expensive — but Not Repairing the Harm Costs More
The racial wealth divide between Black and White Americans is much bigger — and more stubborn — than many of us realize. The median African-American household has just 6 percent of the wealth of the median White American household, the Institute for Policy Studies...
Rail Workers Warned Us: Greed Is Dangerous
Following derailments across the country, rail workers have a solution to the nation’s rail crisis: public ownership.
COP28 Captured by Oil Producers
The oil and gas industry and its government backers are taking over this year’s global climate talks, with US backing.
Seven Things We Could Do If We Cut the Pentagon by $100 Billion
We could fund programs that meet real human needs for basics like housing, food, education, and child care.
The Rail Unions Warned Us. Greed is Dangerous.
Following multiple, dangerous derailments across the country, those working the railroad have a solution to the nation’s rail crisis: public ownership.
A Self-Tax for the Common Good
Taxpayers are subsidizing donors who retain control of their wealth instead of sharing it through philanthropy.
Spying vs. Spying
The United States and China should be putting their surveillance capabilities to better use.
The Lesson We Need to Teach Our Nation’s Rich
We will not let your wealth come at the expense of our children’s future.
20 Years Ago, the World Said No to War
A look back at the history-making mobilization against the Iraq War that turned ordinary people into a “second superpower” — one we badly need today.
It’s Time We Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share
Dismantling the IRS, whether by cutting its funding or abolishing it outright, is a gift to the ultra-wealthy for whom U.S. taxes are already becoming voluntary.
New Yorkers Care About Care. The State Budget Should, Too.
Workers, clients, and advocates rallied in Albany to secure living wages for their state’s hardworking and underpaid home care workers. Will the governor listen?
President Biden: Don’t Negotiate With Fiscal Terrorists
If Biden gives in, he’ll be as much to blame for a possible recession and spiking economic hardship as McCarthy and his party of extremists will be.
Battling a Mining Goliath on Two Continents
Environmental activists have made some important strides in confronting the Australian mining company Lynas.
Can Our ‘Labs of Democracy’ Once Again Deliver?
In the near future, our states will have to determine whether we truly tax the rich.
Biden Is Right: You Shouldn’t Pay a Higher Tax Rate Than Billionaires
The president has renewed his call for a “billionaire minimum tax.” If Congress won’t listen, states should.
Biden Presented a Bold Agenda. Can He Back It Up?
The president had much to celebrate in his State of the Union address. But to finish the job, he needs to take executive action.
From a Militarized to a Decarbonized Economy: A Case for Conversion
In a new analysis for Costs of War, IPS Associate Fellow Miriam Pemberton lays out a case for a transition from a militarized to a decarbonized economy.
Defend the Postal Service, Defend Good Jobs for Black Workers
The U.S. Postal Service is a vital source of decent jobs for Black workers. Instead of cutting or privatizing services, this public agency should expand to meet 21st century needs.
Maybe the World Isn’t Falling Apart
There are several reasons to be optimistic, from repairing the ozone layer to combating COVID.
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