Trump Gets Socialized Health Care. What About the Rest of Us?
The president has free access to the best medical care in the world. There’s no reason why the rest of America shouldn’t get what their taxes pay for.
IPS launching search for new Executive Director
The IPS Board is excited to engage you in the search for a new IPS Executive Director.
Donald Trump Makes the Swamp Bigger
Donald Trump brought a whole new world of corruption to Washington.
Vacant Housing
A new report addresses housing shortages and vacancies in Los Angeles.
Join us for the 44th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
Join us as we commemorate the 44th anniversary of the assassinations of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt and to honor the heroes of today who provide hope during challenging times.
Can You Imagine Ivanka Trump Consulting for a Pizza Parlor?
At tax time in a plutocratic America, anything goes for a family like the Trumps.
The Pentagon Took Money for PPE and Bought Weapons
Make no mistake: The Trump administration’s heartlessness and militarism are costing lives.
You Paid More Taxes Than Donald Trump
There are two tax systems in America: one for you and me, and one for the wealthiest 0.1 percent.
Trump, the Job Killer
Debate moderators should ask Trump: If you’ve brought back manufacturing jobs, why have 1,800 U.S. factories closed under your watch?
The Problem of Surplus White Men
Dispossessed white men have haunted Western politics for generations. The answer isn’t to jettison “identity politics” — it’s to create truly meaningful new opportunities.
Donald Trump’s Real Mob Connections
Will the November election be decided in the streets?
Inequality and COVID-19 in 13 Charts
A new data visualization series illustrates how the pandemic and flawed policy responses have widened long-standing economic, racial, and gender divides.
Let’s Start Debating What Deeply Dooms Democracy: Concentrated Wealth
Why we need to shove inequality onto America’s political center stage.
America’s Global Reputation Isn’t Bouncing Back Anytime Soon
Even if Trump loses, his administration may have permanently damaged our standing abroad. But there’s a silver lining: it makes Trumpism an ideological dead-end.
Time to Put an End to the Nuclear Age
2020 has been hard enough. The last thing the world needs this year is nuclear weapons.
Ginsburg Would Want Women to Fight, Not Despair
The late justice dedicated her career to women and other marginalized Americans, and we owe her the same faith she had in us.
Remembering Bill Gates Sr.
He believed the estate tax was an “economic opportunity recycling program.”
FinCen Files Shine Spotlight on Suspicious Bank Transfers
The reporters behind the Panama Papers and the Paradise Papers gave more to share. We should pay attention.
When Police Repression is Not Enough: A U.S. Corporation is Suing Guatemala to Crush Local Mining Opposition
Global mining companies are turning to international arbitration to strong-arm governments into bending to their interests.
Trump Trade Wars Have Led to Lost US Jobs and Factories. We Need a Worker-Centered Recovery.
Trump is making false claims about his record in struggling states like Ohio and Michigan. The jobs haven’t come back. They’ve been offshored to China.
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