Would the U.S. Have COVID Under Control If We Hadn’t Overinvested in the Pentagon?
The pandemic has exposed the inadequacies of America’s healthcare system. For proof, look no further than its failure to protect its citizens from COVID-19.
Feds Attack!
Trump’s use of federal paramilitaries is a classic tactic of autocrats to test how far they can push their authority in opposition-controlled regions.
Decriminalize Fare Evasion
You don’t go to jail for missing a highway toll. It shouldn’t be any different for fare evasion on public transportation.
Can Corporations Walk the Walk on Racial Justice?
Many companies are tweeting about their commitment to racial equity, but not practicing it in their own staffing.
Need Money for a Green New Deal? Get It From ICE.
With the money we spend on ICE and CBP, we could solar power nearly 35 million homes.
USPS Needs Financial Aid to Continue Providing Essential Services
Despite a boom in package deliveries, USPS is facing insolvency due to crisis-related drops in mail revenue and increased costs.
Americans Want to Reinvest Ten Percent of the Military Budget Against Coronavirus
The major challenges flaring up today demand strong public investment in community well-being and resilient infrastructure, not more militarization.
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Cutting the Pentagon to Support Our Real Needs
To cut 10 percent of the Pentagon budget, let’s end our Middle East wars, reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, and turn off the spigot to arms contractors.
Okinawa: Will the Pandemic Transform U.S. Military Bases?
An outbreak of COVID-19 among U.S. service personnel on Okinawa may help anti-base protesters stop construction of the replacement facility at Henoko.
Ten Better Uses for Ten Percent of the Pentagon Budget
Military spending is at historically high levels, and increasing under Trump. A ten percent cut is an overdue correction to the bloated Pentagon budget.
Hamilton and the Iconoclasts of Tomorrow
What blind spots will future generations condemn us for as they tear down today’s statues tomorrow?
A message from John and Kathleen
IPS has pivoted our work to address the pandemic and economic crisis, and to deepen our work in partnership with movements challenging systemic racism.
Why Palestinians Are Mourning George Floyd
Black Lives Matter protests have jumped U.S. borders and reached across the world, including Palestine, where Floyd’s murder has struck a chord.
Cut the Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest in Public Health
Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.
Now Is the Time for Free College
With youth unemployment and student debt skyrocketing, young people need free higher education.
The Simplest Way to Close the Racial Wealth Gap? Direct Cash Payments
Here’s my proposal: give $20,000 to every American with an enslaved ancestor, every year, for 20 years. We can afford it
More Republicans Should Support Crisis Aid for the Postal Service
A bipartisan Senate bill would ensure that frontlines postal workers can continue providing essential services.
The Global Rushmore of Autocrats
It’s not Washington and Lincoln Trump imagines himself in the footsteps of — it’s Xi and Putin.
Shrink Wall Street to Guarantee Good Jobs
A new bill would fund a federal jobs guarantee by taxing the high-volume Wall Street trades favored by pandemic profiteers.
How Military Contracting Hides Human Costs and Increases Inequality
Some 8,000 U.S. contractors have died abroad since 9/11, compared to 7,000 U.S. troops.
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