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.
A message from IPS’s Executive Director, John Cavanagh
In these uncertain times it’s hard to know what to do. At IPS, we’re doing everything we can to help those in need.
Report: Billionaire Bonanza 2020
Billionaire wealth has grown astoundingly over the last few decades — and, for some “pandemic profiteers,” even more dramatically since the COVID-19 crisis.
Report: No Warming, No War
In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.
Fact Sheet: Defund Militarism in the United States
Militarism is a hallmark of U.S. policy, at home and abroad. The impacts of militarism are often invisibilized, or so deeply woven into the fabric of our society that many of us take for granted the ways in which they show up in our day-to-day lives.Militaristic...
Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets – 2020
Note: You can find versions of the fact sheets below, updated with data from 2023, here. Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and many other leaders launched a Poor People’s Campaign to tackle the pervasive problems of systemic racism, poverty, and...
Report: The Battle For Another World
The Progressive Response to the New Right
Help Spread the Word: #WhoIsBuyingSeattle
Help us spread the word about our report: Who is Buying Seattle? The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom
Report: Who is Buying Seattle?
Who is Buying Seattle? The Perils of the Luxury Real Estate Boom Chuck Collins Introduction: Seattle is experiencing a luxury real estate boom, with thousands of new luxury residential and rental units in different stages of development. A decade from now, Seattle’s...
Report: Executive Excess 2019
Executive Excess 2019:Making Corporations Pay for Big Pay Gaps Sarah Anderson | Sam Pizzigati Introduction: For two full years now, publicly held corporations in the United States have had to comply with a federal mandate to report the gap between their CEO and median...After New Islamophobic Smears, IPS Continues to Stand with Human Rights Champion Ilhan Omar
We are proud to have her host our Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards, and call on Twitter to suspend Trump’s account
Report: the Detention Drain
The Detention Drain: How Immigration Detention Hurts New Mexico’s Economy Karla Molinar Arvizo Introduction: The criminalization of immigration through policies like President Trump’s “Zero Tolerance” policy have swelled the numbers of people in U.S. detention...
Boris Johnson and the New Battle of Britain
As hard Brexiteer Boris Johnson takes over, Labour is finally coming down on the side of Remain. Will it be too late?
What Kind of Trade Policy Should Progressives Support?
NAFTA 2.0 simply locks in existing drives toward ecological collapse and social inequality. A better deal would put people — and nature — first.
The U.S. Spends More on Its Military Than 144 Countries Combined
The numbers are stark increases from last year’s differences.