FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence
Here’s how legislators have splurged on militarism, and what could happen if those funds instead benefited people and communities.
Yes, We Actually Can Do Something About CEO Pay
A new report highlights effective policies to narrow CEO-worker gaps and marks progress to date.
Declaración de 119 organizaciones: Toma acción para exigir justicia por el asesinato del líder Xinka Noé Gómez Barrera
Este hecho criminal sucede en un contexto de violencia, amenazas y alto riesgo para las y los defensoras/es de los territorios en Guatemala, inclusive específicamente en el territorio Xinka, en donde el pueblo ha sostenido una lucha amplia y permanente desde los departamentos de Jutiapa, Santa Rosa y Jalapa por la salud, el agua, los bosques, las tierras y el territorio del pueblo.
Statement from 119 Organizations: Take Action to Demand Justice for Assassination of Xinka Leader Noé Gómez Barrera
This criminal act takes place in the context of violence, threats and heightened security risks for territory defenders in Guatemala, including specifically in Xinka territory of Jutiapa, Santa Rosa and Jalapa.
From the National Priorities Project at IPS: More Military Aid to Israel Will Mean More Deaths
In the face of massive suffering in Gaza and disregard for international law by the Israeli government, the U.S. must not provide additional military aid or weapons that would cause more deaths. Instead, the U.S. should use its considerable diplomatic strength to call for an immediate ceasefire.
From the National Priorities Project: Urgent Need for Ceasefire for Israel and Occupied Palestine
“A ceasefire is the only way to stop innocent suffering,” said Lindsay Koshgarian, Program Director of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Únase al Institute for Policy Studies en su homenaje a Tutela Legal María Julia Hernández y Black + Pink, por su defensa de los derechos humanos y su defensa de la justicia
La 47ª edición de los Premios Letelier-Moffitt de Derechos Humanos tendrá lugar tanto en persona como en línea el 12 de octubre.
Join the Institute for Policy Studies as They Honor Black + Pink and Tutela Legal Maria Julia Hernandez for Defending Human Rights and Championing Justice
The 47th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards will take place in person and online on October 12.
Congressmembers Express Regret for U.S. Support of Pinochet Dictatorship as Chilean President Arrives in Washington
President Boric will reflect on the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup at the site of the assassination of two Institute for Policy Studies colleagues in 1976.
El Institute for Policy Studies, la Oficina en Washington para Asuntos Latinoamericanos, el Grupo de Trabajo sobre América Latina, Pax Christi Internacional, el Centro de Investigación Económica y Política, y el Diálogo Interamericano, con el patrocinio de la Embajada de Chile en Washington D.C., invitan a conmemoran el 50 aniversario del golpe de Estado en Chile en en 1973 y el asesinato de Orlando Letelier y Ronni Karpen Moffitt
El Presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, pronunciará un discurso como parte de la conmemoración.
Join the Institute for Policy Studies, the Washington Office On Latin America, Latin America Working Group, Pax Christi International, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and the Inter-American Dialogue, with the Sponsorship of the Chilean Embassy in D.C., to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Chilean Coup and the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt.
Chilean President Gabriel Boric will deliver a speech as part of the commemoration.
Poverty spiked sharply in the U.S. in 2022 after having declined in 2021
SPM data shows a historically steep increase of 4.6 percentage points from 7.8% to 12.4% . “The stark contrast paints a vivid picture of the ways in which poverty is a political choice, not a personal one.”
Sixty Years After MLK’s “I Have A Dream” Speech, New Report Projects Over 500 Years To Achieve Black Economic Equality
Sixty years without substantially narrowing the Black-white wealth divide is a policy failure. But just as federal policy helped create the racial wealth gap, it can also help close it.
Final report of International Mission to #StopISDS recommends Colombia’s withdrawal from system of corporate abuse and impunity by way of a Citizens Audit
The report highlights how lawsuits and the threat of lawsuits are endangering vulnerable peoples and ecosystems.
Institute for Policy Studies Agrees to Repay PPP Loan
Accordingly, in a civil settlement based on contract claims, not fraud, IPS has agreed to repay the 2021 loan and associated lender fees, plus 1.5 percent interest.