Nearly two-thirds of the federal discretionary budget goes to militarized federal programs, leaving just over a third for our communities — a sliver some lawmakers want to cut even further.
Our tax code helps CEOs retire in luxury while ordinary workers struggle. Here’s how to fix it.
In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.
This backgrounder explores the causes of the war in Ukraine and the actions of different actors in the conflict to date.
IPS’s National Priorities Project takes a look at where American taxpayers’ money went in 2022, and how skewed our national priorities are.
Since 2008, the average Wall Street bonus has climbed by more than 75 percent, compared to just a 54 percent increase in average earnings of all private sector workers and a 42 percent rise in manufacturing wages. If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $42.37 today.
An annual wealth tax on the world’s richest could raise $1.7 trillion globally.
How community-led energy solutions can benefit the Land of Enchantment — and the country.
Greater Birmingham, AL, has experienced a resurgence in economic growth and civic engagement. Yet the benefits of this prosperity are not widely shared.
Our nation’s charitable system is in danger of becoming a taxpayer-subsidized platform of private power for the ultra-wealthy.
What Do Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of Covid-19 Teach Us About Building a Resilient Care Infrastructure?
Massachusetts billionaires’ wealth surges 46 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CEOs at America’s largest low-wage employers are grabbing huge raises while workers and consumers struggle with rising costs.
Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.