Warren-Cummings Poverty Forum: TESTIMONY FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES
June 12, 2018, U.S. Capitol Building
North American organizations call for an immediate suspension of the accelerated NAFTA talks until negotiating climate improves
Organizations say negotiations are being carried on with public left in the dark
Banking CEO Pay Still Out of Control
Report Finds Excessive CEO Pay, Underpaid Workers at National, Regional Banks
Wall Street Bonus Pool Dwarfs ‘Tax Reform Bonuses’ and Minimum Wage Earnings While Contributing to Gender Inequality
Just-released figures from the New York State Comptroller show Wall Street banks handed out $31.4 billion in bonuses to their New York City-based employees for 2017 performance, up 17 percent over 2016
New Report Underscores Massive Tax Giveaways to Private Jet Set
The Private Jet Industry Spent $56 Million Dollars to Lobby Congress to Save More than $1 Billion in Taxes for America’s Most Affluent Fliers
As Harmful Spending Policies Loom, IPS Teams Up with Federal Budget Experts
The National Priorities Project is joining the Institute for Policy Studies to fight for a budget that prioritizes people over profit.
INDIANA FARMER CAMPAIGNING WITH TRUMP TO REPEAL ESTATE TAX CASHED $3.3 M IN FARM SUBSIDY CHECKS
Research compiled by the Institute for Policy Studies reveals Kip Tom of Tom Farms is the 9th largest farm subsidy recipient in Indiana.
Big development banks dominate Green Climate Fund, new study finds
“Green Climate Fund: A Performance Check” found that only seven percent of the $2.2 billion in funds already allocated to projects and programs will pass through national or subnational developing country institutions.
New Report Finds Corporate Tax Cuts Boost CEO Pay, Not Jobs
As President Trump launches his tax cut campaign today, a new report provides the first look at the jobs records of U.S. firms that pay taxes near the rates Trump favors
Black-led Labor Organizers Discuss Challenges and Tactics of Black Worker Organizing in the Trump Era at State of Black Workers in America Conference
The Institute for Policy Studies held its 3rd State of Black Workers in America Conference at historic Howard University.
IPS to Host 3rd State of Black Workers in America Conference
Day-long conference to feature panels discussing most innovative organizing led by Black workers in the U.S. in the Trump era
Mothers at the Gate Re-Release
In honor of the mothers nation-wide struggling for justice for their incarcerated or formerly incarcerated children
Groups challenge DOE on grid study
Political attack against renewables to ignore billions in polluter welfare.
New IPS Report Provides a Blueprint for States to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Trump Era
This report compiles existing state models for Renewable Portfolio Standards expansion and distributed solar access to low-income communities to create best practices for RPS legislation that can be replicated around the country.
U.S. Anti-war, Climate Justice, Racial Justice, Women’s, Immigrant Rights, Economic Justice Movement Leaders All Oppose Trump’s $54 Billion Increase in Pentagon Budget
The broad-based #No$54BillionforWar Campaign includes city-based resolutions against increased military spending