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REPORT: The True Cost of Billionaire Philanthropy

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery, Bella DeVaan

New analysis details how the ultra-wealthy use charitable giving to avoid taxes and exert influence, while ordinary taxpayers foot the bill.

FACT SHEET: Invest in Communities, Not Violence

Alliyah Lusuegro, Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique

Here’s how legislators have splurged on militarism, and what could happen if those funds instead benefited people and communities.

An image of the cover of this report, where an illustrated plane gives off exhaust. In the exhaust fumes reads "Hanscom High Flyers: Private Jet Excess doesn't Justify Expansion"

REPORT: Hanscom High Flyers

Chuck Collins, Kalena Thomhave, Omar Ocampo, Jiajin Wu

Private jet travel is a monumental example of private excess at public expense. Here’s a local case study.

REPORT: Executive Excess 2023

Sarah Anderson

These “Low Wage 100” large corporations are enriching CEOs at the expense of both workers and taxpayers.

REPORT: Still A Dream: Over 500 Years to Black Economic Equality

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Chuck Collins, Omar Ocampo, Sally Sim

60 years after the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the racial wealth divide persists.

REPORT: The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique, Alliyah Lusuegro

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.

REPORT: A Tale of Two Retirements 2023

Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger

Our tax code helps CEOs retire in luxury while ordinary workers struggle. Here’s how to fix it.

Report: High Flyers 2023: How Ultra-Rich Private Jet Travel Costs the Rest of Us and Burns Up the Planet

Chuck Collins, Omar Ocampo, Kalena Thomhave

In this report, we assess the environmental, economic, and security risks of private jet travel — and lay out tax reforms to offset them.

REPORT: Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War

John Feffer

This backgrounder explores the causes of the war in Ukraine and the actions of different actors in the conflict to date.

Tax Day 2023: Where Your 2022 Tax Dollars Went

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique, Alliyah Lusuegro

IPS’s National Priorities Project takes a look at where American taxpayers’ money went in 2022, and how skewed our national priorities are.

Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash

Sarah Anderson, Olivia Alperstein

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.