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2020 Candidates on Poverty, Climate, and Military Spending

2020 candidates were asked about their plans to address poverty, racism, militarism, and ecological devastation. Here’s what they said.

Tax Day 2019: Where Your Personal Income Taxes Were Spent in 2018

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique

How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide

What Did Ilhan Omar Say?

Several members of Congress have weighed in on comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar. The problem is, in their outrage, they were misrepresenting what she said. We’ve got the transcript.

Sanctuary Cities Toolkit

Organizing for Sanctuary and Immigrant & Refugee Rights Through an Anti-War Lens

Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets

Help Spread the Word: #RacialWealthGap

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammed, Josh Hoxie, Emanuel Nieves

Help us spread the word about our latest report, “The Ever-Growing Gap: Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match White Wealth for Centuries”

An easy-to-understand “user’s guide” to the Green Climate Fund – the first international fund under the United Nations established to support countries in the global South build clean energy, climate resilient economies.

Populism and Plutocrats: Two Very Different Tax Plans

Sam Pizzigati

Infographic: The media calls Trump an outsider, but his presidency would have the one percent winning even bigger.

As Iran Deal Approaches Approval, What Comes Next Remains Vital

Phyllis Bennis

Winning the fight to protect the deal in Congress was a huge victory for diplomacy over war. But there’s still much work to be done.

Wall Street sign with the American flag draping the columns of the New York Stock Exchange

The Financial Transactions Tax: Seven Frequently Asked Questions

Sarah Anderson

As European countries engage in advanced negotiations over the first regional financial transaction tax, this memo aims to answer some frequently asked questions about the issue.

Talking Points: Iraq under assault, Gaza in ruins

Phyllis Bennis

The latest on Iraq and Gaza from IPS’ Middle East expert

Fixing and Expanding the Estate Tax: Intervening to Reduce Wealth Inequality

Chuck Collins

Fixing the estate tax could be the single most important intervention in reducing wealth dynasties in the U.S.

Talking Points: Why We Shouldn’t Attack Syria

Phyllis Bennis, Jenna Schlags

An easy-to-use list of reasons that the United States should not take military action in Syria. Ready to print, copy, and hand out at the next antiwar demonstration!

Key Facts from “The Dual Mandate: Immigration Enforcement and Human Trafficking”

Tiffany Williams

Between 14,500 and 17,500 persons are trafficked into the country each year and that approximately 50,000 trafficked individuals may be present at any given time.