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American Mining Corporation Wins Partial Victory in Lawsuit Against Mexico
An international tribunal awarded only a fraction of the firm’s original claim, but Mexico’s struggle against corporate legal threats continues.

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New Report “High Flyers 2026” Reveals How Private Jets Costs Taxpayers and the Planet

One key solution: make private jet-setters pay their fair share.

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High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess

How taxpayers and commercial passengers subsidize luxury private jet travel.

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What Could Indianapolis Fund Instead of Giving Big Tech $395 Million in Tax Breaks for Data Centers?

That sum could address the teacher shortage, install thousands of solar panels, or ease the housing crisis

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Inside New Mexico’s Oil and Gas “Sacrifice Zone”: The Fight to Protect Greater Chaco

New Mexico captures hundreds of millions in oil and gas revenue for public services and long-term savings. But communities closest to the wells...

Reports

High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess

How taxpayers and commercial passengers subsidize luxury private jet travel.

SYMPOSIUM ROUNDUP: Forging a Democracy That Works for All

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our third annual Wallace Symposium.

BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

The True Cost of the Military in Hawaiʻi

A comprehensive analysis of the economic, environmental, strategic, and social impacts of the U.S. military presence in Hawaiʻi

The Dark Side of the Energy Transition: Green Colonialism in Southern Honduras

Multinational corporations exploited demand for green energy to shake down some of the most impoverished communities in the Americas.

The G20 at a Crossroads

An independent assessment of the G20’s impact — and lessons for an equitable economic future.

2025 Rural Policy Action Report: A Roadmap for Rural Progress

A positive agenda to improve rural people’s lives and deliver lower costs, higher wages, and freedom.

Barriers to Implementing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in Massachusetts

Sustainable Aviation Fuels aren’t a realistic way to reduce aviation emissions in the Bay State.

Bold Ideas for a New Progressive Majority

A visionary exercise for progressives in an age of American fascism from our second annual Wallace Symposium.

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