Taxpayers across the nation are telling Washington to cut the Pentagon and fund our communities.
Read moreEconomic Justice
Combating inequality means both lifting up and building power at the bottom, and breaking up concentration of wealth and power at the top. That’s why we work at the intersection of economic and racial justice through projects designed to build leadership and self-empowerment of black workers, immigrant workers, and low-wage workers, youth and families affected by incarceration, along with projects aiming to reverse the rules that criminalize poor people of color, and projects fighting to ensure that the wealthy and Wall Street corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
Latest Work
Another Wealthy Executive Seeks To Dodge Prison
Last week, in a New York courtroom, memories of a forgotten tragedy edged back onto the public stage.
Read moreMore than 100 Economists Call for Trans-Pacific Trade Deal to Allow Capital Controls to Prevent Crises
In advance of Trans-Pacific trade talks, over 100 economists are sending a letter today urging negotiators to promote global financial stability by allowing the use of capital controls.
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Open Letter: Urging Capital Controls in the Trans-Pacific Partnership
IPS economists join 100 colleagues across the world in advocating for governments’ right to use a proven tool against financial volatility.
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The Lineup: Week of Feb. 27-March 4, 2012
John Feffer predicts that many political candidates will resort to anti-Islamic rhetoric between now and Election Day.
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Running Against Islam
Politicians indulge in anti-Islamic sentiment with near impunity.
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Soaking the Customer
Private companies are aggressively trying to expand their share of the water service market, and too often we’re getting a raw deal.
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Shifting Gears
Just 1.5 percent of federal transportation funds support bicycling and walking projects.
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Playing Politics with the Courts
Senate Republicans are blocking votes on judicial nominees, including uncontroversial ones.
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Party of God
You wouldn’t think it would take Him four shots to pick a winner.
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Reports
IPS Brief: Mining Companies Use Trade Agreements to Attack Indigenous Rights in Colombia and Beyond
With our allies, we’ve prepared a legal brief to support the Wayúu people’s rights to water, health, and food sovereignty in Colombia.
Report: Gilded Giving 2022
Our nation’s charitable system is in danger of becoming a taxpayer-subsidized platform of private power for the ultra-wealthy.
The Other Side of the Storm
What Do Black Immigrant Domestic Workers in the Time of Covid-19 Teach Us About Building a Resilient Care Infrastructure?
Bay State Billionaires
Massachusetts billionaires’ wealth surges 46 percent during the COVID-19 pandemic.