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A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families
Policy choices are pushing millions of people into increasingly precarious conditions.

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South Asian Americans Need Solidarity, Not The “Model Minority” Myth

The “model minority” myth has elevated some Indian Americans while leaving many South Asians behind.

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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.

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BLUEPRINT: Forging a Democracy that Works for All

Countering the power of billionaires, corporations, and the Pentagon

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Trump’s War at Home

The administration's ruthless deportation policy is wrecking lives, communities, and the U.S. economy. It may turn out to be a political albatross as...

Reports

A Perfect Storm: How Federal Policy Changes Are Increasing Economic Insecurity for America’s Families

Policy choices are pushing millions of people into increasingly precarious conditions.

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

Alternate Route: New Pathways to Better Jobs in Alabama Through Public Transit

Alabama has one of the country’s largest workforce shortages. Public transit is key to closing it.

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.

Restoring the Land: The Movement to Address the Theft of Tribal Territory

The United States, the wealthiest country in the history of the world, also owes its fortune to a great crime—the theft of land...

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.

The Reparations Movement: Flourishing Amid Backlash

State and local efforts are reshaping how racial justice can be pursued in practice.

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Trump’s War at Home

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Fund Families, Not Cruel Crackdowns

As working Americans struggle, the money for ICE’s cruelty comes right out of SNAP and Medicaid.
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DC Council Punts Wealth Tax Debate to the Fall

The DC Council plans to consider a wealth proceeds tax in September, rather than this summer.
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Our Federal Budget is Showing Us That Congress is Putting ICE First and Families Last. It Should Be the Other Way Around.

We can’t allow ICE and Border Patrol continue to harm our communities while we struggle to pay our bills.
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A DC Wealth Tax Could Provide Relief for Black Residents

Advocates say a surcharge on passive income could help fund critical programs in the District.
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The U.S. Military is Intensifying Hawaiʻi’s Housing Affordability Crisis

Military demand for housing caused rents to increase an estimated 7.1 percent in 2024 alone, causing Hawai’i’s residents to spend an extra $234.8...
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The Supreme Court’s War on the Voting Rights Act Sends America Backwards

It took 60 years for Black Americans to get representation in Congress proportionate to their numbers. Now we’re likely to backslide.
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Attacks on Trans People Are Attacks on Everyone

The people telling you to fear your trans neighbors are setting a precedent to take away your health care and invade your privacy,...
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‘Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Lived Through Before’: Labor’s Role in Minnesota’s ICE Resistance

A conversation with Kieran Knutson, president of CWA Local 7250 in Minneapolis.
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Dr. King’s Warnings Seem More Prescient Than Ever

King called for an aggressive federal effort to reverse racial inequality. Instead, we’re getting one to entrench it.
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Cora Weiss: A Champion of Peace, Internationalism, and Women’s Rights

On December 8, Cora Weiss — one of the great champions of peace, the United Nations, and women’s rights — died at 91...
Cora and Peter Weiss, receiving a gift of a Chilean arpillera from Cristian Letelier, son of Orlando Letelier, at an IPS 50th anniversary event in 2013. Peter and Cora were friends of the Letelier family and long-time supporters of the annual IPS Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards program.

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