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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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5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Militarizing Our Immigration System

It couldn’t be any clearer: we need to defund the separation of families and invest beyond the enforcement paradigm into the well-being of...
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Louisiana Wants to Censor Citizen Science, but Residents Are Fighting Back

Community groups — including groups based in Cancer Alley — are suing the state, alleging a violation of their First Amendment rights.
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The High Moral Stakes of the Policy Battles Raging in Washington

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The U.S. Must Force Israel to End Its War on Iran

Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We...
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This Federal Budget Will Be a Disaster for Black Workers

The GOP reconciliation bill will widen the racial wealth divide — all to make wealthy heirs richer.
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Video: Trump, Netanyahu, and the Real Estate Logic of Genocide

Phyllis Bennis explains the distinctions between genocide, settler colonialism, and ethnic cleansing.
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Don’t Let Bukele Export His Brand of Authoritarianism to the United States

Now is the time for the public here to start paying attention to El Salvador and for our elected officials to demand an...
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Trump’s War on Federal Workers is a Threat to Black Families

Federal employment has been key to creating a Black middle class. That progress is now under threat — along with services all Americans...
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American Women and Children Are in Crisis. Republicans Are About to Make it Worse

Donald Trump’s budget could gut Medicaid, cut food assistance for millions and lead to 40,000 kids losing childcare
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We Have a Moral Imperative To Reclaim America From the Extremists in Power

New research shows how Trump and his allies are dividing Americans to exploit and impoverish them. The "Hands Off" rallies show that Americans...
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Four Charts on Immigrant Worker Exploitation in America

The workers Trump has demonized take on some of the most essential and dangerous jobs for the lowest pay.
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Bombing Yemen: Signalgate Deserves to Be a Major Scandal

But the assault on Yemeni civilians the hapless conspirators discussed in their private chat group is an even bigger disgrace—though so far the...
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