Economic 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
The Drug War Spreads the Bloodbath South
It’s time to re-cast U.S. drug policy in Mexico and Guatemala and stop supporting killing methods that end up aiding drug traffickers.
It’s Class Warfare, All Right
The rich guys are winning–in a rout.
The Corporate Takeover of the 2012 Presidential Election
Super PACs represent the Enronization of our democracy.
Poverty News
There are 46.2 million Americans living in poverty.
Big Agriculture’s Latin American Exploits
Without any tariffs padding the price of our exports, cheap U.S. grain would flood Colombia.
No Confidence Man – Larry Summers
Lawrence Summers’ name comes up repeatedly in Ron Suskind’s new book as a person who was not only disrespectful to the President but also kneecapped most of what the President wanted to do.
Stop Corporate Tax Dodgers: IPS Media Highlights
IPS is putting tax dodging corporations on the ropes.
A Tax Plan to Rally Around: The Buffett Rule
If you care about the future of the republic the fight over taxation and concentrated wealth is your fight.
Obama Supported Financial Transactions Taxes – Before Summers Nixed It
It’s not too late for the president to revisit some of his earlier positions in support of progressive economic policies, including financial transactions taxes.
Robert Kelly, CEO Bank of New York Mellon – Corporate Tax Dodger
Bailout baron accused of bilking public pension funds.