Our Work
At IPS, our work is centered in our vision: we believe everyone has a right to thrive on a planet where all communities are equitable, democratic, peaceful, and sustainable. Our intersecting programs and initiatives, led by a diverse group of expert staff and associate fellows, are helping to shape progressive movements toward this vision.
Latest Work
In Blow to Privatizers, House Passes Postal Financial Relief
The bipartisan bill would ease financial challenges critics use to justify postal worker wage cuts and selling parts of USPS to for-profit corporations.
Progressive Experts Rebut Trump’s False Claims About Shared Prosperity
In his State of the Union address, the president made a poor attempt to conceal the continued rise in economic inequality under his administration.
Trump Claims Credit for Life Expectancy Rise, Introduces Medicaid Cutback
U.S. life expectancy rose for the first time in four years because of a drop in opioid overdose deaths. Now Trump, who claims credit, wants to cut Medicaid.
Will 2020 Be Another Victory Year for Trump and Brexit?
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson claim victories in early 2020, but Brexit and impeachment may come back to haunt them and the far right later in the year.
From the UN, New Ammo for Egalitarians
The United Nations might be fading, but this new report deserves a bright spotlight.
NFL Owners Want Politics out of Their Sport — Unless It Comes From Them
The NFL strives to keep politics out of football ahead of the Super Bowl, except for when it comes from billionaire owners.
Iowa’s ‘First in the Nation’ Contest Is Also One of the Most Inequitable
Voting must be accessible for all citizens, regardless of their income, language spoken, skin color, or whether they served time in prison.
America’s Coronavirus: Containing the Outbreak of Trumpism
The banality of President Trump’s evil has infected huge swaths of the electorate as well as the federal government. Can it be treated?
How Cruelty at the Mexican Border Became an American Export
The southward expansion of US border enforcement has been happening for years. Now we’re exporting Trump-era cruelty too.
Luanda Leaks and the Global Wealth Defense Industry
Why we should focus on the enablers exposed in the Angola scandal: Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey, and PwC.