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
A Bold Foreign Policy Platform for the New Wave of Left Lawmakers
Socialists and other progressives are running for office on strong domestic programs. Here’s how their foreign policy platform can be just as strong.
Help Spread the Word: #EnergyJustice
Help spread the word about our new report, Energy Efficiency with Justice
Report: Energy Efficiency with Justice
How State Energy Efficiency Policy Can Mitigate Climate Change, Create Jobs, and Address Racial and Economic Inequality
Both Parties Help Trump Boost War Spending
From dealing weapons abroad to developing nuclear arms at home, Democrats and Republicans have something in common.
Wait, You’re Sanctioning Us?!
It’s time for the world to blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.
Want to Create Useful Jobs? Reduce Fossil Fuel Use
Energy efficiency creates more jobs than fossil fuels – and at a faster rate and lower cost.
Drifting Away from Peace
According to a new study, peaceful countries are getting more peaceful while the violent are getting more violent.
Leaked Jared Kushner Email Says UNRWA “Is Inefficient and Doesn’t Help Peace”
By cutting funding to UNRWA, Is the U.S. sending a message to Palestinian refugees about their right to return home?
You’ve Heard of the Gender Pay Gap, But There’s More
It takes the typical black woman all the way till August to earn what a white male worker got paid last year.
The $717 Billion Defense Bill That Just Breezed Through the Senate Should Be a National Scandal
Democrats and Republicans rubber-stamped a severely bloated war budget.