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
Beyond the Headlights
The tangled politics of protecting the water rights of Indigenous communities.
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
A movement-building effort to get justice for victims of the nuclear arms race.
Hanford
A decades-long effort to clean up one of the most profoundly contaminated nuclear “sacrifice zones” on the planet.
Elon Musk Is Hiding the Ball Again on Taxes
Fanboys of the richest person on Earth are spinning bogus tales that swell the Musk fortune and embellish his ‘genius.’
Clarence Thomas’ Conflicts Put Our Whole Constitutional System at Risk
Federal law requires Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases in which their “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”
Workers, Members of Congress Join Forces to Save Senate Cafeteria Jobs
“Ultimately as we build the union movement in this country, what we are fighting for is an economy that works for everybody, not just a handful of billionaires.”
What’s Going on in Buffalo These Days Can Be Inspiring — and Plenty Sobering Too
Buffalo’s baristas give us hope. Buffalo’s pols, meanwhile, are giving oligarchy our hard-earned tax dollars.
After Putin
Russia is increasingly becoming the Saudi Arabia of the north.
Don’t Give Up on Taxing Billionaires
Federal estate tax has become porous and effectively optional for the wealthiest households.
Is Joe Biden Channeling Tom Paine?
The new White House budget plan echoes wealth tax perspectives over two centuries old.