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.
Over 35,000 people joined a recent telephone town hall to kick off a six-week campaign to protect investments in the care economy.
The loss of disabled and chronically ill lives due to COVID-19 is no less tragic or preventable.
Foreign agent laws in Russia, El Salvador, and elsewhere threaten the entire international edifice of laws and institutions that support the right to dissent.
Extreme inequality is the preexisting condition that made our society more vulnerable to disease and undermined a robust global public health response.
A new joint report from Fight Inequality Alliance, Institute for Policy Studies, Oxfam, and Patriotic Millionaires details what can be funded by simply taxing the rich.
On MLK Day this year, it’s worth remembering not just King’s sharp diagnosis of American society’s ills, but also his prescription for transformative social change.
Presidential executive action to cancel up to $50,000 in student debts would increase Black wealth by 40 percent.
King looked beyond our borders — not only at injustice, but how people worked together to end it. It’s an example we need today.
King’s “Testament of Hope” sounds as relevant today as the day it was published.
Even small increases in the price of gas can generate protests, like in Kazakhstan. But actually, we’re not paying anywhere near enough for gas.