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 Cure for Excessive Wealth Disorder
Here’s a simple test to determine whether politicians are carrying water for the richest 0.1 percent.
Ayatollah Trump: The Global Rise of the Christian Right
Islamic extremism gets all the press, but Trump is just one of a growing number of Christian extremists in positions of political power.
Tax Day 2019: Where Your Personal Income Taxes Were Spent in 2018
How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide
It’s Not Just the Mosque Shooter’s Islamophobia That Scares Me — It’s the Media’s
If we want to avoid another tragic day asking ourselves how this could happen, news organizations have to stop giving a platform to Islamophobic talking heads.
Enough Collusion Talk. It’s Time to Focus on Trump’s Corruption.
If there is a silver lining to the confusion and disappointment of Russiagate, it is that we can now pay attention to the real fleecing.
A Dangerous Precedent: US Recognition of Israel’s Annexation of the Syrian Golan
Trump’s decision to recognize Israeli control over the Golan Heights has caused waves in the international community.
Phyllis Bennis On AIPAC, Golan Heights and Israel
Netanyahu is up for re-election, and Donald Trump gave him a boost earlier this month when he announced that the United States will recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, a move that is illegal according to international law.
Trump Wants to Give 62 cents of Every Dollar to the Military — That’s Immoral
A budget shows our values more clearly than any tweet, campaign speech, or political slogan.
Ten Solutions to Bridge the Racial Wealth Divide
The deep and persistent racial wealth divide will not close without bold, structural reform.
Stop Saying We Can’t Afford a Green New Deal
If top U.S. corporations can afford to spend over $5 trillion buying back their own shares of stock, the United States can afford a Green New Deal.