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.
President Joe Biden has proposed tax reforms to close a capital gains loophole favoring the wealthiest Americans.
While workers are continuing to struggle under COVID, corporate lobbyists are converging on Capitol Hill to block proposed pro-labor reforms.
The capital-gains-tax proposal would actually protect family farmers like those on “Little House on the Prairie” and tax the windfall riches ‘earned” by ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’
The billions our billionaires are grabbing currently face a next-to-nothing tax rate.
America desperately needs a dose of its own medicine of democracy promotion.
Anonymous corporations own more and more of our cities.
Biden can’t say he’s putting human rights first and then welcome a prime minister who boasts about war crimes to the White House.
There are obvious links between anti-war movements against U.S. militarism and Black Lives Matter activism against police brutality. Is time for activists to join forces?
Billionaire wealth gains made during the COVID-19 pandemic could pay for half of Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget package
The next few months will be crucial to securing the big, bold policy wins needed to build a more equitable, sustainable country for all.