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
New Research Vindicates Scientist Attacked by Pork Industry Over Environmental Racism Charges
Corporate industrial livestock operations pose serious health threats to nearby residents, who are often low-income people of color.
Netanyahu Soldiers On
The only winner in the perennial confrontation between Israel and Hamas: Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Justice McDonald’s Workers Seek Workers at Spain’s Mondragón Have Found
We don’t have to organize our economy around enterprises that pay CEOs over 1,000 times what workers make.
Green Jobs Are the Wave of the Future
Solar energy, in particular, shows potential to create inclusive, well-paying union jobs that working Americans need.
U.S. Billionaire Wealth Skyrocketed 55 Percent During Pandemic, Accelerating Inequality
Pandemic inequalities may explain the popularity of proposals to restore progressive income and wealth taxes on the very wealthy.
While Professing BLM Support, Wall Street Banks Reject Racial Equity Audits
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is urging shareholders to vote against a proposed review of the impact of bank policies and practices on racial inequality.
Understanding Israel’s Latest Attack on Gaza — and Who Benefits
Netanyahu’s political troubles — and an arms industry eager to battle test new wares on Gazans — may help explain the latest escalation of violence.
Can We Get a Vaccine for the Greed Pandemic?
The avarice virus escaped decades ago from corporate boardrooms. We can beat it.
Corporations Should Not Have the Power to Undermine the Global Battle Against COVID-19
Even if governments agree to suspend patent protections for vaccines, corporations can fight back with expensive lawsuits.
The Pentagon Increase Is the Size of the Entire CDC Budget
One of the most confounding decisions in the president’s budget request was the decision to increase the Pentagon and war budgets.