Obama: Selectively Honoring MLK
While the President honored MLK’s work for civil rights and economic justice, he did not mention King’s equally important work against the Vietnam War and U.S. militarism.
Letelier-Moffit International Award: Belen, Posada del Migrante
Remarks by Father Pedro Panoja Arriola on behalf of Belen, Posada del Migrante at the National Press Club on October 12, 2011.
Letelier-Moffitt Domestic Award: Wisconsin Progressive Movement
Remarks by John Matthews, executive director of Madison Teacher Inc., representing the Wisconsin Progressive Movement at the National Press Club on October 12, 2011.
Occupy Wall Street’s Deep Roots
If Howard Zinn were alive today, he’d be writing a new chapter right now.
From Arab Spring to Wisconsin to Wall Street to October 12
The roots of this new social movement trying to “occupy everything” reach deep into the soil of Egypt and Wisconsin, and lead us into honoring our heroes of activism.
The Undocumented Poet
A fellow UCLA DREAMer joins our special screening of Nostalgia for the Light this Thursday.
The Wisconsin Struggle: The Next Phase
Over the past year, a broad coalition of progressive forces came together in Wisconsin to build massive resistance to a conservative onslaught on worker rights and social programs. This movement has inspired millions across the country and the world. Please join leaders of this movement as they talk about lessons from the Wisconsin movement, and the next phase of the struggle.
Belen, Posada Del Migrante (Bethlehem, the Migrant’s Shelter) and the Suffering of Central American Migrants
It was a radical humanitarian endeavor.
Belen, Posada Del Migrante y la Dolorosa y Forzada Migracion Centroamericana
Fue un proyecto humanizador radical.
Heroes Fighting to Save the Middle Class: Wisconsin’s Progressives
The Institute for Policy Studies recognizes Wisconsin’s progressive movement with the prestigious Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award.
Awards Gala: Wisconsin Progressive Movement and Bethlehem, The Migrant’s Shelter, win prestigious human rights award
The Institute for Policy Studies hosts the 35th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards Ceremony to honor unsung heroes in the progressive movement.
Will Obama’s Push for Jobs Lead to a New Economy?
Back from sabbatical, our director reflects on the challenged of the day and how the Obama administration can face them.
Unconventional Wisdom: A New Legacy
In 1963, as King was giving his most famous speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, IPS was just opening its doors.
35th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
The 2011 LM Awards mark the 35th anniversary of the assassination on September 21st, 1976 of Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and American Ronni Karpen Moffitt, colleagues at the Institute for Policy Studies. The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards ceremony highlights human rights movements from the United States and the Americas.
The Obama Administration’s Attack on Immigrants’ Civil Liberties Hits a Judicial Roadblock
A federal judge says immigration enforcers misled the general public about fingerprinting program.