Right-Wingers Want Us to Accept Inequality and Move On
They say the fight for a more equitable society isn’t worth the trouble.
Dividing the Right and Conquering Trump
Trump is extremely effective at dividing and conquering his opponents. What would it take for progressives to divide his supporters?
Lifting Up 2016’s Faces on the Frontlines
Through our weekly feature on Inequality.org, we’ve highlighted inspirational leaders fighting inequality throughout the country.
Trump Can’t Hold Back the Tide of Climate Action
Climate activists remain hopeful despite the potentially disastrous Trump administration.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Picks Don’t Match His Isolationist Rhetoric
Trump has a heavy dose of anti-immigrant, anti-Muslim sentiment behind him, Phyllis Bennis tells the Real News Network.
We Can’t Predict Trump’s Foreign Policy, But We Can Mobilize a Broader Peace Movement to Protect Vulnerable Communities
The only thing we know for sure, Bennis said in an interview with FAIR, is that social movements are going to be far more important than anyone else.
Social Movements, Not Debate Moderators, Will Hold Candidates Accountable
Many falsehoods in candidates’ responses went unchallenged, Phyllis Bennis told Democracy Now! in her post-debate analysis.
Lending Dreams
An innovative new program helps low-income families become homeowners while engaging in social change.
The Roots of Social Rebellion? Social Movements.
The lesson from the streets of Brazil, Turkey, and the Arab world is to avoid underestimating social movements still in their infancy.
Save the Date! IPS 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 11-13
Mark your calendars for a great weekend to extol 50 years of the Institute for Policy Studies being an independent center of thought and action in the nation’s capital!
Why Elections Matter, and Why We’re Still Arguing About It
Anyone who thinks that choosing a “better” leader for the U.S. empire will somehow bring about “radical transformations” has been watching too many campaign infomercials. Only powerful social movements can do that.
What Comes Next?: Building on Occupy and the 99% Spring
Many movements, many similar messages. What could the increasing cooperation between protesters mean for the future of the ninety-nine percent?
Organize in 2012
Last year’s many political downers have prompted promising uprisings at America’s grassroots, including a strong national coalition for repealing “corporate personhood.”
A Way Out of Mexico’s Morass
A Mexican politician is taking his call for a more balanced U.S.-Mexican relationship straight to Washington.
Riots, Demonstrations and New Agencies of Change
An angry demonstration virus spreads to country after country in response to negligent and callous political leaders who have ignored the basic needs of their citizens.