Mr. President, Maybe You’ve ‘Got This’ After All
After that Rose Garden speech, it looks like maybe I didn’t dance for you in vain.
With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net
The tea party and its ilk offer us only cold cups of bitter tea while serving up fountains of champagne to the super-rich, Wall Street, and big corporations.
It’s Time to Study Social Security’s Origins
The Great Depression taught Americans that the costs of unemployment and poverty are shared by all of us.
Scrapping America’s Bootstraps
Entitlements include many of the basic programs that have raised the U.S. standard of living since the FDR administration and before.
Shredding the Safety Net
As long as the poor remain invisible and voiceless, homelessness and hunger will continue to grow.
Three Slashing Pigs
There’s just no other way to balance the budget.
Paving the Road to a Hungrier, Unhealthier, and Less-Educated Nation
Massive spending cuts will make the future bleaker for millions of Americans.
The GOP’s Medicare Lies
Understandably, the public is now angry at Rep. Ryan and his Republican cohorts.
Civil War and the Safety Net
A young nation, ravaged by war, invented new ways of creating economic opportunities and protections–at least for one segment of its citizens.
Conservative Attack on Christmas
Scrooge and the Grinch are Christmas angels compared to conservative lawmakers.
Congress, Don’t Scrooge the Jobless
Extending unemployment benefits immediately would save what otherwise will be another dismal holiday season for American retailers.
Recession? What Recession?
The rich are getting richer and the poor, poorer, with many who used to be middle class sliding into the second camp.
A Few Thoughts on the Mid-Term Elections
As we enter a more challenging political landscape, IPS will continue to utilize its inside-outside strategy to promote true democracy and challenge concentrated wealth, corporate influence, and military power.
Mapping Global Wealth
Credit Suisse reveals the world’s staggering inequality.
America’s Hungry Children Need Food
Congress shouldn’t be gutting our effective Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when there are still children in our country that are desperately in need of food.