Criminalization of Race and Poverty Program at the Institute for Policy Studies Responds to...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2023
Press contact: Olivia Alperstein, (202) 704-9011, [email protected]
Washington, D.C. – In response to the recent debt ceiling deal...
UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered
Jovica Stanišić and Franko Simatović were convicted by the court – part of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) which took over...
Powering Growth and Measuring Impact
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GridWatch Deployment sites in Accra West
In September of last year, residents in Accra, Ghana plunged into darkness for almost...
Shining a light on corruption in Comoros
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The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists collaborates with hundreds...
Uber chief tells French lobbying inquiry company’s culture has been transformed
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Uber’s CEO told French lawmakers the company had heeded...
Institute for Policy Studies’ Second Annual Marcus Raskin Award for Civic and Intellectual Courage...
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Washington, D.C. – On June 8, the Institute...
Garbage In, Garbage CEO Windfalls Out
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We’re drowning in garbage. In 2020 alone, the World Bank calculates, some 2.24 billion additional tons of waste piled up around us, creating “serious...
The First Trillionaire: No Cause for Celebration
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t’s been a full decade now since I first predicted — warned, to be a bit more precise — that America would have...
Ukraine: UN delivers aid to millions, as civilian suffering continues
Humanitarians reached 5.4 million people in Ukraine with desperately needed aid by April this year, including cash assistance, food, health services, and medicines, the...
Raise the Debt Ceiling, and Invest in America
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The debt ceiling is an arcane artifice without a real connection to the economy. But...
Report Reveals Top CEOs Dodge Taxes on Nearly $9 Billion in Retirement Funds
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Adouble standard in our tax code for government retirement subsidies gives preferential treatment to those who need it least — wealthy...
PRESS ADVISORY: Global South Delegation on Energy Transition Visits European Capitals 29 May- 2...
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NEW FROM THE ECOSOCIAL AND INTERCULTURAL PACT OF THE SOUTH, THE GLOBAL JUST TRANSITION PROJECT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES...
The Two Decades That Created Our World’s First Mass Middle Class
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mazing things can happen when societies realize they don’t need to be awesomely affluent.
What sort of amazing things? Take what happened...
There’s No Debate Over Debt—Only About Priorities
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The news sure makes it sound like President Biden and Republicans have been haggling over the national debt. But that’s not...
Entrepreneurial Women Get a Boost from Benin Power Compact
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MCA-Benin
The Benin Power Compact is helping entrepreneurs like Irene Pazou overcome the challenges many businesswomen in Benin face.
When...
REPORT: The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare
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Our country’s economy faces a dire threat from so-called “fiscal conservatives,” including the present GOP House majority, who have resorted to...
New report: $1.1 trillion – or 62% – of the federal discretionary budget was...
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Washington, D.C. – On May 24, the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released a critical new analysis...
Seven years after the Panama Papers, the country sees a dramatic decrease in corporate...
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Registrations of anonymous corporations in Panama have dropped by...
New Justice Department-led task force pledges global crackdown on illegal timber trade
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The U.S. Department of Justice has announced a new...
International Mission to Colombia to Share Ways to Stop Abusive Corporate Claims
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12 representatives of organizations from 8 Latin American countries and other parts of the world will visit Colombia to...
Phyllis Bennis on Democracy Now Discussing the War in Ukraine and Israel’s Recent Attacks...
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Phyllis Bennis spoke to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on May 9, 2023 about the United States' role in...
Private Jets Are Dirty Luxuries for the Ultra Rich. Let’s Tax Them.
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or several hours in early November 2022, hundreds of protesters grounded all private flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of the most popular and...
REPORT: A Tale of Two Retirements 2023
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A Tale of Two Retirements: Why CEOs Get Bigger Retirement Subsidies Than the Rest of Us
Sarah Anderson | Scott Klinger
A joint...
Report: S&P 500 Executives Have Stashed Nearly $9 Billion in Special Tax-Deferred Compensation Plans...
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Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies and Jobs With Justice reveals staggering data on the...
