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Press releases
Climate Justice
Letter to the Government of Colombia and President Gustavo Petro Urrego
A new multi-organization letter to Petro and his government urges them to take the Santa Marta Conference as an opportunity to reject free trade agreements and investment protects systems that put profiteers over communities.
Peace & Foreign Policy
NEW: In 2025, the average American’s income taxes funded $4,049 for war and weapons and only $2,492 for Medicaid
The latest Tax Receipt from the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies shows that far more tax dollars went to war and weapons instead of addressing the cost of living crisis.
Peace & Foreign Policy
Trump’s Budget Has Endless Funds for War, but Not Much to Help Americans
“The President looked at the country, with our rising gas prices and nearly half of us struggling to afford basic necessities, and decided what we really need is a bigger war budget.”
Economic Justice
New Report Analyzes America’s 20 Largest Low-Wage Employers and the Affordability Crisis
The detailed analysis shows how these firms are enriching their CEOs while paying their workers so little that a significant share have to rely on SNAP and Medicaid and struggle to afford other basic necessities.
Economic Justice
Organizaciones sociales nacionales e internacionales lanzan pronunciamiento contra el retorno de Honduras al CIADI
El regreso a este tribunal internacional de arbitraje representa una grave amenaza para la soberanía nacional, los derechos colectivos y la capacidad del Estado hondureño de tomar decisiones en favor del interés público.
Economic Justice
Honduran and international allies issue statement denouncing Honduras’ return to ICSID
Returning to this international arbitration tribunal threatens national sovereignty, collective rights, and the Honduran state’s ability to make decisions in favor of the public interest.
IPS in the news
Trump’s Killing Spree Isn’t Stopping the Flow of Drugs Into the U.S.
Sanho Tree breaks down the administration’s claims about drug trafficking to justify military operations to curb the flow of drugs in the U.S.
More Than A Slogan: Labor’s New Gambit to Tax the Rich
Washington State enacted a historic “millionaire tax.” IPS analyzed potential impacts of such tax the rich initiatives.
Costs of Trump’s War with Iran
Pacifica Network highlights IPS’s analysis regarding estimated Iran war costs and what that money could and should be used to fund instead.
As wealth taxes gain traction, Warren proposes levy on the ultra-rich
IPS found that 905 U.S. billionaires are worth a combined $7.8 trillion. Sen. Warren’s tax on the ultra-rich could raise $6.2 trillion over 10 years.
Is America Ready to Tax the Super-Rich?
IPS’s wealth data research found that raising higher taxes on ultra-rich Massachusetts residents didn’t result in significant wealth flight.
El casino del extractivismo y el arbitraje internacional que permite a empresas demandar a los Estados
IPS’s research exposes how corporate profiteers exploit the investor state settlement dispute (ISDS) model to stack the odds against communities in Guatemala and elsewhere.
