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The Alt-Right and the 1%

The Alt-Right and the 1%

When President Trump equated white supremacists with anti-racism protesters, he was sending a message to the thugs in the streets and to some in executive suites.

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The View From the U.S.'s 'Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier'

Leilani Rania Ganser | August 25, 2017
Ratcheting tensions between the U.S. and North Korea are now nothing new for its Pacific colony Guam.

Teachers Shouldn't Have to Panhandle to Prep for a New School Year

Sam Pizzigati | August 25, 2017
The rich who run America's retail empires are conniving to slash the tax revenue that goes to America's public schools.
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Nissan Intimidated Its Workers into Voting “No” on Unionizing

Marc Bayard | August 25, 2017
After a failed union vote in Canton, Mississippi, Bayard talks about what went wrong and what can be done to move the labor movement forward.
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The Activists Who Helped Shut Down Trump’s CEO Councils

Sarah Anderson | August 25, 2017
It took months of activist pressure for Trump's billionaire backers to finally back away from him.
Afghanistan: Avoiding Default

Trump's Afghanistan Speech Offers No End in Sight for the War

Phyllis Bennis | August 25, 2017
Trump's speech was essentially a strategy for justifying a continuous, permanent war in Afghanistan, IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis told The Real News Network.
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Confederate Statues Aren't About History

Maha Hilal | August 25, 2017
They serve to valorize white violence that colors America's racist past – and present.
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If You Think North Korea Is Too Crazy for Negotiations, Think Again

John Feffer | August 25, 2017
Some in the Trump administration are eyeing regime change in North Korea. They're missing what's really going on over there.
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The Alt-Right and the 1%

Sarah Anderson | August 25, 2017
When President Trump equated white supremacists with anti-racism protesters, he was sending a message to the thugs in the streets and to some in executive suites.
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Stop the Buzz Killing Beer Barons

Chuck Collins | August 25, 2017
Two conglomerates control 90 percent of the beer market, and that's costing you bucks.
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Please Don’t Bring Muslims Into Charlottesville

Domenica Ghanem | August 25, 2017
From Barcelona to Charlottesville, there’s an obvious double standard in how Trump treats terrorism. But let’s be careful how we talk about it.
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The Clever Games Tax ‘Reformers’ Play

Bob Lord | August 25, 2017
Will corporate tax receipts increase under the Trump tax plan? Will the income individuals report decline? Only one thing is sure: The rich will come out ahead.
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Dirty Energy's Quiet War on Solar Energy

Basav Sen | August 25, 2017
Investing in the renewable energy economy is a win-win-win for consumers, but fossil fuel interests will do anything to prove otherwise.
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Wall Street Loan Sharks Preying on Neighborhoods

Chuck Collins | August 23, 2017
Alumni of the Contract Buyers League regroup to fight back.
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Revoking Citizenship: Israel's New Repressive Tool

Maha Hilal | August 17, 2017
The revoking of Alaa Zayoud's Israeli citizenship sets a dangerous precedent.
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No, Affirmative Action Isn’t Keeping White Students Down

Jessicah Pierre | August 17, 2017
Enrollment rates are still higher for whites than blacks or Latinos. Now is the worst time to roll back affirmative action.
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White Supremacy Carries More Than a Tiki Torch

Peter Certo | August 17, 2017
Republicans are condemning Trump’s coddling of white supremacists. Can they speak out against racist laws, too?
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How Air Conditioning Unites — And Divides

Sarah Anderson | August 15, 2017
Most Americans now have A/C at home. At work, it's a different story.
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Why Martin Shkreli Won’t Be the Last Pharma Bro

Josh Hoxie | August 15, 2017
How Shkreli got rich in the first place remains not just legal but celebrated.
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Slap-dash Sanctions Leave Less Room for Diplomacy

Phyllis Bennis | August 4, 2017
Slapping sanctions onto three different countries with vastly different foreign policy challenges doesn't work in the real world, Phyllis Bennis tells The Real News.
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Trumping Up Our Trains

Alyssa Aquino | August 3, 2017
The president promised a huge infrastructure boost. So why won’t he fix our trains?

Report: Reversing Inequality

Chuck Collins | August 7, 2017
Unleashing the Transformative Potential of an Equitable Economy

Report: How States Can Boost Renewables With Benefits for All

Basav Sen | April 24, 2017
Renewable Portfolio Standards and Distributed Solar Access for Low-Income Households

Report: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low Wage Workers

Sarah Anderson | March 15, 2017
The 2016 bonus pool held enough dollars to lift the pay of all of the country's more than 3 million servers up to $15 an hour.

Report: The Human Trafficking of Domestic Workers in the United States

Michael Paarlberg, Sameera Hafiz | March 13, 2017
Findings from the Beyond Survival Campaign

Report: Gilded Giving

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery, Josh Hoxie | November 16, 2016
Top-Heavy Philanthropy in an Age of Extreme Inequality

Report: Combat Vs. Climate

Ellen Powell, Miriam Pemberton, Nathan Doctor | October 5, 2016
The Military and Climate Security Budgets Compared

Report: Ever-Growing Gap

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammed, Emanuel Nieves, Josh Hoxie | August 8, 2016
Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won't Match White Wealth for Centuries

Utilities Pay Up

Janet Redman, Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger | July 19, 2016
How ending tax dodging by America's electric utilities can help fund a job-creating, clean energy transition.

Report: Mothers at the Gate

Ebony Slaughter-Johnson, Karen Dolan, Nell Bernstein | May 4, 2016
A movement of family members is developing around the country that aims to challenge both the conditions in which their loved ones are held and the fact of mass incarceration itself.

Walking the Talk?

Janet Redman | October 8, 2015
World Bank Energy-Related Policies and Financing, 2000-2004 to 2010-2014

Executive Excess 2015: Money to Burn

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson | September 2, 2015
This 22nd annual report reveals how CEO pay is accelerating climate change.

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  • Third Days of Action Against the Blockade

    September 11 @ 10:00 am - September 16 @ 9:00 pm at Various Venues Around Washington DC

    Five days of the International Campaign for a "Just U.S. Policy on Cuba", involving Cuban health professionals, their U.S. counterparts, and U.S. graduates of the Latin American School of Medicine, on how the blockade negeatively effects the health care systems of both Cuba and the U.S.

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    September 15 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at The Potter’s House

    IPS with The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity present the documentary addressing the question, "Can one Medical School Change the World?"

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    September 21 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm at The Fichandler Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater

    IPS honors two outstanding champions of human rights and celebrate the work we do along with our allies to advance justice, peace, and dignity for all

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