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If the Trump Revolution Is Possible, So Is a Progressive One

The increased tempo of the GOP's snatch and grab in recent days suggests that they're feeling a certain desperation.
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The GOP Tax Plan Is Igniting a Movement for a Moral Economy

While Republicans may succeed in scoring a short term win for their donors, their tax plan is sparking a new moral movement against inequality.
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Everyone Hates This Tax Bill

The more the public learns about the tax cut plan making its way through Congress, the more they hate it.
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The Far-Reaching Risks of Trump's Jerusalem Decision

There are no peace talks underway that might be threatened by U.S. recognition of Jerusalem. But the move makes peace in the war-torn region far less likely.
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The GOP Tax Bill Assaults the Planet as Well as the Poor

It kills the modest credits for wind, solar, and electric cars, while preserving much larger ones for fossil fuels.
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Tax Plans Pave the Way for Massive Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security

The increased national debt gives the perfect political cover for cutting social programs.
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10 Reasons to Revive the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign

Inspired by an initiative cut short by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., moral leaders are planning a wave of civil disobedience.

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  • Book Event: Aftershock: A Journey into Eastern Europe’s Broken Dreams

    December 13 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm at Open Society Foundation

    In IPS Fellow John Feffer’s new book with in-depth interviews of Eastern Europe’s many extraordinary activists he shows that, despite stiff odds, hope for the region’s future remains alive in many.

  • IPS Holiday Party 2017

    December 14 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm at Institute for Policy Studies

    Come eat, drink, flip U.S. empire under Trump, and be entertained by the IPS public players’ 18th annual holiday skit.

  • Concert: The Winborne Singers

    January 18, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at Quaker Meeting House

    Join us for an evening of songs of resistance.

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