Institute for Policy Studies

10/14/2026

NEW: Navi Pillay, renowned jurist who led the U.N. commission that found Israel guilty of genocide, just won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Pillay has spent her life defending human rights & international law. Her example should lead us all. 👏

10/13/2026

NEW: Neighborhood groups, PTAs, churches, local papers, and other spaces of group decision-making are fading across the U.S.

To defend democracy, people first need to experience it. 🤝 Rebuild participation in our communities.

10/08/2026

NEW: With less than a month until midterms, attempts by Trump and his administration to keep certain Americans from voting will likely continue.

Defeat these attacks by making a plan to vote today.

10/05/2026

NEW: As the Big Ugly Bill strips SNAP and Medicaid from families in need, neighbors across the U.S. are opening pantries, giving rides, and helping each other get by.

Reminder: It’s not right vs. left. It’s the ultra-wealthy vs. all of us.

10/01/2026

NEW: Target has increased prices for shoppers who are physically near a store. Booking.com has jacked up prices for hotel rooms depending where customers live.

AI-powered “dynamic pricing” is gouging us all. Limit it now.

09/30/2026

EVENT: With costs rising and social supports slashed, U.S. families are heading for a perfect storm. Join this panel of experts and advocates to make sense of the cuts and build an alternate path.

📍 Zoom webinar
📅 Thurs, 10/1
🕑 1:00 pm ET

Register:

A webinar to analyze the policy choices that are pushing millions of Americans into increasingly precarious conditions.

09/29/2026

NEW: Starbucks violates labor law, refuses to bargain with its union, and is now closing 250 stores. Yet CEO Brian Niccol alone took home $31 MILLION last year.

Starbucks can afford to listen to its workers. Until then, boycott.

09/29/2026

NEXT WEEK, join us in celebrating an evening of solidarity and justice at the 50th annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards in Washington, D.C.

This year's incredible awardees are:

✊ Unidos MN, a powerful team who provided an example for the whole country this year of what it looks like to empower your community and defend against ICE,

and

✊ Liga Sindical Obrera Mexicana, the boldest and fastest-growing independent union in Mexico today, winning groundbreaking protections for workers.

In difficult times, we can find strength and inspiration in community and real movement victories. Get your tickets now! 👇

Come celebrate five decades of uplifting unsung human rights defenders and honoring our movement heroes together.

09/28/2026

Private jets and charters account for a whopping 16% of FAA-managed flights, but provide less than 0.6%(!) of the taxes for the fund that helps finance the FAA.

Taxpayers shouldn’t cover this luxury waste. Tax private jets. ☁️

09/28/2026

NEW: The company behind New Jersey’s largest AI data center was just fined over $1 million(!) for pollution for illegally running 62 huge gas-burning generators near homes and schools.

Hold polluters accountable. 👏