editor, rust belt returnee. comms director at @ips_dc. this acct is personal + i'm mostly here to lurk. gradually shifting to https://xitter.gq/t.co/trw4kbW6sJ.
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This was a decisive rejection of Trumpism—and it happened on a significantly tilted playing field, writes @peter_certo. commondreams.org/opinion/dem…
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Despite GOP politicians’ attempts to skew the field in their favor, American voters showed up in force this Tuesday in a resounding rejection of MAGA ideology.
Now it’s up to this new batch of elected officials to follow through on their promises. otherwords.org/the-midterms-…
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On @inequalityorg, @SarahDAnderson1 looks at one of the policy platforms which proved popular among voters this midterm election — taking our economy and our government back from corporations and billionaires. inequality.org/article/six-i…
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IPS mourns the loss of Isabel Morel De Letelier, a gentle giant of the human rights and women’s movements who died Friday in Santiago, Chile.
Isabel turned the assassination of her husband into a force for justice, never losing hope. Her legacy lives on.
ips-dc.org/remembering-isabe…
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If you’ve been struggling to afford housing, healthcare, or even groceries lately, there’s good news: these are the result of bad policy choices.
And that means you have the power to affect those choices through your vote. otherwords.org/are-you-hurti…
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While AI giant Anthropic touts its new philanthropy, IPS scholar @bdevaan urges keeping a focus on "actually achiev[ing] charitable aims."
“Their wealth belongs to the public in the first place — it’s created by the country and there’s a sort of social wage owed to people."
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U.S. Senators Capito (R-WV), Lee (R-UT), Whitehouse (D-RI), and Heinrich (D-NM) introduced this bill last month. It's nothing more than a giveaway to fossil fuels and data center developers. commondreams.org/opinion/per…
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Whether it’s dismantling the International Criminal Court or any of the other global institutions the Trump administration has threatened, the goal is the same—shielding the U.S. from accountability by destroying international law.
Jordan Liz on @FPIF fpif.org/helping-the-powerfu…
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In our integrated world, domestic workers provide the foundation that enables our economy to function. Despite this, these workers’ labor remains undervalued.
It’s time for international forums—like the upcoming G20 summit—to stand up for domestic workers.otherwords.org/domestic-work…
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NEW: Making it easier to build data centers and fossil fuel infrastructure benefits no one except Big Tech and Big Oil. A bipartisan group of Senators wants to do it anyway.
IPS scholar @BasavIPS in @commondreams: commondreams.org/opinion/per…
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In Lochbuie, Colorado, where water is already in short supply, mayor Jamie Jeffrey banded together with the residents of her town to enact a moratorium on AI data centers.
Now, she is sharing her experience and encouraging other towns to do the same. otherwords.org/my-town-passe…
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With the rise of paid content creators and more people turning to social media for news, journalism is experiencing a crisis at a time when we need it most.
If we want to save our democracy, that must include investment in journalism.
@SonaliKolhatkar otherwords.org/worried-about…
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In the second article of a two-part series on, IPS foreign policy expert @PhyllisBennis looks at some of the global issues facing progressive politicians in the U.S. today—and the initiatives that may offer the best responses.
@FPIF
fpif.org/foreign-policy-cris…
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NEW: From rent to groceries to hotel rooms, new algorithmic tools have transformed how companies price nearly everything — eroding your trust and your savings account.
In a jaw-dropping new book, @owenslindsay1 describes how this works and how to stop it: bostonglobe.com/2026/09/24/m…
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While affordability is a top political issue for many people, it’s also a legal issue—especially when far-right judges, many of whom were appointed by President Trump, choose to favor corporations over normal Americans, writes @peoplefor’s Paul Gordon. otherwords.org/trump-judges-…
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As Californians prepare to vote on Prop 40, which would levy a one-time 5% tax on the state’s ultra-wealthy, 22 billionaires are bankrolling an effort to defeat the proposal—even as their personal wealth continues to grow.
@Chuck99to1 on @inequalityorg inequality.org/article/the-2…
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NEW: We found 22 billionaires trying to shoot down the 5% billionaire wealth tax that Californians will vote on this November. In the last 20 months, their combined wealth increased $282.6 billion — a gain of over 64%.
@Chuck99to1 in @inequalityorg: inequality.org/article/the-2…
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You’re not imagining it: shopping has become a game of predator and prey.
Thrilled to share the first excerpt from "Gouged" in @BostonGlobe. Yes, you’re being ripped off. Yes, you're being watched. Yes, there’s something we can do about it.
Read it: bostonglobe.com/2026/09/24/m…
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The US military’s economic benefit to Hawai'i is much smaller than most think, while the economic damage + other harms caused by the military remain hidden or overlooked, Heidi Peltier (@CostsOfWar), Omar Ocampo (@IPS_DC), + I show @Diplomat_APAC
thediplomat.com/2026/09/bust…
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On the 50th anniversary of the killing of Ronni Karpen Moffitt, Michael Karpen—Ronni’s younger brother—reflects on his sister’s life, the search for accountability following her death, and her legacy which helped inspired a generation of activists. ips-dc.org/reflections-on-th…
