Press Room

March 11 Expert Available: Janet Redman, expert on the Green Climate Fund, governing instrument to finance climate adaptation
"If this fund is about maximizing private sector investment versus meeting the needs of people in developing countries around climate change, then we’re risking not actually addressing the climate crisis," said Redman. "What we’re doing then is making money for the private sector, and that’s not the point of the Green Climate Fund."

February 25 Human Rights Leaders Around the World Urge U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Voting Rights
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, 21 others sign open letter to the justices

December 11 Washington DC Premiere of "Shift Change," Documentary on Employee Ownership and the New Economy
A new documentary, SHIFT CHANGE, highlighting a successful and growing cooperative and employee ownership sector in the United States, has its premiere with two screening events.

December 06 First Step to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff: Close Offshore Tax Loopholes
Offshore tax dodging costs United States $150 billion annually -- groups illustrate impact with 16 dramatic ways lost revenue could be used.

December 05 New IPS Proposal Would Scrap Most of the Deficit
Without trimming the safety net, an Institute for Policy Studies framework would shrink the federal budget deficit by $881 billion per year while making the United States more equitable, green, and secure.

November 28 DC-Area Event with Maryland Senator Paul Pinsky Gives Audience a Chance to Engage with Author on the History of the Struggle for Equality
New Book: "The Rich Don't Always Win: The Forgotten Triumph over Plutocracy that Created the American Middle Class"