Press Room

June 13 Jeffrey Sachs, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to Speak at "Beyond the Great Recession and Beyond GDP" Event
Sachs and O'Malley to discuss how Gross Domestic Product can be replaced by other wellbeing indicators to help policymakers to make better choices for a sustainable future.

June 13 Civil Liberties Coalition Challenges Secret National Security Agency Spying
A press conference and rally protesting the National Security Agency’s abuses of law-abiding Americans will be held on Friday, June 14, 2013 at 12:00 pm on Capitol Hill

June 12 New Report: Pro-Austerity CEOs Seek to Widen Tax Haven Loophole
A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies shows that Fix the Debt member corporations stand to gain as much as $173 billion in windfalls if Congress adopts their proposal for a territorial tax system.

May 29 Rene Gonzalez of the Cuban 5 Speaks to the American People for the First Time at the National Press Club
Cuban national, now out of U.S. prison, speaks of his terrorism charges, false imprisonment at press conference to announce beginning of "Five Days for the Cuban 5" in Washington DC

May 15 Activists in Boat Blocking Coal Ship at Brayton Point Coal Plant
Two Massachusetts men anchor lobster boat in Mount Hope Bay, call for immediate coal plant shutdown to avert climate change catastrophe

May 02 New Report: CEOs Pushing Austerity Enjoy Taxpayer-Subsidized Pay
New report shows that while ‘Fix the Debt’ executives call for cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, and more, they continue to benefit from subsidized pay.