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John Cavanagh

John Cavanagh is director of the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies, and co-author of The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed (Beacon Press, 2021).

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) speaks during a news conference with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to announce legislation that would tax the net worth of America's wealthiest individuals at the U.S. Capitol on March 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Progressives Urge Biden to Go Bigger, Bolder, Faster in Spending and Tax Plans

Leading research and movement organizations and progressive Democrats call for rapid passage of legislation to transform the economy.

Sarah Anderson ·

The Lempa River, whose watershed provides water for half of El Salvador (Photo: Shutterstock)

Can We Protect the Very Thing That Sustains Life?

Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.

Robin Broad ·

Trump Isn’t the First to Threaten WHO, but His Threat Is the Most Dangerous

The story line from Reagan to Trump is the same: undermining global public health to serve narrow interests. Only now, we’re in a pandemic.

John Cavanagh ·

Celebrating John Conyers, the Longest-Serving African-American Congressman

For 50 years, Detroit's own John Conyers has been an advocate for important social issues.

John Cavanagh ·

A wind farm outside Cape Town, South Africa. A new African energy initiative in the U.S. Congress promotes an “appropriate mix of power solutions” in Africa, but it leaves the door wide open to fossil fuels. (Photo: Warrenski / Flickr)

The Moment for Climate Justice

As global civil society calls for a renewable energy revolution, the U.S. Congress is considering an African energy initiative that leaves the door wide open to fossil fuels.

Janet Redman ·

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