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Institute for Policy Studies

The Institute for Policy Studies turns Ideas into Action for Peace, Justice and the Environment. We strengthen social movements with independent research, visionary thinking, and links to the grassroots, scholars and elected officials. I.F. Stone once called IPS "the think tank for the rest of us." ips-dc.org

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The Spirit Level authors: why society is more unequal than ever | Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett

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Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett: the authors of The Spirit Level, written five years ago, argue that research backs up their views on the iniquity of inequality
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