All year long, we’ve watched people like you pressure elected representatives, attend protests and direct actions, and stand with communities under attack. It’s been a welcome reminder that progressive change is possible.

Part of that change involves simply getting out the word — on TV and the radio, in mainstream and movement media, and in the state and local papers read by millions. 

Thanks to your help, IPS has had its most successful year in media to date.  

In this year of national crisis, our experts and ideas appeared over 1,977 times in the media, transforming the conversation on poverty, inequality, racial justice, and militarism. We’ve changed the narrative in mainstream media, kept movements informed in progressive media, and shaped the coverage in environmental and financial outlets alike.

And, unlike most other progressive groups, IPS has also reached deep into rural areas and heartland cities to reach tens of millions of people who would otherwise never hear progressive ideas.  

Alongside our national media work, we helped place over 2,200 syndicated op-eds in papers big and small this year, reaching over 10.5 million print readers — and nearly 79 million more online. Millions of these readers live in politically competitive states like Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, as well as Arizona and Georgia.  

Below is a snapshot of 10 of our favorite media hits from 2020. Please support IPS today so we can continue carving new spaces for victories in the years ahead.

Our Top Ten Media Hits

Trump’s trade wars have led to lost U.S. jobs and factories. We need a worker-centered recovery. | John Cavanagh in USA Today

My great-grandfather faced danger as a mail carrier. He'd be shocked by Trump’s war on USPS. | Sarah Anderson in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

The Police and The Pentagon Are Bringing Our Wars Home | Phyllis Bennis and Rev. William J. Barber II in the Orlando Sentinel

The right way to treat essential immigrants during the coronavirus crisis | Khury Petersen-Smith and Josue De Luna Nafarro in Marketwatch

Congress Must Deliver COVID-19 Relief | Karen Dolan in The Progressive

The Daily 202: Demilitarizing the police | Lindsay Koshgarian in The Washington Post

Spending trillions on ‘defense’ left America unprepared for real disasters | Lorah Steichen in Grist

How Have American Billionaires Gotten Richer Despite Pandemic Recession? | Chuck Collins on NPR

Trump Has Failed the U.S. Working Class and Only Helped the Rich | Teen Vogue on our trade report

How the dual threats of heat and COVID-19 exacerbate threats to vulnerable communities | Basav Sen on PBS

Thank you for reading. We hope that you will help us carry this momentum into 2021 by making a gift to IPS today.

Thank you for all you do,

John Cavanagh