ORGANIZATION

Multi-issue progressive think tank founded 1963 in Washington, DC.

Considerable initial funding from the Samuel Rubin Foundation.

Board of Directors as of October 2006: Harry Belafonte, Elsbeth Bothe, Robert Borosage, John Cavanagh, Chuck Collins, James C. Early, Barbara Ehrenreich, Ralph Estes, Frances Farenthold, Lisa Fuentes, Nancy Lewis, Clarence Lusane, E. Ethelbert Miller, Andy Shallal, Rita L. Sperry, Lewis Steel, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Daphne Wysham.

Official Website:
http://www.ips-dc.org/

Location:
Washington, DC

Founding Date:
1963

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
Phyllis Bennis	Journalist	?		Institute for Policy Studies
Robert Borosage	Activist	?		Founder, Campaign for America's Future
Elsbeth Bothe	Judge	17-Oct-1927		Baltimore Circuit Court Judge, retired
John Cavanagh	Economist	1955		Institute for Policy Studies
Noam Chomsky	Linguist	7-Dec-1928		Linguist, dissident intellectual
Chuck Collins	Activist	1960		United for a Fair Economy
James C. Early	Activist	12-Jan-1947		Smithsonian Institution
Barbara Ehrenreich	Author	26-Aug-1941		Nickel and Dimed
Ralph Estes	Scholar	c. 1936		Tyranny of the Bottom Line
Frances Farenthold	Educator	2-Oct-1926		President of Wells College, 1976-80
Peter Gabriel	Musician	13-Feb-1950		Former lead singer, Genesis
Dan Moldea	Journalist	27-Feb-1950		Muckraker
Paul Newman	Actor	26-Jan-1925	26-Sep-2008	Salad dressing magnate
Michael Parenti	Critic	1933		Make-Believe Media
James D. Theberge	Diplomat	28-Dec-1930	20-Jan-1988	US Ambassador to Chile, 1982-85
Katrina vanden Heuvel	Editor	7-Oct-1959		Editor of The Nation
Gore Vidal	Author	3-Oct-1925	31-Jul-2012	Visit to a Small Planet
Roger Wilkins	Educator	25-Mar-1932		Author, blackademic

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