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Background on the Institute for Public Accuracy:

The Institute for Public Accuracy was founded in mid-1997 by Norman Solomon with the support of a two-year $100,000-per-year Public Interest Pioneer grant from the Stern Family Fund. IPA opened its national office in San Francisco in October 1997. Several months later, IPA established its media office in the National Press Building in Washington, D.C. It is a 501(c)(3) organization.

IPA increases the reach and capacity of progressive and grassroots organizations (at no cost to them) to address public policy by getting them and their ideas into the mainstream media. IPA gains media access for those whose voices are commonly excluded or drowned out by government or corporate-backed institutions. As a national consortium of independent public-policy researchers, analysts and activists, IPA widens media exposure for progressive perspectives on many issues including the environment, human rights, foreign policy, and economic justice.

IPA has developed a detailed set of constantly updated databases of producers, commentators, and journalists at media institutions across the country. Generally, IPA news releases are most effective when they address breaking news stories. We have reached wide audiences by using major news developments as pegs for quickly providing accurate information and alternative analysis.

While regularly making it possible for numerous policy analysts, scholars and other independent researchers to be heard in mass media, IPA boosts many progressive grassroots groups with scant resources for media outreach. Since 1998, IPA news releases have promoted analysts from thousands of different organizations doing work on a wide variety of public-policy issues.

Views and links appearing in material published or distributed by the Institute for Public Accuracy do not necessarily represent the opinions of the board or staff of IPA.

Funders of the Institute for Public Accuracy include:

  • Unitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock
  • Wallace Action Fund
  • Susan Adelman and Claudio Llanos
  • Park Foundation
  • Bydale Foundation
  • Madison Community Foundation
  • Stewart Mott Charitable Trust
  • Vermont Community Foundation
  • Lucy and Isadore B. Adelman Foundation
  • Bertha Foundation
  • Quitiplas Foundation
  • Santa Cruz Community Foundation
  • Edward Herman Trust

IPA also receives financial support from individuals.

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    “Joe Biden’s presidency has been an abject failure. This is certainly the impression one gets from looking at the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll results, which find that ‘more than 6 in 10 Americans (62 percent) say they would be “dissatisfied” or “angry” if Biden were reelected in 2024.’ Just seven percent of voters say they…

  • The Federal Government’s Response to Covid

    The congressional Covid-19 select committee held a hearing on the federal government’s response to the pandemic. Three witnesses selected by the Republican majority spoke: physicians Jay Bhattacharya, Martin Kulldorff, and Marty Makary. The hearing “perpetuated the narrative that they were ignored and silenced––though we know that they advised governors and President Trump.”

  • Groups Calling for End to Yemen War Which Has Killed Hundreds of Thousands

    The Norwegian Refugee Council states: “The international community today showed it has abandoned Yemen at this crucial crossroads, with a mere quarter of the amount needed to support the millions of Yemenis who require urgent assistance. This is woefully inadequate and gives the signal that some humans are less valuable than others.”

  • Carter Blocked Abourezk’s Resolution to Hostage Crisis

    In 2002, Abourezk went on a delegation to Baghdad organized by the Institute for Public Accuracy, meeting with the Iraqi leadership. Just after that delegation, the Iraqi government allowed the weapons inspectors, which Bill Clinton had withdrawn in 1998, back into the country. Some hoped the invasion, which took place almost exactly 20 years ago,…

  • Mask Mandates: Bret Stephens Gets It Wrong

    The New York Times ran a misleading opinion piece by Bret Stephens this week on the benefits of mask mandates. Public health experts quickly responded to clarify the issue.

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    “NATO’s relentless escalation of its proxy war in Ukraine has endangered world security, while escalating inflation and lowering living standards for working people in the United States. Though we all deplore the illegal Russian invasion, we must accept that there can be no final victory over a nuclear armed power. Continued NATO arms deliveries will…

  • “Dangerous and Unethical”: New York Removes Mask Mandate for Health Care Settings

    New York State lifted its blanket mask mandate for health facilities last week. Advocates say that lobbyists have pushed against Covid workplace protections, arguing workplaces should defer to CDC guidance. But CDC guidance has gotten weaker and weaker over time.

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    “Rail workers — who have been blocked by the Biden White House in seeking basic workplace guarantees such as sick leave — can’t be the only force holding rail carriers accountable in critical matters of public safety. The Department of Transportation — which has long treated rail carriers as clients rather than regulatory subjects –…

  • NATO’s Sweden and Finland Campaign

    Neither the mainstream media nor politicians have the civil courage to address the conflict. It’s only about the war and only about Russia/Putin who must be punished, no matter the price to be paid by future generations. If we survive. …

  • Ohio Train Derailment: Braking Systems and Health Impacts

    Days after a train derailment prompted a “controlled release” of chemicals onboard, residents of East Palestine, Ohio are no longer under an evacuation order. But residents are now reporting sore throats, burning eyes, and respiratory issues; local wildlife––including thousands of fish, backyard chickens, and a skulk of foxes––have also been reported sick or dead.

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