IPS Pressroom http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/rss The latest press releases from the Institute for Policy Studies Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:13:12 -0500 en-us Congressional Briefing: Okinawa Marine Bases and U.S. Military Spending http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/congressional_briefing_okinawa_marine_bases_and_us_military_spending http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/congressional_briefing_okinawa_marine_bases_and_us_military_spending Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:22 -0500 Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness Brings Poetry of the 99% to Nation's Capital http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/split_this_rock_poetry_festival_poems_of_provocation_witness_brings_poetry_of_the_99_to_nations_capital http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/split_this_rock_poetry_festival_poems_of_provocation_witness_brings_poetry_of_the_99_to_nations_capital Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:55:00 -0500 Expert Available: Leon Panetta's military budget only reflects "cuts to the Pentagon's previous plans for expansion," says military spending expert Miriam Pemberton http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/expert_available_leon_panettas_military_budget_only_reflects_cuts_to_the_pentagons_previous_plans_for_expansion_says_military_spending_expert_miriam_pemberton http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/expert_available_leon_panettas_military_budget_only_reflects_cuts_to_the_pentagons_previous_plans_for_expansion_says_military_spending_expert_miriam_pemberton Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:40:00 -0500 Okinawan Delegation Visits DC for Base Closure http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/okinawan_delegation_visits_dc_for_base_closure http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/okinawan_delegation_visits_dc_for_base_closure Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:42:13 -0500 Crude Tragedy: Price hikes for gasoline add fuel to a volatile situation in Nigeria http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/crude_tragedy_price_hikes_for_gasoline_add_fuel_to_a_volatile_situation_in_nigeria http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/crude_tragedy_price_hikes_for_gasoline_add_fuel_to_a_volatile_situation_in_nigeria Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:11:00 -0500 Expert Available: Miriam Pemberton calls President Obama's proposed military strategy "timid in the extreme," saying proposed changes are "inadequate" http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/expert_available_miriam_pemberton_calls_president_obamas http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/expert_available_miriam_pemberton_calls_president_obamas Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:05:00 -0500 Protest outside World Bank tribunal: Civil society leaders denounce mining corporation lawsuit against El Salvador over rights to gold http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/protest_outside_world_bank_tribunal_civil_society_leaders_denounce_mining_corporation_lawsuit_against_el_salvador_over_rights_to_gold http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/protest_outside_world_bank_tribunal_civil_society_leaders_denounce_mining_corporation_lawsuit_against_el_salvador_over_rights_to_gold Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:33:46 -0500 Health Care Workers Demand That Congress Generate Jobs, Not Health Care Cuts, in 'Take Back the Capitol' Week http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/health_care_workers_demand_that_congress_generate_jobs_not_health_care_cuts_in_take_back_the_capitol_week http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/health_care_workers_demand_that_congress_generate_jobs_not_health_care_cuts_in_take_back_the_capitol_week Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:49:15 -0500 Key Countries, Organizations Call For Innovative Sources of Finance http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/key_countries_organizations_call_for_innovative_sources_of_finance http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/key_countries_organizations_call_for_innovative_sources_of_finance Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:22:00 -0500 Developed nations, led by the United States, the UK, and Japan, try to turn Green Climate Fund into "Greedy Corporate Fund" http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/developed_nations_led_by_the_united_states_the_uk_and_japan_try_to_turn_green_climate_fund_into_greed_corporate_fund http://www.ips-dc.org/pressroom/developed_nations_led_by_the_united_states_the_uk_and_japan_try_to_turn_green_climate_fund_into_greed_corporate_fund Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:43:00 -0500