Welcome. 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." Since 1963, we have empowered people to build healthy and democratic societies in communities, the US, and the world. Click here to learn more, or read the latest below.
Peace
Op-Ed
The Goldilocks Apocalypse
August 20 - We seek out the comfortable middle at our own peril. By John Feffer, published in AlterNet, Common Dreams, Mother Jones, The Asia Times, TomDispatch, Truthout.
Commentary
Christians United for Israel and Attacking Iran
August 18 - We can't ignore Christian Zionists' influence on U.S. policy toward the Middle East By Farrah Hassen and Dedrick Muhammad, published in Common Dreams and Foreign Policy In Focus.
Commentary
Baseball – Big and Little: Its Role in U.S.-Cuba Relations
August 8 - Let's face it, sports fans, baseball, like most of the great cultural institutions of our country, is a major multi-billion dollar business. By Saul Landau, published in Foreign Policy In Focus.
Talking Points
U.S. Middle East Strategy Under New Pressure
July 24 - UFPJ Talking Points #60: Talks, at least about talking, take hold. By Phyllis Bennis.
Essay
The End of History: With a Period, Not a Question Mark
July 22 - A letter from Abu Dis, Occupied West Bank. By Phyllis Bennis, published in The Nation.
Op-Ed
Workers Need Added Clout to Close the Pay Gap with CEOs
September 1 - Eroding government regulation and vanishing unions have undermined the values we're supposed to celebrate every Labor Day. By Sarah Anderson and Sam Pizzigati, published in Common Dreams and The Star-Ledger.
Report
Executive Excess 2008: How Average Taxpayers Subsidize Runaway Pay
August 25 - This 15th annual report calculates the annual cost of tax loopholes that encourage excessive executive pay. By the Global Economy project.
Op-Ed
Politicians Talk Tough About Obscene Executive Pay, But Where Are the Fixes?
August 25 - Obama and McCain are both taking whacks at overpaid CEOs, but their solutions fall short. By Sarah Anderson, published in AlterNet.
Op-Ed
Don't Let Corporations Off the Tax Hook
August 25 - Taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize corporate tax dodgers or bloated CEO salaries. By Sarah Anderson and Chuck Collins, published in The Olympian.
Op-Ed
What Impact Will Drug War Nationalization Have in Bolivia?
August 25 - As the new policies take shape, Washington must understand that being tough is not the same as being effective. By Sanho Tree, published in Latin America Advisory.
Op-Ed
Gore’s Challenge Puts the Heat On
August 16 - Gore's call for the United States to source all its electricity from clean, renewable energy within a decade is truly revolutionary. By Janet Redman, published in Evening Times (Little Falls, NY), The Asheville Citizen-Times, The Kenosha News, The News Messenger.
Magazine Article
The Waste-Pickers of Delhi
August 4 - The original Delhi recyclers have turned garbage into cash for decades. Now, a carbon-credit-generating incinerator may put them out of business. By Daphne Wysham, published in Mother Jones.
Magazine Article
Why Carbon Offsets Backfire
August 3 - With a city motto of "Exclusively Industrial," the town of Vernon was already a pollution magnet. Then offsets made it worse. By Daphne Wysham, published in Mother Jones.
Op-Ed
Will Illicit Crop Cultivation Decline Amid Rising Food Prices?
July 23 - Probably not. By Sanho Tree, published in Latin America Advisory.
Op-Ed
Missed Opportunity in Hokkaido
July 13 - G8 leaders' seclusion at the Lake Toyako resort was symbolic of their larger isolation from global public opinion on fighting global warming. By Janet Redman, published in Celsias.



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