Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres Died in Gustavo Castro Soto’s Arms; Now His Life is in Danger
IPS associate fellow Beverly Bell says this is not just a horrible human rights crisis in Honduras, it’s also a battle for the future of Central America.
Hillary vs. Bernie vs. the 1 Percent
The two Democratic Party White House hopefuls agree on cutting back the after-tax incomes of America’s rich. They disagree significantly on how much.
Trump Dominates Super Tuesday by Channeling Resentment
Frances Fox Piven & IPS board member James Early talk with Paul Jay about Trump’s appeal to sections of the white working class.
It’s Bigger Than Beyonce: Art as War
Ajamu Baraka and Paul Porter discuss the continuing political fallout of and response to Beyonce’s latest.
By Signing the World’s Largest Trade Pact, U.S. Government is Gambling with our Future
IPS Statement on the Signing of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
When Services Allow Organizing, Trafficked Workers Win
Migrant workers need rights and safety nets, yet sob stories of abuse will not bring about such change. Organizing, on the other hand, will.
What the Red Cup Controversy Really Says about Christmas in America
What has modern American culture turned Christmas into?
Thank you for a tremendous 2015.
Here’s a visual timeline of some of what we accomplished this year.
IPS Congratulates Associate Fellow John Kiriakou
Kiriakou will receive the 2015 PEN Center USA First Amendment award on November 16.
Paying for Patriotism
The Pentagon shells out millions for sports leagues to “support the troops” with cheap stunts.
The CIA Is an Ethics-Free Zone
Members of America’s spy agency don’t even learn the rules.
Away with the Clowns
The GOP race may be a circus, but the candidates are dead serious about padding the pockets of the rich.
Is Political Correctness What’s Really Destroying America?
What passes in our society as political correctness is about more than jettisoning offensive speech.
IPS Applauds Declassification of Letelier-Moffitt Assassination Case Documents
The Institute for Policy Studies applauds the U.S. Department of State for declassifying documents today related to the 1976 assassination of two IPS colleagues by agents of the Chilean dictatorship.
MSF Hospital Targeted by Afghan Government Forces in July
“We don’t get to choose–shouldn’t get to choose–who governs the people of Afghanistan,” says Phyllis Bennis