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Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care?

Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care?

Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won’t lead to greater equity.

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Wall Street Bonuses Decline But Still Dwarf Worker Pay Increases Since 2008 Crash

Since 2008, the average Wall Street bonus has climbed by more than 75 percent, compared to just a 54 percent increase in average earnings of all private sector workers and a 42 percent rise in manufacturing wages. If the minimum wage had increased as much as Wall Street bonuses since 1985, it would be worth $42.37 today.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Ukraine is fighting against two evils simultaneously: the reality of Putin and the possibility of nuclear war.

The Biden Budget Does Some Good on Poverty and Fairness. It Could Do More if it Cut the Pentagon.

It's clear that keeping the status quo on Pentagon spending means needlessly keeping millions mired in poverty

Russian War Crimes in Ukraine 20 Years After US Criminal Invasion of Iraq

How can there be real accountability for war crimes when international law is replaced by an undefined "rules-based order"?

Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care?

Women CEOs are becoming slightly less rare at large corporations. But simply replacing men with women at the top of the income scale won't lead to greater equity.
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The War on Woke Is a Scam on Middle America

The MAGA bargain goes something like this: If we hurt other people worse, is it ok if we hurt you, too?

Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War

The call of the peace movement 20 years ago--invading troops out!--should be the call of the peace movement today.
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IPS Looks Back on 20 Years of Endless War and Border Militarization

We didn’t stop the Iraq War, but we changed history. Here’s a look at the legacy of the last two decades — and the brighter future that can follow.

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  • The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals

    April 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Zoom Webinar

    U-Amherst Doctoral candidate Debamanyu Das will address the geopolitical implications of today's struggle to obtain the components of solar cells, car batteries, and other high-tech products.

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