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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.
Free Trade or Just Green Trade?
Corporations are using trade and investment treaties to handcuff global and national efforts to save the planet.
Biden’s Budget Would Level the Playing Field and Reduce the Deficit
The president’s plan for jobs, families, and health reflects the things most of us value. But it should spend more on those and less on the Pentagon.
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?
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Russian War Crimes in Ukraine 20 Years After US Criminal Invasion of Iraq
Where are the Women CEOs? Should We Care?
The War on Woke Is a Scam on Middle America
Ukraine and the Lessons of the Iraq War
IPS Looks Back on 20 Years of Endless War and Border Militarization
How Investors Accelerate the Affordable Housing Crisis
“No Question I was Going to Become an Activist”: 20 Years Later, IPSers Remember the U.S. Invasion of Iraq
One of the Highest Military Budgets in History
Reports and Resources
Report: “Extreme Wealth: The growing number of people with extreme wealth and what an annual wealth tax could raise”
REPORT: New Mexico at a Crossroads: False Solutions or a Just Transition?
REPORT: Homecoming: The Greater Birmingham Community Speaks on Regional Cooperation and a More Inclusive Economy
Report: Gilded Giving 2022
The Other Side of the Storm
Iraq Wounded: Twenty Years On, the Toxic Legacies of America’s War Remain
March 26 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at IPS Conference RoomA panel discussion with Baghdadi poet, bilingual journalist and photographer, Nabil Salih and Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University, Kali Rubaii.
The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals
April 6 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Zoom WebinarU-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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