A Deceptive Win on Plan B for Women
Our reproductive rights are still in danger.
Snooping Makes an Easy Road to Riches
Corporate execs at firms like Booz Allen have a vested self-interest in pumping up demand for their snooping services.
Locking Up Our Future
The logical fix would require putting more money and effort into securing jobs, transitional housing, and drug treatment for ex-offenders.
Finding a Normal Path in Serbia
Many ethnic Serbs fled — or were expelled from — Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo during those conflicts of the 1990s.
The Oxygen Trade: Leaving Hondurans Gasping for Air
The carbon trade doesn’t just fail to address climate change. In countries like Honduras, it funnels cash to notorious human rights abusers and threatens vital resources.
Republicans Perpetuate Myths About Missile Defense to Keep Cold War Alive
Republicans oppose U.S. cooperation with Russia on NATO missile defense.
The Dirt on Fix the Debt’s Advocacy of a Territorial Tax System
The “Fix the Debt” lobby group called a recent IPS report “lies and mudslinging.” But rather than attacking IPS research, the group may want to focus on resolving their own inconsistencies.
Iranians Vote for Hope and a Change of Course
Iran’s June 14 presidential election results, announced the day after voting was held, were nothing less than a political earthquake.
Military Sexual Violence: From Frontline to Fenceline
The root of the sexual assault crisis plaguing the military lies in militarism itself.
Iran’s Election Nuclear, But Not Nuked
Iran has to be the only country where one nuclear negotiator defeated another for the presidency.
Has Intervention by the United States Become, by Definition, a Mistake?
Is reflexive resistance to intervention in Syria the right reaction by progressives?
A Voter’s Guide to Iran’s Presidential Race
What you need to know if you’re voting in the Iran presidential election — or viewing it from afar.
What’s Not on the Ballot in Iran
As they go to the polls, ordinary Iranians understand that one of the most salient facts of life in Iran–the international sanctions regime–will not be on the ballot.
Jeffrey Sachs, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to Speak at “Beyond the Great Recession and Beyond GDP” Event
Sachs and O’Malley to discuss how Gross Domestic Product can be replaced by other wellbeing indicators to help policymakers to make better choices for a sustainable future.
Limit Graduates’ Debt, Not Their Options
For many students, college is synonymous with financial stress – and it shouldn’t have to be.