How Will Obama’s Reconfigured National Security Team Approach the Middle East?
Watch for more “smart power.”
Postcard from Yemen
Seventy-four percent of Yemenis live in rural areas, and the majority of those lack the same three things: electricity, clean water, and education.
Fix the Debt Empties Its Trojan Horse
The corporate-driven campaign didn’t get everything it wanted with the fiscal deal, but it’s likely to continue to be a major force as budget talks continue.
Is Israel Proof That an Armed Society Can Work?
The burden is on those of us who advocate gun control to prove that deterrence doesn’t work with firearms.
The Dropped Ball
While the White House and much of the media spun the hurried late-night move as a victory for the middle class, it was a win paid for with new tax cuts worth hundreds of billions of dollars for America’s wealthiest families.
Bulgaria’s Educated Among Those Most Likely to Discriminate Against Roma
The Roma continue to be marginalized in Bulgaria.
Timeline: IPS Celebrates 50 Years of Turning Ideas Into Action
Highlights over the past 50 years, from the antiwar and civil rights movements in the 1960s to recent peace and global justice movements to the Occupy movement.
2012 in 16 Stories
Our biggest stories from 2012.
As 2012 Ends, a Turning Point on Women’s Rights
As outrage over the abuse of women rocks India, women’s rights advocates mark a historic victory in the Philippines.
Conn Hallinan’s 2012 “Are You Serious?” Awards
Each year Conn Hallinan awards news stories and newsmakers that fall under the category of “Are you serious?”
Torture: An All-American Nightmare
After the fact, torture can only be dealt with by staring directly into the nightmare that changed us.
In Mexico, No Matter Which Party Holds the Reins, the People Lose
The war on the narcotraffickers also serves as a pretext for militarizing areas of Mexico that have strong traditions of social resistance.
Four More Years: The Asia Pivot
The Pacific is no one’s “lake,” but an ocean vast enough for all.
Is Rape in India Having Its Newtown Moment?
Rape may have reached its tipping point in India with the brutality of a recent incident.
Magnitsky Act Backlash
Russian officials seek to create the Dima Yakovlev List in retaliation to the Magnitsky list.