New Book Examines and Reimagines Warfare Economies
Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies Associate Fellow, “Six Stops on the National Security Tour: Rethinking Warfare Economies”
BOOK: The Wealth Hoarders
How billionaires pay millions to hide trillions.
BOOK: The Water Defenders
How ordinary people saved a country from corporate greed.
Can a Cap Be Placed on the Incomes of the Super-Rich?
Would this help reduce income inequality were it come to pass?
New Guide Explains How and Why America Has Become So Unequal
Growing Apart: A Political History of American Inequality, a new publication of Inequality.org by Colin Gordon, dives deeply into history, explores current events, and examines the root causes of inequality.
Excerpt: Throwing Stones at the Moon
How one internally displaced Colombian found himself caught between rebels and paramilitaries — and how he suffered for it.
Working for Peace and Justice
This excerpt from scholar and activist Lawrence Wittner’s autobiography recounts a visit to the Soviet Union and an unusual historical find.
Morals in the Age of One Superpower
Can a superpower act morally in its foreign policy? Recent evidence of U.S. conducts suggests otherwise.
Warfare Welfare: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of America’s Permanent War Economy
This edited volume reveals how a permanent war economy has made the United States unable to spread democracy abroad and has worsened domestic problems.
99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do About It
Chuck Collins’ new book provides revealing and powerful information about inequality in all realms of today’s world, including individual wealth and power, corporate wealth and power, media control, political influence, and other areas.
Crusade 2.0: The West’s Resurgent War on Islam
Crusade 2.0 examines the resurgence of anti-Islamic sentiment in the West and its global implications.
All Over the Map: The Best of World Beat
Collection of more than 125 Foreign Policy In Focus columns covering war, peace, terrorism, global economics, culture, democracy, and the environment.
Zahra’s Paradise
In this excerpt from a new graphic novel, a young protester goes missing after a mass demonstration in the aftermath of Iran’s 2009 elections.
A Visit from the FBI
In this excerpt from a new book of narratives about men and women needlessly swept up in the War on Terror, the FBI inadvertently reveals the scope of its surveillance.
Nowhere to be Home
These excerpts from narratives of three survivors of Burma’s military regime are a powerful evocation of life during wartime.