Archive: Press Releases
Statement of Phyllis Bennis in advance of President Obama’s speech detailing ‘the end of the war in Iraq’
The director of the Institute’s New Internationalism project says there’s no victory to claim in Iraq.
Top U.S. Leadership Endorses Unified Security Budget
Pentagon plans for cuts won’t change security spending balance
Statement from Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism Project
The Institute’s Middle East expert issues a statement on the Wikileaks release on U.S./NATO actions in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Immigration Debate Ignores Causes
Experts available for comment on immigration.
African-American Woman to Head the Institute for Policy Studies for First Time
Longtime Director of Institute Begins Year-long Sabbatical
Taxing the Wall Street Casino
Report looks at how speculation taxes might have changed the outcome of recent global financial fiascos
Statement on the Gaza Flotilla Tragedy: IPS Fellow Phyllis Bennis
From Phyllis Bennis, Fellow, Institute for Policy Studies (currently in Istanbul).
Urging Presidents Obama and Calderon to Address Human and Workers’ Rights Issues
They should seek to strengthen Mexican judicial and civilian institutions while creating jobs and education opportunities for the millions of those without decent jobs.
Press Release: Mining for Profits
Transnational corporations are increasingly turning to international arbitration tribunals to resolve disputes over natural resource rights, a new report reveals.
Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness
Second biennial festival celebrates poetry’s power as an agent of change.
Release: At One Year, Obama Administration Falls Short
Progressives give president a C- based on “modest” achievements.