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To build peace, we must dislodge the economic and political foundations of war. IPS believes that a just foreign policy is based on human rights, international law, and diplomacy over military intervention.

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Five Taxpayer-Supported Corporations that Paid Their CEOs More than Uncle Sam

Scott Klinger

Five firms that are double dipping—taking government contracts and bailouts, while leaving ordinary families to pick up the tab.

New Climate Action Plan, Same Old Results?

Janet Redman

Last fall, IPS called the World Bank out on its failure to act on its own cleaner energy strategies. Will the institution put its money where its mouth is this time?

Iraq’s Artifacts Have Become Refugees, Too

John Feffer

Here is one artist’s attempt to reconstruct what the Iraq War destroyed.

Corporate Lobby Pulls Out Old Playbook

Sarah Anderson

National Restaurant Association uses cheap tactics to try to undercut criticism of their anti-worker, anti-consumer agenda.

How a Child is Made into a Suicide Bomber

John Feffer

These children’s participation in ongoing atrocities represents an utter failure on the part of states and the international community to provide a minimum amount of stability and economic prosperity in precarious regions of the world.

Before Bankruptcy, Peabody Execs Feasted on Climate Disaster

Domenica Ghanem

Peabody Energy filed for bankruptcy today, but its top executives will still be enjoying the millions they pocketed before the collapse of coal.

Should South Korea Get the Bomb?

John Feffer

Donald Trump and a majority of South Koreans believe that South Korea should have a nuclear weapon. Are they right?

The Future of Europe Depends on This Vote in the Netherlands

John Feffer

Does the European idea still inspire the Union’s better angels, or is it a spent force?

Wall Street Should Pay a Sales Tax, Too

Sarah Anderson

Americans are used to paying sales taxes on basic goods and services, but when a Wall Street trader buys millions of dollars’ worth of stocks or derivatives, there’s no tax at all.