Phyllis Bennis says forces aligned in opposition to the Iran Framework Agreement in the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia would rather see war than a deal that brings Iran out of sanctions and back into play as a regional power.
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Peace & Foreign Policy
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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McDonald’s Workers Aren’t Lovin’ It
McDonald’s is the latest mega-rich corporate employer to announce it will give workers a raise.
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Iran Deal: A Game-Changer for the Middle East
Negotiators in Switzerland just won a huge victory for diplomacy over war. Now we’ve got to protect it.
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Why Obama’s Climate Change Proposal Falls Short
Emission targets proposed by the Obama administration are insufficient to avoid the worst consequences of climate change.
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Will Congress Be Duped Again on Offshore Taxes?
While the rest of us pay the sticker price, lawmakers are considering a special deluxe tax rate for giant corporations.
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Iran: Deal or No Deal?
Rare are the moments when enormously complex situations lend themselves to unambiguous yes-or-no answers. This is one of them.
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Burning Our Bridges
President Obama and some members of Congress think the easiest way to fund infrastructure is by granting corporations a large tax cut on their untaxed offshore profits.
Read more FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: “Burning Our Bridges”
How a Tax Holiday is the Wrong Way to Fix our Public Infrastructure
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Phyllis Bennis Joins Hofstra University’s Conference on the George W. Bush Presidency
“I would assert that the only public event that is appropriate for George W. Bush — and others of his administration — to attend would be in The Hague, standing trial for war crimes,” she says.
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Talk Climate to Me
Florida Governor Rick Scott’s henchmen punish staffers who utter the words “climate change.”
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Reports
Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities
The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.
The Pandemic Pivot
Experts from the frontlines of global policy tackle the implications of COVID-19.
Report: No Warming, No War
In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.
Report: The Battle For Another World
The Progressive Response to the New Right
Report: Poor People’s Campaign Moral Budget
Everybody Has the Right to Live