If Ukraine wants to move closer to the West, it will probably have to submit to the knife.
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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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What Is Going To End the War in Syria?
Phyllis Bennis, Jill Filipovic, James Traub, and Asra Nomani join The Last Word to discuss what type of strategy is needed to end the terror attacks from the Islamic State.
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Authorities Too Quick To Rule Out Terrorism in Chapel Hill Shooting
Domestic terrorism has been quickly ruled out of the killing of three young Muslim students.
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Our 100 Most Overpaid Corporate CEOs
This new report on inequality and CEO pay ought to become an annual exercise.
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‘Network of Ideology’ Fueling ISIS
Lawrence O’Donnell discusses the recent terrorist attacks in Denmark and North Africa with Phyllis Bennis.
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Is War Against ISIS the Answer?
President Obama’s requests from Congress to authorize the use of military force against the Islamic State. Phyllis Bennis joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss the authorization and Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress.
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Five Reasons Congress Should Reject Obama’s ISIS War
The Obama administration wants a rubber stamp on its unwise, unlimited, and unauthorized new war in the Middle East. It shouldn’t get it.
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ISIS Unites the World
There’s no better time for Sunni and Shia to sit down together and address not just ISIS but the injustice, intolerance, and inequality that birthed it.
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The Military Option ‘Has Failed’ in the Middle East
Phyllis Bennis joins MSNBC’s The Last Word to discuss why current U.S. military strategy against ISIS isn’t working and what alternative strategies should be used instead.
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Hollywood’s ‘Furriner’ Problem
In films like American Sniper and The Interview, Americans are the heroes and “furriners” are the targets: an undifferentiated group of people so alien that they’re practically subhuman.
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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