The National Nuclear Security Administration’s new Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan is as grandiose as it is unconscionable.
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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.
Latest Work
Algeria’s Trappist Monk Massacre: The Case That Won’t Go Away
It regained prominence with the release of the 2011 film “Of Gods and Men.”
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Human Rights from the Ground Up: Women and the Egyptian Revolution
To support women’s rights in Egypt, the international community must condemn state violence, support civil society, and work for economic justice.
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DOMA’s Demise
When not being shooed off the courthouse steps by police, the crowd sang “God Bless America” and “Goin’ to the Chapel.”
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U.S. Tactical Nuclear Weapons More an Irritant Than Deterrent
Is Pakistan a country that might, as opposed to the United States, actually find tactical nuclear weapons useful?
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Runaway CEO Pay Gets a Free Pass
The House Financial Services Committee has just moved to repeal the only statutory provision now on the books that puts real heat on overpaid top executives.
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Today’s Mad Men
The military justice system needs a 21st century wake-up call.
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Fair Elections, RIP
The Supreme Court’s Shelby ruling aids a Republican plan to win more elections without winning support from more voters.
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This Week in OtherWords: June 26, 2013
Julian Bond calls on Congress to fix the mistakes the Supreme Court made in its ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act.
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Tunisia Must Not Fail
Tunisia’s stagnant economy could also stagnate its democracy–the good news is Washington can actually help.
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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