Russia Today interviews John Feffer on the Okinawa bases issue.
Read morePeace & 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
Marines Go Home: Anti-Base Activism in Okinawa, Japan and Korea
The U.S. military’s Kooni Firing Range in the South Korean village of Maehyang-ri was closed in 2005, following a concerted effort by anti-base activists. Kageyama Asako discusses the lessons from Maehyang-re in the context of the Futenma relocation debate that is at the heart of current US-Japan conflict.
Read moreOf Donors and Disasters
When representatives from 136 countries attended the high-level International Donors’ Conference in New York on March 31, it looked like good news for Haiti.
Read moreObama’s “Remainees” Will Not One But Two Guantanamos Define the American Future?
On his first day in office, President Barack Obama promised that he would close the Bush-era prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, “as soon as practicable” and “no later than one year from the date of this order.”
Read moreTax Policy: Maybe It’s Time to Start Over
The rich actually pay a lower percentage of their total income in taxes than do the poor.
Read moreWhich Mitch Do You Believe?
The GOP’s cynical hypocrisy either makes you want to either throw up or fall down laughing.
Read moreWhat’s so Great About Freedom from Health Care?
It’s the other guy’s government benefits that bother them.
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Greed in the Suites Gets a New Yardstick
A landmark leap on executive pay disclosure could be around the corner.
Read moreRemembering Dorothy Height
Through it all, Height’s intellect and strength remained as sharp as her signature sense of style.
Read moreCongress: Rescue the Clean Water Act
Unless we protect headwater streams, our drinking water could be contaminated.
Read moreIPS Projects
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