My Socrates Wore a Guayabera
Remembering Saul Landau, 1936-2013
The Tata Mundra Coal Plant: A Test for Presidents Obama and Kim
Coal is a bad investment – for the poorest, for those consuming the power, for the World Bank, and more broadly, for all of us.
Homeless Need Not Enter Columbia, S.C.
Rather than addressing the reasons for the increase in homelessness, the city of Columbia has given its homeless a choice: either vacate to a designated emergency shelter, or go to prison.
The Institute for Policy Studies Mourns the Loss of Filmmaker and Author Saul Landau
IPS Fellow Saul Landau, an Emmy-award-winning filmmaker, was a cornerstone of the Institute for over four decades.
More Than a Sonnet for Saul Landau
E. Ethelbert Miller, IPS Board Chair, commemorates the legacy of IPS Fellow, filmmaker, and author Saul Landau.
Letter to the Editor: War on False Pretenses
Let’s be skeptical before we rush into another war.
Optimism and Fear: President Obama on War in Syria
President Obama’s speech gives opponents of greater U.S. intervention in Syria a week or more to mobilize, to build opposition in Congress and in the public, and to continue fighting against this new danger.
Talking Outside the Bounds: “Strumpets,” History, and White Privilege
This reprimand was one of the mechanisms by which racism is maintained and one of the reasons white people stay quiet about racism.
“Idea Slam” Event Will Give a Chance to Air New Ideas to Change the World
The Institute for Policy Studies will hold an Idea Slam competition as part of its 50th Anniversary Celebration and Reunion. Celebrity judges include Danny Glover.
Arctic Melting at Record Rate
“We are living through a rate of warming that we haven’t seen in 65 million years.”
Why Would James Woolsey Back Solar Energy?
National security and sustainability certainly make for an unlikely overlap of interests.
Saving the Non-Defense Side of the Budget
Throughout this century, the Pentagon’s share of the budget has grown as the non-military portion has shrunk.
The Living Need a Poem
Split This Rock’s Poem of the Week features Saul Landau’s work.
The Military Coup in Egypt: Requiem for a Revolution that Never Was
The liberal appropriation of the term “revolution” to describe everything from the events in Libya and Syria to the Green movement in Iran not only distorts social reality but also advances a dangerous narrative.
Winning the Fight Against Coal Financing
Hopefully, this is the dawn of a new day, when public financing of coal mines and power plants around the world is no longer acceptable. After 16 years of persistent pressure from IPS and other groups, our government seems to finally be listening.