The Medic
The trials of an Army medic — and lessons for the years to come.
Coal and Water
A clash between ranchers, farmers, and pipeline executives in an arid corner of South Dakota.
Beyond the Headlights
The tangled politics of protecting the water rights of Indigenous communities.
Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang
A movement-building effort to get justice for victims of the nuclear arms race.
Hanford
A decades-long effort to clean up one of the most profoundly contaminated nuclear “sacrifice zones” on the planet.
IPS Celebrates the Life of former IPS Board Chair Frances “Sissy” Farenthold (1926-2021)
Sissy Farenthold was a dynamic trailblazer in every sense of the word. We celebrate her courage, her activism, her public service, her championing of women, and her humor.
Remembering Frances “Sissy” Farenthold
Sissy’s resume displays her will, her intelligence and her remarkable energy. What it doesn’t reveal is her warmth, her generosity, and her empathy.
Martin Sheen, Opal Tometi, Danny Glover y Kerry Kennedy Presentarán la 45 ava edición Anual de los Premios de Derechos Humanos Letelier-Moffitt del Institute for Policy Studies
Martin Sheen y Kerry Kennedy entregarán el premio nacional a la Coalición Internacional para la Abolición de la Tortura y Apoyo a Sobrevivientes (TASSC), Opal Tometi entregará el premio internacional a la Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras (OFRANEH), y Danny Glover pronunciará comentarios sobre la recaudación de fondos y cómo apoyar la ceremonia de premios Letelier-Moffitt.
Martin Sheen, Opal Tometi, Danny Glover, and Kerry Kennedy Will Present at the Institute for Policy Studies’ 45th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
Martin Sheen and Kerry Kennedy will present the domestic award to Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC), Opal Tometi will present the international award to the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH), and Danny Glover will follow up with remarks about the Letelier-Moffitt awards ceremony.
Ariel Dorfman: Chile is Taking the Final Steps of Dismantling Dictatorship
Renowned Chilean author and human rights activist Ariel Dorfman delivered these remarks at the 45th anniversary Letelier-Moffitt Memorial Program on September 19, 2021.
The Institute for Policy Studies’ 45th Annual Sheridan Circle Ceremony in D.C. to Commemorate the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt
2021 Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awardees Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) and the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) will be in attendance.
Over 45 Years, Measures of Justice
Milestones on the Path to Accountability for the Assassination of Orlando Letelier and Ronni Karpen Moffitt
Is There Really Freedom in the Outdoors?
After a year indoors, a writer remembers the joy — and pressures — of a childhood spent in Utah.
El Instituto de Estudios Políticos honrará a a la Coalición Internacional para la Abolición de la Tortura y el Apoyo a los Sobrevivientes (TASSC) y la Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras (OFRANEH) en la 45ª edición de los Premios Letelier-Moffitt de Derechos Humanos
La ceremonia virtual de entrega de premios se celebrará el 13 de octubre de 2021.
Institute for Policy Studies Will Honor Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International (TASSC) and Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) at 45th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards
The virtual awards ceremony will be held on October 13, 2021.