Our Work
At IPS, our work is centered in our vision: we believe everyone has a right to thrive on a planet where all communities are equitable, democratic, peaceful, and sustainable. Our intersecting programs and initiatives, led by a diverse group of expert staff and associate fellows, are helping to shape progressive movements toward this vision.
Latest Work
Now It’s Personal
All too often, we leave the field open for the administration to occupy the mental bandwidth of the population with the faces and stories that it wants to promote.
We Need Action on Real Threats At Home
The people of this country need and deserve not partisan spinning, but action on the real threats close to home.
Bush on 9/11: Annotated
The White House promised a nonpolitical speech on 9/11. So why was the president talking about Iraq?
The Crisis of Multilateralism
On the eve of their summit in Singapore, the World Bank and IMF are in serious trouble, from a democratic deficit to a serious economic shortfall. Columnist Walden Bello writes about the event he was banned from attending.
Treaty on Pesticides
persistent organic pollutants, environment, EPA, Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention, pesticides, toxic chemicals, UNEP, PCBs
Leaving Iraq: A How-To
Bush should be seeking new and creative ways to stop the utter destruction of Iraq and the constant loss of our soldiers.
Postcard from Syria
With a shaky UN-brokered ceasefire in place, Syrians still grapple with the persistent insecurity facing their country’s war-weary borders and the growing refugee problem.
Light among the Ruins
The Israeli peace movement is back and more diverse than ever.
Liberation Technology?
According to the Pentagon, the latest generation of landmine will liberate the military from all those messy civilian casualties that have so upset the international community.
One More Failed U.S. Environmental Policy
The United States is not just missing the boat on global warming. Washington’s policy on toxic chemicals is also, well, toxic.