Peace and 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.
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Utilities Pay Up
How ending tax dodging by America’s electric utilities can help fund a job-creating, clean energy transition.
The Little-Known Fund at the Heart of the Paris Climate Agreement
The Green Climate Fund is supposed to finance the world’s shift away from fossil fuels. But fossil fuel-funding banks are eager to get on board.
How This Became the Era of the Gunman
The war abroad and the war at home are both fueled by a fear of encroaching chaos — and it’s hard to miss the racist subtext.
America’s Huge Racial Wealth Gap Is No Accident
For the first time, Democrats are acknowledging America’s deep racial wealth gap — Here’s how we can start to close it.
Escalation in Mosul Will Cause a Massive Refugee Crisis that Dwarfs the Existing One
The U.S. has announced it will send 560 more troops to Iraq to fight ISIS, but no preparations have been made to take care of the civilians that will have their city destroyed, Phyllis Bennis tells the Real News Network.
African Americans Are Still Treated as Second-Class Citizens By the Law
The infamous Dred Scott Supreme Court ruling once denied African Americans any and all rights as human beings. Has anything changed?
What the Democratic Party Platform Tells Us About Where We Are on War
The platform shows the limits of party politics while corporate and military interests dominate both parties — and the necessity of social movements to challenge those limits.
When Will We Admit the War in Afghanistan isn’t Working?
President Obama just announced he’s keeping 8,400 troops in Afghanistan—but it’s time for the U.S. to withdraw fully.
The Democratic Platform Goes After Wall Street
The platform draft shows Democrats are willing to bite the hand that feeds them – but will they follow through?