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.
Latest Work
Trump’s First Test on Taxes
Trump’s voters didn’t vote to make the richest richer, but the Republican Congress is about to.
The Trouble with Trump’s ‘Alternative Facts’
If Trump can sell a plain-as-day lie about his inauguration crowd, he can lie about anything — including things that hurt his own supporters.
A Border Wall Basically Sets an XPRIZE for Criminals to Penetrate Our Border
No matter how tall or deep Trump’s wall is, it will not stop the flow of drugs or traffickers into the U.S., in fact it will heighten the national security risk.
Trump’s Executive Order Will Amount to a Ban on Muslims from the U.S.
This policy bans refugees fleeing wars that we started.
The Great Donald Trump Confidence Trick: Symbolism Over Substance
The executive orders signed on Monday will raise mortgage costs and healthcare premiums for the very people the new president claims to champion.
Israeli Expansion of Settlements Has Everything to Do With the Election of Trump
Blatant U.S. approval of illegal Israeli settlements could further empower Israel’s right wing government, IPS Middle East expert Phyllis Bennis told Al Jazeera
Witnessing The Birth Of A New Nationalist World Order
The world urgently needs a new generation of democratic internationalists — or there won’t be much of a world left when Trump’s confederacy of oligarchs gets through with it.
The Trade Debate Isn’t About the U.S. vs. the World, It’s Corporations vs. the Rest of Us
If Trump lets corporate elites dictate new trade rules, all working families will suffer.
UK Labour Party Proposes a Maximum Wage Gap
The UK Labor Party has revived an FDR-era aspiration of imposing a maximum wage on the highest earners, among other radical proposals to stem inequality.