Vigil for The Cuban 5

Vigil for The Cuban 5

In honor of IPS colleague Saul Landau’s support for the Ciuban 5, we join the Int’l Committee for The Freedom of The Cuban 5 in front of the White House for the 15th Anniversary of their unjust imprisonment.

Tribute to Justice

Tribute to Justice

The Institute for Policy Studies proudly joins the Charles Horman Truth Foundation to to mark 40 years since the military coup in Chile.

10 Years Later: Still Shocked, Not Awed

Ten years after the latest U.S. assault on Iraq began with a campaign of “Shock and Awe,” we stop to consider where we’ve been and where we should be heading.

A Day to Remember A Martyr

A Day to Remember A Martyr

Malcolm X was assassinated 48 years ago, but his killers failed to keep him from living on in the hearts and minds of those he left behind.

The Attack on the Gaza Flotilla: One Year On

The Attack on the Gaza Flotilla: One Year On

This event will focus on the attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla in May 2010 and the ongoing, illegal blockade of Gaza. We will hear from Professor Ahmet Dogan, the father of Furkan Dogan, an 18-year-old American citizen killed during the brutal attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, and from advocates who will discuss the current situation in Gaza and their efforts to get answers about U.S. knowledge of, and response to, the attack.

Four Years of War

Why is it that we refer to the day the Iraq war started as an anniversary?