What Putin Wants from Trump
Trump and Putin are forging a noxious alliance that gives an international platform to white supremacists and crusading Islamophobes.
Can Europe Resist the Trump Tide?
Austria’s latest vote shows the European ideal isn’t dead yet. But the far right is rising quickly.
The Case For Non-Cooperation With Trump
Let the next four years of antipolitics begin.
Trump Transformed Paranoia Politics Into a Genuine Electoral Force
His apocalyptic approach to politics puts fear into the hearts of liberals and conservatives alike — and puts fire in the belly of America’s whitest insurgents.
Why a “Trumpxit” May Be Harder Than it Looks
Looking for a place to escape from President Trump? You’re running out of options.
Why ISIS Must Love Trump
While Muslims prayed for Orlando, the GOP nominee urged his followers to reach for their guns.
The Kremlin’s Kool-Aid
Washington is responsible for a plethora of global calamities. But Putin’s Russia isn’t offering an appealing alternative at all.
Hungary: A Cancer in the Middle of Europe
Something is dreadfully wrong with Hungary–and it could spread to the rest of Europe.
Film: Love Free or Die
You’re invited to the IPS and Community Cinema [DC] preview about the first openly gay person to be elected bishop in the high church traditions of Christianity.
Response: Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly Thrusts the Institute for Policy Studies into the Spin Zone
Director of IPS is “grateful” for opportunity to showcase “proud history of public scholarship”
The Nonsense Zone
IPS is grateful to Bill O’Reilly for this opportunity to showcase our proud history of public scholarship on inequality, peace, justice, and the environment.
Author Event: Gods, Gays, and Guns
“Democracy and god have failed”— captures the spirit of this provocative collection of essays. Arguing that the religion must be used for the expansion of democracy, Gods, Gays, and Guns takes up the topics of gay marriage, economic justice, and social movements. Written in the Parisian cafes, London’s ghetto, and the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake and post-Katrina New Orleans, Gods, Gays, andGuns is a spiritual tour-de-force— revealing a crisis of faith in religion and democracy. With an unflinching pen, Rev. Sekou challenges the reader to rethink the meaning of the role of religion in our global democracy.
The Right’s Great Hope: Rick Santorum
The former Pennsylvania senator garners the support of a political base built by charismatic – but imperfect – preachers.
Misrepresenting Occupy Wall Street
Even the Anti-Defamation League denies that the Occupy movement is infused with anti-Semitism, but ultra-conservative pundits are sticking with that non-story anyway.
Right-Wing Politicians Expose Themselves on the Radio
It’s fascinating to hear what conservative lawmakers say when they think no one outside their core audience is listening.