Why Do So Many Super Rich Despise the Poor?
Donald Trump’s put-down of Puerto Ricans reflects a mindset that has long afflicted the awesomely affluent.
Trump Was Born on Third Base
The stories politicians tell about their successes matter — including the ones they omit.
What’s Hiding in Trump’s Tax Returns?
A fair and just tax system is an essential part of our social contract, and nowhere in that contract does it say “billionaires exempt.”
Donald Trump’s Run Could Shatter the Republican Party
The GOP probably can’t win the White House in 2016 with Trump or without him.
Benghazi: Conservative Concerns May Be Reality Based for Once
U.S. foreign policy and a weakened CIA may have sown the seeds for disaster.
Sandy Trumps Romney’s Climate Joke
Why isn’t anyone laughing anymore?
Election Night Party with IPS
Join us on livestream for a night of what you won’t hear in the mainstream media.
Investing in Voting Machines
Can the Romneys even spell conflict of interest?
Pakistan: The Real Swing State
Nearly half of Pakistanis believe they should have the right to vote in U.S. elections.
Is Obama Taking Climate Voters for Granted?
I’m not going to let Obama hold my hand in public until he starts acting like the man who courted the climate community before the last election.
America’s Dismal Choice
The final stretch of the 2012 campaign has turned into a bipartisan exercise in imperial chest-thumping.
The Horses and Bayonets Strategy
Forget enriched uranium.
Why Elections Matter, and Why We’re Still Arguing About It
Anyone who thinks that choosing a “better” leader for the U.S. empire will somehow bring about “radical transformations” has been watching too many campaign infomercials. Only powerful social movements can do that.
Chest-Thumping on China
Neither Obama nor Romney is being honest when it comes to U.S. trade with China.
Obama, Romney, and the Foreign Policy Debate
The most disturbing aspect of the final presidential debate was the similarity between the two candidates on many basic foreign policy issues.