The Struggle for What’s Essential

The Struggle for What’s Essential

Global mining companies have used the pandemic to push unwanted projects on vulnerable communities, who are fighting back — and sometimes winning.

Celebrating Tireless Work for El Salvador

Celebrating Tireless Work for El Salvador

Join IPS and Washington Ethical Society to honor three guests for their courage, commitment and service in bringing international attention to the issue of precious metal mining in developing countries worldwide.

Author Event: Blue Future

Author Event: Blue Future

IPS senior scholar Maude Barlow talks about and signs her new book on “Protecting Water and People and the Planet Forever.”

Mining for Profits in International Tribunals – Updated

Mining for Profits in International Tribunals – Updated

How transnational corporations use trade and investment treaties as powerful tools in disputes over oil, mining, and gas. / Como las empresas mineras transnacionales utilizan las reglas de los acuerdos de inversión y de comercio como poderosos instrumentos a su favor en las disputas por el petróleo, la minería y el gas.

America’s Other Dark Legacy In Iraq

America’s Other Dark Legacy In Iraq

Putting aside even Iraq’s horrifying descent into sectarian violence, the United States did a spectacularly poor job of governing the country.

Postcard from Yemen

Postcard from Yemen

Seventy-four percent of Yemenis live in rural areas, and the majority of those lack the same three things: electricity, clean water, and education.

U.S. Water Policy Still All Wet

U.S. Water Policy Still All Wet

U.S. security agencies are increasingly interested in the potential for conflict over water. But Washington continues to fundamentally misunderstand the root of the problem.