Can We Measure Inequality Without Tallying the Wealth of Our Wealthy?
Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
Ousted Pakistani Leader Was Challenging Investment Treaties That Give Corporations Excessive Power
Mexico and many other countries are facing anti-democratic corporate lawsuits like the case that pushed Khan to withdraw from international investment agreements.
We Can’t Trust the World Bank to Stand Up to Powerful Fossil Fuel Companies
While the divestment movement is working to hold fossil fuel companies accountable, the World Bank is protecting and financing them.
Latin America Should Withdraw From the World Bank’s Harsh Trade Court
A secretive World Bank tribunal lets multinational corporations sue governments over basic regulations. Mexico should lead a Latin American exodus.
Excessive Corporate Power is a Root Cause of Migration
Under U.S. trade agreements, corporations are suing developing country governments for sums that far outstrip the value of humanitarian aid.
La 4T y los Derechos de los Inversionistas Extranjeros
Para que México despierte de la pesadilla neoliberal y poder garantizar la soberanía nacional, es imperioso reformar sus TLC y TBI.
The Little-Known Fund at the Heart of the Paris Climate Agreement
The Green Climate Fund is supposed to finance the world’s shift away from fossil fuels. But fossil fuel-funding banks are eager to get on board.
New Climate Action Plan, Same Old Results?
Last fall, IPS called the World Bank out on its failure to act on its own cleaner energy strategies. Will the institution put its money where its mouth is this time?
Shaken But Not Dead
Join IPS and ILRF for a roundtable discussion about the Washington Consensus and the Development Debate in 2016 with the author of “Beyond Apologies” to reflect on re-defining the economics of wellbeing.
In the Keystone Suit, It’s Big Oil vs. Democracy
A Canadian oil conglomerate is suing the U.S. over its actions to protect the climate. It’s a small taste of what could come under the TPP.
The Moral Case Against the TPP
The TPP doesn’t just put jobs at risk. It rewrites the rules of business for big corporations—just ask Pope Francis.
From Gold Country to the Golden Triangle
Hundreds denounced a secret tribunal housed at the World Bank that is getting ready to rule on a case that could determine the future of El Salvador’s water supply.
Author Event: Agam: Filipino Narratives on Uncertainty and Climate Change
IPS’ Climate Policy Program host the release of a book about climate change, people, what is, what was, and what might be.
The Fight to Keep Toxic Mining—and the World Bank—Out of El Salvador
Hundreds of protesters recently gathered at the World Bank to shame a gold mining firm’s shakedown of one of Central America’s poorest countries.
Protest: World Bank’s ICSID Hearing Lawsuit Against El Salvador
Join Institute for Policy Studies’ Global Economy Project and other allies on El Salvador’s Independence Day for a demonstration to say “yes” to life, “no” to mining by protesting the free trade agreements like the TPP!