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As we celebrate the many victories of November 4, IPS is helping progressives adapt to the new opportunities of thinking big, and creating the citizen pressure that will pull the debate and the government in a more progressive direction. We think that there are great opportunities for a bigger and greener stimulus, a quicker end to the war, a more just climate deal, and real cuts in the military budget, but each will require a lot of good ideas and popular mobilization.
As we work hard to shift the government from bailing out Wall Street to investing in Main Street, you can help by setting up teach-ins in your area. Check out our talking points on the crisis, the global call to action that IPS helped to draft, and our analysis on the summit of leaders that Bush convened.
And check out our website on Monday for the new study IPS will release to compare the Wall Street bailouts with the pressing needs that Washington is not funding.
Sincerely,
John Cavanagh
IPS Director
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Ideas into Action
During the week of December 8th, organizations across the country will organize town-hall meetings and "teach-ins" to educate the community about the impact of the economic crisis. This is an important time to engage about the rapidly changing economy. It's also a key moment to hold congressional leaders accountable to implement the "unfinished business" in response to the economic crisis.
For more information contact:
Karen Dolan, Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC
Email: kdolan@igc.org; Telephone: 202-234-9382 x228
Andree Zaleska, Institute for Policy Studies, Northeast Office
Email: ForumOrganizing@gmail.com; Telephone: 617-541-0500 x302
Public Works |
The Institute's Articles, Reports, and Books |
Op-Ed
Reprocessing Spent Nuclear Fuel Too Risky
NOVEMBER 17 - Nuclear energy is not the right alternative for the United States. By Robert Alvarez, published in The Columbus Dispatch.
Op-Ed
Keep Secretary Gates? This Simple Test Should Decide
NOVEMBER 17 - The idea of letting the current Defense Secretary keep his job is a hotly debated topic these days. Here's an easy way to decide. By Miriam Pemberton, published in Common Dreams and Foreign Policy In Focus.
Declaration
Towards an Economic System that Works for People and the Planet
NOVEMBER 14 - A civil society statement on the G20 summit from IPS Director John Cavanagh and coalition members. By John Cavanagh.
In the Media |
Quotes and Interviews |
Article from Inter-Press Service
Politics-Angola: A Tradition of Strong Women
NOVEMBER 18 - "Netfa Freeman, of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, links Angola's respect for powerful women to the legendary Queen Jinga Mbandi, who resisted the Portuguese invasion in the 17th century. Tradition entwined with socialist ideas. 'In the liberation movement, not just in Angola but all over Africa, you saw a new recognition of the need for equality between men and women,' said Freeman."
Council on Foreign Relations backgrounder
Defense Spending During Economic Crisis
NOVEMBER 18 - "To defray [high] costs, some analysts say the corps should divert funding from the controversial V-22 Osprey, a troubled tilt-rotor aircraft, and instead fund the purchase of new H-92 and CH-53 helicopters. Doing so could save the Marines more than $10 billion over the next five years, says a 2007 budget assessment (PDF) prepared by the Institute for Policy Studies. Critics have also called for the cancellation of the troubled Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle program."
Article by Katrina vanden Heuvel in The Nation
Smart Defense
NOVEMBER 18 - "In 'A Unified Security Budget for the United States, FY 2009,' research fellow Miriam Pemberton of the Institute for Policy Studies, and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, outline not only cuts that need to be made to implement a sane defense budget, but also the shift in priorities required to confront the real security challenges of the 21st century…In a recent Defense News op-ed, Pemberton and Korb write: 'The balance between our spending on military forces and other security tools - like diplomacy, nonproliferation, foreign aid and homeland security - needs to change.'"
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A Love-Hate Relationship With the Stimulus
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