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Given that the United States was responsible for the coup that overthrew Iran 's last democratic government back in 1953 and subsequently backed the Shah 's brutal dictatorial regime for a quarter century , platitudes regarding respect for the people of Iran and hope that they may live in freedom do not carry much weight . Although only in existence for a quarter century , the Department traces its lineage to the Manhattan Project and beyond . For more than a quarter century , IPS has been a leader in strengthening citizen responses to the global economy through research , writing , film , education , and coalition building . Starting around 1996 , for the first time in a quarter century , the wages of low wage workers began to rise in inflation-adjusted terms .