Brilliant Plans to Destroy the Planet: The World Bank Tackles Climate Change
The World Bank’s new Climate Investment Funds will do nothing to help the climate; they’ll just give the bank more clout.
Mad Cows, Mad People
What’s the relationship between the beef crisis in South Korea, the humanitarian crisis in North Korea, and the global food crisis?
Pakistans American Problem
The unpopularity of the United States in Pakistan should force Washington to rethink its policies, argues columnist Zia Mian.
Ballots vs. Bullets in Kenya and Zimbabwe
The world’s attention has been riveted in 2008 by election crises in Kenya and now Zimbabwe. What’s next the the battle of the ballot vs. the bullet?
Private Jet Passengers Still Go Their Own Way
Private jets strain the air transport system, and they impose costs on taxpayers and other travelers because they don’t pay their fair share.
Bush Gets One Right?
The vehemence of the hard-line opposition to the Bush administration’s North Korea policy suggests that, after seven years of blunders and miscues and outright war crimes, Washington has finally done the right thing on a foreign policy issue.
Remembering Stewart
A tribute to the great philanthropist Stewart Mott.
Bush’s Last Chance on Climate
At the G-8 Summit, Bush can help the developing world bear the brunt of climate damage caused by the developing world. But don’t hold your breath.
Flooding the Future
Gigantic dams have returned to Latin America, reports columnist Laura Carlsen, and they’re just as destructive as the old ones.
The Abduction Narrative of Charles Robert Jenkins
Japan is obsessed with the North Korean abduction issue. A new book by a U.S. defector sheds light on this obsession.
Nuclear Recycling Fails the Test
The debate over nuclear power is heating up, along with the planet. Can nuclear fuel recycling be part of the mix? Not a chance.
North Korea, Japan and the Abduction Narrative of Charles Robert Jenkins
How will strange abductions from Korea figure in the transformation of Japanese foreign policy?
Japan and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament
The disarmament movement is poised to make great strides in the next few years. Much may depend on Japan.
Abourezk Meeting Logical
The next U.S. President should meet with parties it doesn’t agree with – including the leaders of Iran, Syria, Hamas and Hezbollah.
Understanding the US-Iran Crisis: A Primer
This book aims to address this new and renewed interest in Iran, to answer questions, and propose some ideas to prevent another looming disaster of a U.S. military attack
African Dictatorships and Double Standards
Washington has rightly condemned human rights abuses in Zimbabwe. So why not Equatorial Guinea?
For Your Freedom and Ours
When, one by one, civil movements dislodged the communist governments in the region and ecstatic East Berliners tore down the Berlin Wall, we rejoiced too.
The Commodities Bubble
The economics behind the food crisis.
John McCain and the International Republican Institute
The presidential candidate has many questions to answer about the taxpayer-funded organization.
Sharp Attack Unwarranted
The campaign against Gene Sharp and the Albert Einstein Institution is beyond bizarre.
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