As Congress works to balance the budget and find a solution to the Iraq crisis it must also focus on a different kind of budget balancing.
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Archive: Reports
How the Peace Movement Can Win
Peace activists helped swing the elections in November. Most Americans want out of Iraq. So why hasn’t the peace movement won already?
Read moreRadioactive Wastes and the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
An analysis of the impacts of reprocessing U.S. nuclear power spent fuel.
Read moreShock but No Awe
Bush has promised to veto the Democrats plan to bring the troops home. What will be the result of the showdown between Congress and the President?
Read moreGangs, Terrorists, and Trade
The Latin American state has lost its monopoly on violence. U.S. economic and political policies have only made matters worse.
Read moreSelfish Interest
How much Business Roundtable CEOs stand to lose from real reform of runaway executive pay.
Read moreChallenging Corporate Investor Rule
How the World Bank’s investment court, free trade agreements, and bilateral investment treaties have unleashed a new era of corporate power and what to do about it.
Read moreUnbalanced Security: The Divide between State and Defense
The Iraq War has exposed the deep imbalance between the State and Defense Departments.
Read moreBudgeting for Empire: Ambitions Outweigh Strategy
American defense plans fail to engage with the reality of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read moreRegional Implications of the Iraq War
Contrary to the stated aspirations of Washington hawks, the Iraq War has dealt a body blow to the many Middle Eastern activists working for democracy and peace. On these grounds alone, the war has been an unmitigated disaster.
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Another Africa is Possible: The World Social Forum
There is hope for achieving social and economic justice with the persistence of activism and global solidarity.
Read moreIraq and the Transatlantic Alliance
Chris Lindborg looks at how the Iraq War has deepened the divide between the United States and Europe.
Read moreIraq: The Failures of Democratization
If the United States cared so much about democracy in Iraq, why has it acted more like an occupying force in restricting the self-determination of Iraqi citizens?
Read moreChina in Africa: Its (Still) the Governance, Stupid
With its investments in Africa, China is going where no other investors dare. But, Akwe Amosu asks, will this investment lift all African boats or only the luxury yachts?
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Moving the Chains: Congress and the War in Iraq
War opponents must avoid a circular firing squad and encourage moderate Republicans–especially Senators–to join the anti-war camp.
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