The Earthquake in Japanese Energy Policy
In this crisis Japan’s power generation, energy security, and energy plans have taken perhaps the most profound and protracted blow.
Conversations with Great Minds and the Weekly Rumble
In The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann, the host discusses the latest developments at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant with Robert Alvarez, Senior Scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies.
Postcard from…Henoko
While the world’s attention is focused on the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, the construction of a new U.S. military base gathers steam in Okinawa.
The Drained Spent-Fuel Pool at Unit 4
It’s likely that the dose rates coming off that reactor are life-threatening.
Fukushima Should Foment a U.S. Political Tsunami
Will the Department of Energy stop trying to bring on a nuclear renaissance?
French Government Advises its Citizens to Stay Away from Tokyo, Japan Stays Silent
It’s ironic that the French are giving such strong advice to their citizens in Japan.
Behind the Explosion at Fukushima Unit No. 3
The photos from Fukushima illustrate a dire situation.
Nuclear Energy Time-Out
The catastrophe in Japan is a signal to shift away from nuclear energy to rely more on the sun, the wind, and the tides.
Expert Available: Robert Alvarez on Japan’s Nuclear Emergency
Robert Alvarez is available for interviews about Japan’s nuclear emergency.
Meltdowns Grow More Likely at the Fukushima Reactors
A hydrogen explosion yesterday at Unit 1 severely damaged the reactor building, blowing apart its roof.
On the Brink of Meltdown: The Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
The devastating Japanese quake and its outcome could generate a political tsunami here in the United States.
Beneath Shortening the War and Shocking the Soviet Union Lay Another Reason for Hiroshima
The atomic bombs we dropped on Japan may have been all about Russia.
Review: Cultures of War
Historian John Dower illustrates the evolution of the attitudes, thoughts, and cultures that govern the conduct of modern warfare.
Cultures of War
There’s a striking similarity between Japan’s reckless decision to attack the United States and George W. Bush’s disastrous decision to invade Iraq.
Ideas, Identity and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: The Sato Masaru Phenomenon
Sato Masaru is a name virtually unknown outside Japan but inescapable within Japan.