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Universal Jurisdiction: A Major Tool for Justice
One of the highly progressive acts that followed the end of World War II was the establishment of the principle of universal jurisdiction (UJ). UJ is a legal process …
Greenspan’s Incompetence Badgers Wisconsin’s Workers
Alan Greenspan has been strangely missing from the fierce battle over the future of public sector unions in Wisconsin and other states. His absence is strange because he bears …
Fix the Pentagon Part I: Create an Independent Audit Agency
The Need for a Federal Contract Audit Agency Charles M. Smith
Chevron Runs From Judgment in Ecuador
Chevron Petroleum Corporation is attempting to slither out of an $8 billion judgment rendered yesterday by a trial court in Ecuador for cancer deaths, illnesses and destruction caused by …
The President as Storyteller in Chief
The celebrations surrounding the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birth overlooked an important part of Reagan's success: his ability to craft an image to serve as the focus of …
Maybe This Time: Solutions Will Spend the Next Two Months on How to Reform the Pentagon and Cut Its Budget
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Yesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, put out a statement as he released his 2011 National …
Doing Good While Doing Well: Will Companies and Organizations Step Up to the Challenge in the New Green Economy?
Dr. Robert Bell Paris Tech Review April 14, 2010
Cow Most Sacred: Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable
U.S. military outlays today equal that of every other nation on the planet combined.
Solution: Cut Costs of Radioactive Waste Stabilization Programs Through Competition
Solution to Deal With the Department of Energy's Radioactive Waste Stabilization Programs: Open Them to Competition By Greg Williams, Edited by Dina Rasor From the White House Blog in …
Bittersweet Revitalization: Oakland’s Reincarnation
In spite of an ongoing, grim economic downturn felt nationally, the city of Oakland continues to enjoy a beatification, resurrection and transformation which has turned a rather neglected, desolate …