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Who Runs Egypt
The two best organized forces in Egypt today remain the military and Islamist organizations. They have been quite successful in leveraging their advanced organization to assert control of the …
Will Japan Follow Germany’s Path to Green Energy?
As Japan shuts down the last of its nuclear reactors, Germany shows the way to an energy-efficient future with its rapid timetable for conversion to renewables. Japan is shutting …
A Contrarian Optimist View of the Upcoming Iran Nuclear Talks
When President Obama nominated global health superhero Dr. Jim Young Kim to lead the World Bank, Harvard development economist Dani Rodrik remarked, "It's nice to see that Obama can …
Misgivings Raised as Nebraska Prepares to Speed Keystone XL Review
Opponents say legislation would undercut a tougher law passed in November. Nebraska's legislature is expected to pass a bill on Wednesday that would ease the way for construction of …
Above the Drone of War, Voices for Peace
Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers from Kabul and Bamiyan visiting with Afghan youth at Nangarhar University in Jalalabad. (Photo: Caravan of Nonviolence) In 1876, at the so-called battle of the …
Deficits, Debts and Demagogues
(Photo: _Davo_; Edited: JR / TO)Government budget deficits and the national debt are occasions more for demagogues to preach than for serious analysis. The usual suspects, conservatives and liberals, …
For the Great Recession, a Third Jobs Relapse?
For the third time in as many years, jobs growth over winter 2012 once again shows signs of a major relapse this spring and summer. The Labor Department's employment …
The Afghan Syndrome
Take off your hat. Taps is playing. Almost four decades late, the Vietnam War and its post-war spawn, the Vietnam Syndrome, are finally heading for their American grave. …
How Does Our Government Surveil Us? Let’s Count the Ways
Privacy is eroding fast as technology offers government increasing ways to track and spy on citizens. The Washington Post reported there are 3,984 federal, state and local organizations working …
How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
What happens if the Supreme Court strikes down the “individual mandate” in the health care reform law? Commentators ranging from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich to Forbes Magazine columnist Rick Ungar agree: Such …