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A Script for “Sputnik”: Obama’s State of the Union Challenge
Barack Obama is coming off the most historic legislative achievements since Lyndon Johnson, but politics is the ultimate what-have-you-done-for-me-lately business. The president needs to begin charting a new course …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Celebrating the New GOP Majority (2)
Washington - Welcome to the Republicans who take over the House of Representatives this week. Since it is a new year, let us be optimistic about what this development …
Responding to the Conservative Propaganda Machine
So now you've seen the power of conservative propaganda for setting America's agenda. During the November 2010 elections, we saw the annihilation of progressive ideas by the most sophisticated, …
New Sen. Mike Lee Defends Hiring Energy Lobbyist as Chief of Staff
Incoming Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) ran as a tea party candidate, who claimed to be determined to change how business was done in Washington. Yet on Fox News Sunday …
In 2010, Canada’s Oil Became a Contentious American Energy Issue
This was the year the Canadian oil sands registered for the first time on the political and public radar in the U.S. — beyond the circle of green activists …
Middle East Peace Negotiations?
Until the populations of Israel and Palestine really want peace, the peace negotiations will be nothing but a slightly sad sideshow, unless the Obama administration, momentarily freed from its …
Uncle Sam and His Venezuelan Rival Should Lay Down Their Knives
A recent visceral assault by the U.S. and Venezuela against each other, while engaging in what few would call traditional diplomatic behavior, has produced an ironic situation in which …
Taming the “Wild West” of Microfinance
The recent suicides by over 60 poor borrowers in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have brought the operations of microfinance institutions (MFIs) under public scrutiny. It is well …
Running Out of Engineers
Paris - As Brazil looks ahead to hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, the country is struggling to line up the technical workers necessary …
New Year Priorities: Tehran Focused on Turmoil at Home, Not Nuclear Program
In Washington and European capitals, top New Year priorities on Iran may be Tehran’s nuclear program, and the next round of talks in Istanbul in late January. But for …