Deporting Mom and Dad
“No child left behind,” Mr. President?
Nye’s Future of Power
Joseph Nye updates his analysis of soft and hard power.
Robbing Peter to Pay Israel
At a time of severe economic crisis, nearly one-fifth of the House of Representatives is going on a junket to Israel this summer.
Revisiting the Atlantic Charter
Today, like 70 years ago, the world teeters on the verge of calamity. It is important once again to face global threats as united nations.
Unconventional Wisdom: Rebuilding the American Dream
IPS is working hard to generate ideas and policies around many of the core 10 pieces of the Contract for the American Dream.
Dragnet Nation
In its quest to take the over-reaching Secure Communities nationwide, the Obama administration is making it mandatory.
Scrapping America’s Bootstraps
Entitlements include many of the basic programs that have raised the U.S. standard of living since the FDR administration and before.
800-Pound Gorilla Straggles After Israeli Protesters
It’s inevitable that the settlements and Gaza will soon complicate the Israeli protests.
The Crisis of Humanitarian Intervention
Humanitarian intervention in Libya and elsewhere has led to an intensification of human rights violations, the erosion of the UN’s authority, and the expansion of the reach of great powers.
The Defense Industry: The Albatross Hanging From the Neck of America’s Economy
The military-industrial complex is driving America to the poorhouse.
The Lineup: Week of Aug. 8-14, 2011
Sam Pizzigati relays how President Franklin D. Roosevelt deftly handled his debt-ceiling standoff with conservative Republicans.
Must Be an Oversight: Robert Spencer, Pamela Geller, and Debbie Schlussel Left Off Domestic Extremist List
Apparently Debbie Schlussel seeks to be the 21st century version of misanthropic 20th century commentator Westbrook Pegler, who lamented the failure of FDR’s would-be assassin.
UN Origins Project Series, Part 3: The Author’s First Foray Into the UN Archives
The creation of the United Nations Information Organization was the first step the Allied powers took towards turning back and defeating the Axis.
The Ugly Business of Lethal Injection
Attorneys trying to prevent the cruelty of a botched execution are challenging states’ efforts to conduct experiments on their clients with new execution drugs.
Watching Out for Our Water
Dubious, albeit positive-sounding, promises from the corporate world can’t substitute for more meaningful safeguards against corporate abuse.