Arab Spring, Russian winter?
Joshua Foust asks if this past weekend’s contested elections will spur Arab Spring-like protests in Russia.
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An ambassador under siege
In the wake of the furor surrounding Ambassador Howard Gutman’s recent comments about anti-Semitism among Muslims in Europe, Sarah Wildman defends the ambassador’s decision to initiate a nuanced conversation about what hate looks like, where it comes from and how it spreads in today’s world.
The jobs report: Don’t break out the champagne
Today’s jobs report is a step in the right direction, but we’re not out of the woods yet, writes Robert Reich.
The real global thinkers
Foreign Policy’s annual list of top global thinkers is almost as interesting as the people who failed to secure a spot in the prestigious lineup, writes Joshua Foust.
Time for the Fed to take over in Europe
With Europe’s deepening debt crisis imperiling the global economy, economist Dean Baker argues that the U.S. Federal Reserve should step in to serve as the lender of last resort for eurozone countries.
U.S. nuclear strategy for the 21st century
For Joshua Foust, Tuesday night’s GOP debate revealed the need for the U.S. to rethink its long-term nuclear strategy.
Stop the austerity train wreck
Debt deal or not, Washington is on the road to making budget cuts that will slow the economy, increase unemployment and impose additional hardship on millions of Americans, writes Robert Reich.
Defense spending in an age of austerity
For Joshua Foust, we must first decide what kind of role the U.S. should play in the world before we debate the size of our national security budget.
Why we may be in store for a passionless presidential race
At the very time in American history when Americans crave inspiration, Robert Reich asks if we’ll be left with two presidential candidates who don’t inspire.
Defining victory in Afghanistan
The real challenge in Afghanistan is that the American effort has focused almost exclusively on the military, while the Taliban has focused on politics. As a consequence, the Taliban is winning the war for hearts and minds, writes Joshua Foust.
Greece’s choice and ours: Democracy or finance?
Rule by democracy or by financial markets? Based on what’s happened in America, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich makes a case for the former.
Wall Street is still out of control, and why Obama should call for Glass-Steagall and a breakup of big banks
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich encourages President Obama to distinguish himself from likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney by condemning Wall Street’s antics since the bailout, and pushing for real reform.
Finding clarity of purpose at Occupy Wall Street
Contrary to the pervasive charges of “vagueness” levied at the movement, author Francine Prose applauds the protesters’ clarity of understanding of the most basic social and economic realities.
The seven biggest economic lies
The president’s jobs bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society – unless more Americans know the truth about the economy, says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.
Herman Cain thinks Uzbekistan doesn’t matter. He’s wrong.
Herman Cain recently dismissed Uzbekistan as a country Americans shouldn’t care about. Joshua Foust explains why he’s wrong.
Local transportation projects gain steam
Despite the dire state of our transportation infrastructure, there’s cause to be optimistic: Cities, states and counties are finding new ways to fund much-needed initiatives, writes Samuel I. Schwartz.
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