''You tell me it's the institution/Well, you
know/You'd better free your mind instead.'' Last week's failure of the
budget…
Greece and Italy, desperate after their gridlocked political systems left them mired in debt and crisis, have chosen technocratic…
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The BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlighted the glaring weaknesses in the current liability and regulatory regime for oil spills and for…
The parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will meet once again in Durban, South Africa, from 28 November to 9 December.…
Think of the revolutions in the Middle East as Act One in a Five Act play that may not conclude for a generation or more. Nearly a year…
To survive the droughts, wars and other major causes of famine, Africa must embrace technologies that enable it to produce more, better…
Catastrophic risks differ in terms of their natural or human origins, their possible amplification by human behaviors, and the…
There is a lot of enthusiasm for the GOP presidential debate tonight. It’s on CNN at 8pm. The topic: National security and foreign policy…
There has been a strong and troubling shift in market rewards for a small minority relative to the rewards available to most citizens. A…
Dr. B. Boomer — an unfortunate, but fictional, dentist — worked and saved for years, only to see her portfolio shrivel after a series of…