The CEO Pay Debate: Myths v Facts
This fact sheet sums up and dissects the major arguments against public policy action on CEO pay.
Pay-Cap Populism
Our forebears struggled to survive in a world dominated by the superrich. Now it’s our turn.
Obama: Improve Relations with Latin America
More respect and better policies especially regarding Cuba, drugs, and immigration are crucial to building a constructive partnership.
Obama’s Canada Trip May Spell Change for NAFTA
Many Canadians hope that Obama’s visit will inspire some fresh thinking among their own politicians especially about revamping NAFTA.
A Bold Proposal for a New Economy
John Cavanagh talks about David Korten’s new book, which proposes a real-wealth solution to the current financial crisis.
What’s the Matter with China?
The problem isn’t just with China. Even after the election of Barack Obama, many are left wondering: What’s the matter with us?
The Promise of the Six-Party Process
The discussion on nuclear nonproliferation in East Asia must include civil society participation and focus more on tomorrow’s vision than today’s headlines.
Asia: The Coming Fury
American consumers are cutting back on spending. One likely result: a new era of radical protest in Asia.
Pacific Freeze: Call to Action
How can we tackle the global military industrial complex? Here’s a place to begin.
Chomsky: Understanding the Crisis Markets, the State and Hypocrisy
It’s time for the United States to finally deal with its dysfunctional health care and to find inspiration in South America.
Obama: Sweep Away a Free Trade Relic
Among the most embarrassing, yet often overlooked economic policies of the Bush and Clinton years was the penchant for making other countries restrict capital controls, even though such controls had proved effective against financial volatility.
Policy Handcuffs in the Financial Crisis
A new report finds that bans on capital controls are outdated and a hindrance to developing nations.
The Risk of Military Keynesianism
Will the economic crisis finally take a bite out of military spending, or serve as another rationale for maintaining the status quo?
Postcard From…Beijing
China is investing heavily in alternative energy, but its coal-powered power plants are still enlarging its carbon footprint.
Obama: Cut Arms Exports
If the new president is serious about diplomacy, he needs to cut back on the huge number of weapons that the United States is dumping on the world market.
What Saudi Arabia Should Do
The United States should call on Saudi Arabia to push the Taliban and other fundamentalists in a more moderate direction.
Un-Gagging Women’s Human Rights
The “global gag rule” is gone. Now it’s time to move on to the rest of the global reproductive health agenda.
"The Wrestler": An American Tragedy
“The Wrestler” offers a fitting parable for the USA in 2009. Mickey Rourke’s character, like much of low income America, remains uncomplaining in distress.
IPS on the CEO Pay Caps
We applaud efforts to cap bailout pay, but are concerned about reports of weak Treasury rules.
Our Pirates and Theirs
Why are more than a dozen of the world’s navies converging on Somalia to battle pirates there instead of sailing into New York to capture the Wall Street pirates?
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