Analysis of Treasury Department Rules on Executive Compensation for Bailout Firms
Treasury Department’s new rules clarify some provisions in the bailout but fail to set monetary limits for CEO pay.
As Its Economic Power Wanes, Does the U.S. Lean Harder on the Military?
The financial crisis highlights the United States’ increasing dependence on militarism.
Goodbye to Defense’s Gilded Age?
The United States will spend more on defense over the next 365 days than on the $700 bailout package.
Postcard from…the UN
In the midst of the food crisis, African farmers are finally telling their story directly to the world.
Bittersweet Economy
Devouring sugar is a dubious way to jumpstart the day. It’s also a dubious way to jumpstart our faltering global economy.
Burma’s New Charter: Radical Change or Fig Leaf?
Burma’s new constitution meets with skepticism as the country attempts to move beyond its notoriously rocky past.
Understanding the U.S.-Iran Crisis
An essential guide for preventing a new war in the Middle East.
Review: A Thousand Hills
Stephen Kinzer’s book about Rwanda isn’t about assigning blame but understanding the difficult task of reconciliation after unspeakable horrors.
World Bank Should Not Be Solving Food Crisis
When it comes to food shortages around the world, the World Bank does more harm than good.
Four Freedoms Under Siege: 2008 Epilogue
This powerful indictment of the U.S. security state now features an updated epilogue.
Collateral Damage
“Collateral damage” is a euphemism used by U.S. military officials to mask large levels of death and destruction. This report uncovers its true meaning.
How Badly Can the ‘Experts’ Ruin the Planet?
Look no further than the World Bank to see how many economic, social, and environmental problems so-called experts can make worse.
Dirty is the New Clean
A Critique of the World Bank’s Strategic Framework for Development and Climate Change.
A Memo to the Next President: Think Globally
The next U.S. administration needs to make the alleviation of global poverty a top priority.
World Bank Group Fossil Fuel Financing, 2004-2008
From the report “Dirty is the New Clean,” new facts about the World Bank Group’s lending to coal, oil, and gas which is up 94% from 2007.
What’s So Funny?
It used to be that prospective politicians chose law school as the first step in their career path. Future politicians may skip law school altogether and try out for the Saturday Night Live team instead.
A Fat Budget for Weapons, Thin for Diplomacy
It is quintessential “Washington business as usual” that keeps the goal of rebalancing security resources always out of reach.
Truth, Lies, the Bailout, and CEO Pay
The bailout does precious little to limit the extravagant pay that gives top executives the incentive to behave outrageously.
Book Review: Spies for Hire
Tim Shorrock’s groundbreaking book assesses the growing dominance of contractors in the intelligence “industry.”
The VP Debate: Dishonest Foreign Policies
Palin and Biden both uttered an alarming number of false and misleading statements.
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