APR 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: A West African Union
Debt relief will offer West African states short-term help, but a strong regional organization is needed to cure deep-rooted troubles. Local leaders must be given ...
APR 4, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: Unethical Ethanol Tariff
Importing Brazilian ethanol made from sugar could reduce U.S. gasoline consumption and environmental footprint, and increased consumption would lead to a higher price for ...
APR 3, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Briefings: China Can Tip the Balance on Darfur
China has been shifting from an attitude of noninterference in Darfur to a soft power posture, acknowledging its risk as Sudan's most important stakeholder. But ...
APR 3, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: United States Obligated to Promote Labor Rights
The United States has been a strong advocate of linking trade agreements and worker rights since the 19th century. But the United States will not ...
APR 2, 2007 • Article
The United States Must Choose a Global Role to Fight Terrorism
Is isolationist unilateralism (the "Israelization" of America) an acceptable U.S. response to globalized terrorism? No, argues Spring, for both practical and ethical reasons.
MAR 21, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Building The Village Education Project
After teaching elementary school for ten weeks in a small village in rural Ecuador, I came away from the experience with a lot more than ...
MAR 20, 2007 • Article
"To Be Read" Book Review Column: Christopher Tyerman, "God's War: A New History of the Crusades"
Tyerman lays out the New Testament tradition at the beginning of his treatise on the Crusades, raising the immediate question: how did Crusaders manage to ...
MAR 19, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Want to Expand the Middle Class? Improve Low-Wage Jobs
Progressives aren't alone in worrying about the widening income gap these days. Even Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke expresses concern. Much of the focus has ...