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MAR 20, 2014 Journal

The Contemporary Relevance of Buddha

There is a basic humanity in the story of Buddha’s life that is easy to access and absorb in our own lives.

MAR 20, 2014 Journal

Eliminating Extreme Inequality: A Sustainable Development Goal, 2015–2030

Sustainable development cannot be achieved while ignoring extreme disparities. It is imperative that the post-MDG agenda focus on inequality.

MAR 19, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

The Lost Promise of Patriotism and World War I (Part I)

In this interview, Hansen describes a group of American scholars, public intellectuals, and social reformers—such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Eugene V. Debs, ...

MAR 19, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

Dance of the Furies: Michael Neiberg on the Outbreak of World War I

MICHAEL NEIBERG AND MLADEN JOKSIC For Neiberg, it is impossible to see how a Second World War, a Holocaust, a Cold War, a globally-engaged United ...

MAR 19, 2014 Journal Online Exclusive

The Lost Promise of Patriotism and World War I (Part II)

JONATHAN HANSEN AND ZACH DORFMAN "The entry of the United States into World War I in April 1917 swamped cosmopolitan patriotism in a wave of jingoism," ...

<a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-129683057/stock-vector-usa-and-chinese-grunge-flag.html?src=uMfVM_BxZH9iaq3VqHHamQ-1-0"> USA and China Flag </a> via Shutterstock

MAR 19, 2014 Article

The Ethics of Avoiding Conflict with China

Is there a policy prescription that can avoid turning predictions of a Sino-American clash into a self-fulfilling prophecy?

CREDIT: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WITNESS/photos/pb.67380435328.-2207520000.1395263854./10151132030365329/">WITNESS</a>.

MAR 19, 2014 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Forced Evictions Defeat the Spirit of Big Sporting Events

The evicted residents of Rio demand to be included in the benefits and the legacies of big tournaments like the World Cup and Olympics.

CREDIT: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19942094@N00/13107896725">Randy Le'Moine Photography</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">CC</a>).

MAR 18, 2014 Article

Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Building Resilience

Now is the time for New York to take control of its aging infrastructure and set aside a fund for investing in and upgrading pipelines ...

From the cover of "The Lost Promise of Patriotism"

MAR 17, 2014 Article

The Lost Promise of Patriotism: Jonathan Hansen on World War I (Part I)

Jonathan Hansen refers to a group of American scholars, public intellectuals, and social reformers—such as W. E. B. Du Bois, Eugene V. Debs, Jane ...

MAR 17, 2014 Journal

The Politics and Ethics of Identity: In Search of Ourselves by Richard Ned Lebow

Lebow argues that nearly all the claims made by social theorists emphasizing the importance of identity are wrong.