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 ...
MAR 6, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Oprah's Academy Gets A+
Good leadership makes all the difference. So why are people complaining about Oprah's new school in South Africa, a leadership academy for girls? Is her ...
MAR 5, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Commentary: Ruggie Tells States to Mind Their Businesses
Susan Aaronson outlines the tricky territory of states, corporations, and NGOs that John Ruggie navigated while preparing a United Nations report on human rights and ...
MAR 2, 2007 • Article
Three Suggestions For How To Improve Matters in Iraqi Kurdistan
The danger Kurdistan faces is overwhelming. Their peripheral region falls between two hostile capitals, Ankara and Tehran. Below, what is now known as the world’...
FEB 28, 2007 • Article
Policy Innovations Digital Magazine (2006-2016): Innovations: Give Bpeace a Chance
The Business Council for Peace helps women build businesses in regions ravaged by war. They believe in a simple, innovative equation: Women + Business = Peace.