President Obama is one of the most talented and brilliant world leaders in several decades. Nonetheless, he takes office under the most difficult circumstances. One can identify three major challenges he faces: He must mitigate the economic disaster; he must navigate...
The United States is at the end of an era that began in the early 1980s. Over this period, financial corporations—banks, investment houses, and insurance companies—steadily increased their share of total U.S. corporate profits, rising from below 20 percent and peaking...
The world economy is in the midst of a profound transformation in technology and income distribution. Political power is also shifting. Historically, changes of this magnitude have come with economic depressions and big wars. Such calamities may still befall us, but...
This campaign is historic, of course. It is the first to have a viable female or African-American candidate. Obama and Clinton have energized historically marginalized identity blocs, and Obama has done so without any dynastic advantage. But the 2008 Presidential...
Events in Pakistan have captured the attention of the United States and India quite intensely. Coverage of Pakistan in American media is at an unprecedented level following the declaration of emergency and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Discussion of Pakistan in...
