While media reports focus on job loss and a dwindling manufacturing industry, Ikenson’s findings tell a different economic tale.
Monthly Archives For July 2008
Public Diplomacy
Prime Minister Murphy’s speech focused on United States and European leaders’ roles in future transatlantic agendas, and their shared interest in global issues.
What happens in Vegas…
Apart from adult entertainment, the city fathers of Las Vegas actually find a lot of things they want to regulate, such as education.
Studying the Supremes
The media is quick to paint Chief Justice John Roberts’ Supreme Court into an ideological corner, tagging it conservative or liberal, minimalist or imperialist, unified or deeply fractured.
Moveon.org In Real Time
Demonstrators on both sides of the nation’s oil crisis picketed a stretch of Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Md. on Wednesday July 9.
Iran’s Other Leader
As Iran continues to develop its nuclear facilities and to demonstrate its missile capabilities, foreign policy analysts are scrambling to determine the best American response to the rogue nation’s militaristic threats.
Catholic Climate Change
Now, it seems, even the saints have become political totems, with one church using St. Francis of Assisi to lobby for cap-and-trade.
Amnesty for Abortion
Amnesty International recently addressed the Supreme Court of Mexico, urging the high court to uphold an April 2007 decision legalizing abortion in Mexico City.
Quo Vadis TPA?
The U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was signed by the U.S. and Colombia two years ago in November of 2006, yet it still awaits congressional approval needed for final passage.
Bread and Rosy Scenarios
Kel Kelly takes on New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, setting out to discredit Krugman’s four main causal arguments for the current food shortage.