Don’t Underestimate Shortsightedness: Samantha Power on Global Challenges
Ambassador Power talked long-term solutions, but these programs too often have an ill-defined purpose and a limited scope. Is there a better approach?
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The Eagle and the Dragon Join Hands on Climate Change
Breaking down the U.S/China climate deal.
Panel Condemns US Response to Ebola
“We’ve had two deaths from Ebola in the United States. Meanwhile, thousands have died in West Africa. It’s obscene [that] we’re panicking, hiding under our beds about something that will never really affect most people in this country.”
Dollar Dollar Bill: Mujib Mashal on American Money in Afghanistan
The American story in Afghanistan is less about military power and more about the power of the purse.
An Absurd “State of Affairs”
We should be thrilled by the show’s break neck pace, but it’s all too much.
A Hundred-Year Majority?
Are this year’s Republican congressional gains all that historic? The answer may surprise you.
The Moral Ambiguity of Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land
What is it about this book that is both captivating and disgusting?
Banking for Terrorists
Have the world’s banking giants been engaged in conspiracy with Iran?