Will the Federal Reserve's $900 Billion Be Enough?
The Fed will flood financial markets with nearly $900 billion. That should prevent deflation -- but it won't revive the economy.
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Talking to the Tea Party
The movement may be in search of political purpose, but that shouldn't make liberals complacent.
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The Gap Between Elections and Change
Arab democratic practices and institutions are alive and kicking, but there continues to be a deep and chronic gap between the phenomenon of citizens who vote, and the policies of governments that seem never to change.
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Brazilian and U.S. Elections: Opposite Outcomes
Lula was popular because things seemed to be going well. And Obama was unpopular because they seemed to be going badly. Sometimes, the overall structural situation overwhelms the abilities of talented politicians to do much about them.
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Post-U.S. Election: More of the Same
The new congressional balance of power in Washington and Obama’s track record both suggest that we should not expect anything significant to happen in US foreign policy in the Middle East in the coming two years.
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America's Knowledge Deficit
We have increasingly substituted opinion and prejudice for science and reason.
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Take Note of Arab Youth Activism
Arabs aged 35 and below are the first generation to be raised in a digital world in which they can largely transcend the controls that their government placed on what they learned, thought, said and did. When youth activism intersects with politics, then we can expect real change to happen.
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