April, 2008

New Strategy to Combat Organized Crime

Last week, Attorney General Michael Mukasey gave a speech at CSIS entitled "Combating the Growing

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Foreign Policy just unveiled its second list of top public intellectuals, including high-powered figures in fields ranging from rel

Take a look at US Innovation, an initiative of the Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America (Higher Education Falling Behind in Teaching Social Responsibility?

A new survey from the Association of American Colleges and Universities finds that only 30 percent of students “strongly agree” that their schools effectively teach personal and social responsibil

Last week, Report Finds Iran’s Bloggers Bold, Diverse

The recent report released by the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School reveals a fascinating picture of Iran’s bl

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In the same vein as our post on The Story of Stuff, National Geographic recently aired a special called ““The Most Published Author in the History of the Planet”

Assisted by the computer, Philip Parker, professor of management science at Insead business school, has generated more than 200,000 books on innumerable, often obscure, topics.  Parker has developed

Check out this interesting article in the NY Times Magazine about how the market for cell

In the India Enhances its African Connections

The India-Africa Summit began yesterday in Delhi, reports Foreign Policy's blog.

As you are probably aware, Al Gore has launched a new eff

The latest edition of the Economist includes an interesting article about the low rate of financial literacy in United States.  According to th

A recent Washington Post article highlights the dramatic increase in the price of ric

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Recent efforts by members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to recognize water as a right were blocked last Friday, after a three week session failed to result in agreement.