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Syria is in the hot seat. You know you’re in trouble when the only person willing to visit is Hugo Chavez. Iraq accuses Syria of not doing enough to prevent […]
Lenni Benson, a nationally recognized expert on immigration and a professor at NYU Law School, is confused about why, given the ascendancy of free market theories promoting the seamless flow […]
I am sitting in Abu George, a hideout in the old souk of Damascus. It is perhaps the world’s smallest bar. The joint’s avuncular namesake stands behind the small bar, […]
Research on tech to harvest unlimited sources of energy.
Glenn Beck went off on Van Jones again on his show the other night, raising the question of whether Obama’s green jobs adviser was thoroughly vetted by the administration. “I […]
Less than a year after their decisive electoral victory, it is starting to look like the Democrats may lose substantial ground in the 2010 midterm elections. According to a Pew […]
Why Restorative Justice should be the core idea of a new political rhetoric?
What is the current applicable International Law when an armed conflict finishes?
We’re constantly being told by magazines such as US News and World Report that there is a “College Crisis” and “Costs and Dropout Rates Keep Rising.” There is an easy solution.
Simple questions the white house won’t answer. what are they afraid of?
Every five years, teachers at Zeke Vanderhoek’s school in Washington Heights will be required to take a year-long sabbatical. To do what? He explains: “There’s no requirement. They don’t even […]
Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a review of whether the interrogations of detainees held abroad have violated federal laws. President Obama has repeatedly said he would prefer not […]
This text is a brief introduction to the idea of Jus Post Bellum, from the point of view of the Just War theory
Anyone who cares about our country needs to ask these questions!!
As President Obama doggedly prioritizes universal coverage over a thorough revamp of the health care system that would deliver truly efficient, sustainable care, “Obamacons”, like me, who helped elect him, […]
The idea is a simple one. Design a “fleet” of platforms that harness the energy of the sea winds, solar and the waves. We at Club Class Concierge are always looking for new ideas to invest in.
In the raging debate over healthcare here in the U.S., there is one point on which everybody, from Newt Gingrich to Barack Obama, seems to agree: We should be spending […]
Hooman Majd, journalist and author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ, understands Iran more than almost anyone in the U.S. journalism circuit. A Western-educated descendant of an ayatollah, Majd has […]
Noam Chomsky, longtime chronicler of the gap between political bombast and legislative boorishness, recently sat down with Big Think to discuss a variety of issues, from his thoughts on Obama, […]
Sometimes peoples’ views surprise you. When I heard Tim McCarthy, director of Harvard’s Human Rights and Social Movement program, talk about gay marriage in his Big Think interview, I was […]
How will we know when we have achieved success in Afghanistan? According to Richard Holbrooke, our special envoy to the region, “We’ll know it when we see it.” That’s a […]
May Yahweh rest the Soul and Bless the Spirit of Senator Edward Ted Kennedy. Well done, thou good and faithful servant. He will always be remembered for his dedication to justice and the poor. Thank you, for being a part of this lifetime.
The honeymoon of new American liberalism begun by Obama’s presidential election seems to have died with Ted Kennedy. Reflections on the Lion of the Senate seem to come in three […]
The New York Times reports that many graduates of the nation’s top law schools are having a tough time finding jobs. The chickens are coming home to roost. Law, like the automobile and other businesses, need to change its ways to adjust to the 21st century.
It was big news when Alec Ross joined the White House State Department in early April 2009—the former Obama campaign social media star was the first diplomatic expert with a […]
Tom Malinowski has been keeping a critical eye on the Obama administration’s human rights policies: that’s his job as Washington advocacy director for Human Rights Watch. However, he remains sensitive […]
We hear a lot about “compassion” these days in international news. Scotland just released the sole person convicted for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that left 270 people dead. Its rationale? […]
Big Think just sat down with Glenn Loury, a Brown University economist with views so radical he’s often shocked by them himself. Since 1980, the number of Americans in prison […]
Omnicharity (n) — A group of cooperating charities working under one name, to benefit one or more causes.