Lincoln to the Rescue
Right now, the biggest battle in bank reform is over a provision introduced by Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas that would force the giant Wall Street banks to give up their lucrative derivative trading businesses if they want the government…
A Real Remedy for the Big Spill
Long after the 1989 Exxon-Valdez spilled its oil into a pristine Alaskan inlet, neither the environmental recovery nor the ensuing litigation was yet complete. Indeed, in 2008 — 19 years after the damage was done — the Supreme Court overturned…
Exxon Valdez – Supreme Court of the United States – Oil spill – United States – Lawsuit
Lula Must Not Undermine Brazil’s Chance to be the Next “Indispensable Nation”
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s remarkable tenure closes at the end of this year — and already some are speaking of him as a possible candidate to succeed Robert Zoellick as President of the World Bank or even…
Iran – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – Middle East – United States – Warfare and Conflict