Posted: Jul 28th, 2010 | Comments: 2
Women in Charge: The Evolving Role of Women in Politics
For the first time in over 200 years, a woman serves as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. This year, we witnessed the historic campaign of the country's ...
China’s Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges
When Beijing first sought to host the Olympics, China was still recovering from the upheavals of Maoist rule and adapting to a market revolution. Today, in a time of rapid ...
Posted: Jun 18th, 2008 | Comments: 0
From Soundbites to Solutions Part Two: How the Media Influence and Reflect Political Realities
The 2008 presidential primaries brought race, gender and age issues to the front page, whether warranted or not. This second of two panels focuses on the roles and responsibilities of ...
Posted: Jun 17th, 2008 | Comments: 0
From Soundbites to Solutions Part One: Candidates, Campaigns and the Politics of Bias
The 2008 presidential primaries brought race, gender and age issues to the front page, whether warranted or not. In public and in private, Americans hashed out what an election should ...
Posted: Jun 17th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Burma’s Agony: The International Humanitarian Response
On May 2 and 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis devastated large swathes of Burma, leaving more than 134,000 people dead or missing. Offers of assistance from the international community poured ...
Posted: Jun 9th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Reflections on Citizen Movements: Peace and Politics in the U.S and Japan
Nonviolent citizen movements for peace, environmental change, and social justice in both the U.S. and Japan have caused social and political change in both nations. Leading American social activist and ...
Posted: May 27th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Taking Stock of New York City’s Water
How well is the New York City Memorandum of Agreement of 1997 working? The Agreement is intended to protect the quality, affordability and availability of the drinking water of ...
Posted: May 15th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Are New Immigrants Assimilating?
The U.S. has long been known as a nation of immigrants who embrace a common culture. Today, the U.S. finds itself in the midst of a wave of new immigrants ...
Posted: May 13th, 2008 | Comments: 0
Gandhi's legacy and the Satya Graha movement have proved potent inspiration not only for the freedom movement in India, but elsewhere in the world including the American Civil Rights movement ...
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2008 | Comments: 0
Manhattan Institute Forum: Dick Cheney
The Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney, addresses the Manhattan Institute at a breakfast forum. He focuses on the House, progress in Iraq, and the Iraqi government. ...
Posted: Apr 21st, 2008 | Comments: 0
