Wisconsin Governor Defies Union Protests
While state workers take to the streets in Wisconsin, Republican governor Scott Walker remains defiant.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
G20 Reaches Accord on Economic Indicators
The world’s twenty largest economies agree to reduce trade and currency imbalances.
Israeli Settlement Activity Illegitimate: Clinton
Yet the United States veto a resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction.
Obama: Budget Cutters “Impatient”
The president wants more time to balance the budget, but even The New York Times doesn’t believe his promises anymore.
Republicans Seek to Block Net Neutrality
In an effort to fight “net neutrality,” Republicans blocked the FCC from using public funds to enforce the rules.
Iranian Warships Headed for Suez Canal
Two Iranian warships are planning to traverse the Suez Canal. Israel regards the move as a provocation.
House Speaker Declares President’s Budget Dead
John Boehner is “disappointed” about the president’s budget and can’t imagine his house voting for it.
Britain’s National Health Service “Inhumane”
Britain’s health system fails to meet “the most basic standards of care.”
What Democrats Like Government to Do
According to Howard Dean, “what governments do, is redistribute income.” Is that what government should do though?
Economic Freedom and the Arab Revolts
From Tunisia to Egypt to Jordan, high unemployment and corruption fuel popular uprisings.
Dalrymple Defends Big Society Philosophy
“Big Society” may be rather an unfortunate choice of words but it’s a sensible idea, writes Theodore Dalrymple.
G20 Divided on Monetary, Trade Policy
As the finance ministers of the G20 meet in Paris this weekend, discord remains among the world’s largest economies.
Class Politics According to The Huffington Post
The newspaper favors taking money from the rich in order boost growth in order to take more money from them.
Obama Proposes $100 Billion in Yearly Cuts
The president would achieve $1.1 trillion in deficit reduction while investing in clean energy and infrastructure.
Paul Krugman’s Big Government Fantasies
The majority of Americans can perfectly well do without the government managing their lives.