Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Global-related Sep 3, 2013
Is America now becoming an international outlaw?
by Ramesh Thakur
When Barack Obama succeeded George W. Bush as U.S. president, the world heaved a collective sigh of relief. How ironic then that Obama risks making the U.S. the biggest international outlaw of our times.
Global-related Sep 1, 2013
U.S. obsession with race doesn't help the poor
by Clive Crook
In 2013, the factors that deny opportunity in the U.S. to poor blacks affect all poor Americans. Race should be dethroned as the organizing principle for social reform.
Politics & Diplomacy Aug 30, 2013
Cory Booker: hope, hype — and heir to Barack Obama?
by Rory Carroll
If Cory Booker were a television character you might think the writers were over-egging things a bit. Tall, athletic, handsome, he is an ambitious politician with a flair for drama. He rescues a woman from a burning building, saves a freezing dog, chases a ...
Global-related Aug 28, 2013
Syria will require more than missiles
by Eliot A. Cohen
The question before U.S. President Barack Obama is whether he will make matters worse by convincing himself that he has found a minimal solution to the Syrian problem. He will convince no one else.
Global-related Aug 27, 2013
Obama should settle the battle for the Fed soon
by Robert Samuelson
The struggle to succeed Ben Bernanke as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve has turned into a soap opera.
Global-related Aug 19, 2013
Will this be another lost opportunity with Iran?
by Cesar Chelala
As Iran's new "moderate" president, Hassan Rouhani, called for renewed dialogue on uranium enrichment program, stubborn U.S senators seemed to block their ears.
Japan-related Jul 31, 2013
Obama, end the 'Abe passing'
by Vance Serchuk
Rather than welcoming the rise of a capable, pro-American partner in Japan, Obama's White House is perceived as being ambivalent toward the Abe administration.
Global-related Jul 12, 2013
America's dirty war at home
by Henry Porter
Not only have the counterinsurgency wars of the past decade failed, but their methods and hardware have ended up being used against Americans and Britons at home.
Global-related Jun 6, 2013
Real scandal is the power IRS wields
by Ramesh Ponnuru
American Republicans on Capitol Hill are abuzz with the possibility that the scandal at the Internal Revenue Service will lead to tax reform.
Global-related Jun 6, 2013
Xi Jinping's 'Chinese dream' and the rule of law
by Fred Hiatt
When Xi Jinping accepted the designation as China's leader in March, his speech left analysts guessing about what sort of national "rejuvenation" he had in mind.
Global-related Jun 1, 2013
Obama no friend of free press
by Leonard Downie Jr.
Barack Obama's tendency to bypass the press for social media and friendly bloggers amounts to the White House reporting on itself, thus avoiding tough questions.
Global-related May 30, 2013
Obama's dangerous contempt for the rule of law
by Ramesh Ponnuru
There is already plenty of evidence in the public record for us to understand President Barack Obama's fundamental indifference and contempt toward the rule of law.