On the Newstand: Winter 2009
The Business of America

Regulating Wall Street, Post-Crisis Monetary Policy, Banker's Pay, and Energy Policy

Covers

Business of America

By Kenzie Bok

We survived the Great Recession. What's next?

Regulating an Industry Without Really Trying

By Chris Danello

Boring is best in financial reform

A Degenerative Company

By Neil Patel

Will the new GM ever be another General Motors?

Shareholders to the Rescue

By Anthony Dedousis

Congress's plan for giving investors a voice

The Siren Call

By Candice Kountz

Will Harvard’s graduates still flock to finance?

Whither the Fed?

By Sarah Esty

In reform, a return to monetary policy

The Problem with Bankers’ Pay

By Max Novendstern

Exorbitant compensation threatens the stability of the banking system

Clean Energy, Dirty Politics

By Will Rafey

The difficulty of green job promotion

United States

Evaluating the Evaluators

By Anita Joseph

Balancing the personal and the statistical in teacher assessments

Compassionate Conservatism Confounded

By Jimmy Wu

Faith-based initiatives face tough political realities

The Prices of Pills

By Peter Bozzo

Medical innovation, now and later

Reform They Can Believe In

By Jeremy Patashnik

Politicians' Self-Interest and the Future of Campaign Finance Reform

World

Understanding Italy’s Prime Minister

By Giulio Galliani

What Silvio Berlusconi represents in Italian politics

Yemen on the Brink

By Robert Long

How a failing Yemen threatens international security

Has Change Come to Japan?

By Tom Dan

After decades of one-party rule, the Liberal Democratic Party falters

Brazil on the World Stage

By Victoria Hargis and John He

Can Latin America's largest country rise above the hurdles?

Africa’s Growing Food Crisis

By Shreya Maheshwari

The need to balance food aid with long-term agricultural investment

Books & Arts

Play On

By Jonathan Yip

Music, politics, and celebrity in the age of Bono

Pawns of History?

By Alec Barrett

The question of Jewish liberalism

The Mathematical Prophet

By Jeffrey Kalmus

Should we heed his word?

An Obituary Too Soon

By Jeffrey Lerman

The uncertain state of modern conservatism

Into the Fray

By Ben Wilcox

A new perspective on the Iraq war

Interviews

Funding Innovation for HBCUs

By Sarah Johnson

Dr. John Silvanus Wilson on the new administration's approach to supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities

A Documented Campaign

By Candice Kountz

Producers Alicia Sams and Amy Rice on filming their HBO documentary "By The People: The Election of Barack Obama"

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