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Imagining President Obama's Council of Elders

Paul Stoller | Posted 10.31.2011 | Politics
Read More: The Wisdom of Elders, U.S. Economy, Council of Economic Advisers, Economic Reasoning, Social Policy, Economic Recession, President Barack Obama, Anthropology, Political Deliberations, Luo People, Legal Reasoning, Alan Kreuger, Presidential Decisions, Politics News
Paul Stoller

Why not convene a council of unconventional elders -- academics, writers, artists, technology wizards, farmers, small business owners and public officials? They would give President Obama unfiltered advice on all sorts of issues.

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Bowoto v. Chevron: Approaching the Arguments

Scott Gilmore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Alien Tort Statute, Multinational Corporations, Oil Industry, Human Rights, Alien Tort Claims Act, Wiwa v. Royal Dutch Shell, Bowoto vs. Chevron, Bowoto v. Chevron, Nigeria, Legal Reasoning, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Dictators, Chevron Human Rights, Big Oil, Politics News
Scott Gilmore

Why do police negotiators generally refuse to pay ransom for hostages? To do so would actually encourage more kidnappings by providing an incentive to would-be kidnappers.

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