Reform

Women In The Muslim World Need Genuine Reform

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Islamic Dress, Women's Rights, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Women, Hijab, Female Circumcision, Arab Spring, Islam, Shirin Ebadi, Muslim-Reformers, Turkey, Aceh, Suffragettes, One Million Signatures Campaign, Women Reformers, Nigeria, King Abdullah, Reform, Iran, Fgm, Taliban, Political Islam, Azza Al-Jarf, Misogynist, Freedom and Justice Party, Tuareg, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, President Hamid Karzai, Discriminatory Laws, Oppressive Laws, Wahhabi, Kuwait, Islamists, Caning, Dissidents, Yemen, Islamic Holy Sites, Afghanistan, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Rallies, Insurgency, Boko Haram, Religious Police, Feminists, Brutal, Muslim, Religion News
Ida Lichter, M.D.

Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?

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Why Do Obvious Reforms Never Happen? The Political Economy of Things

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Leadership, Europe, Poverty, Information, Africa, Economic Development, Oil, Crises, Reform, Latin-America, Asia, Subsidies, Technology, Unions, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Why is it that obvious reforms don't get done? Because behind every status-quo, there is a complex cobweb of vested interests of people, institutions, and corporations -- "actors" -- who would be hurt by change, so they stop it.

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Draft Hillary for 2016 Bid

Brent Budowsky | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Crony Capitalism, Reform, Bruce Springsteen, Working Class, 2016 Election, 2012 Election, Heartland America, Protest, Robert Kennedy, Arab Spring, Populist Century, Israeli Protests, Populist Movement, Equal Pay, Female Century, Protest Music, Barack Obama, Syrian Freedom Fighters, Inequality, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton 2016, Politics News
Brent Budowsky

Re-elect Barack Obama in 2012 and draft Hillary Clinton for 2016 to achieve an era of reform and realignment that will powerfully change history.

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NYPD's Stop and Frisk Practice Needs Reform

Jumaane D. Williams | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Nypd Stop and Frisk, Nypd Scandals, Reform, Stop and Frisk, Nypd, Debates, Racial Profiling, New York News
Jumaane D. Williams

Stop and frisk is an acceptable policing tool. That is not the question at hand. The question is whether the NYPD's current usage of stop and frisk is effective, legal and/or necessary.

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Davos 2012: Latin American Leaders Say Their Will Withstand Recession

AP | By NIKO PRICE | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Chile, Global Recession, European Economies, Politicians, Brazil, Bank of Mexico, International Bailouts, Davos, Mexico, Reform, Recession, Austerity, World Economic Forum, Video, Business News

DAVOS, Switzerland -- When the developed world sneezes, the old saying goes, Latin America catches a cold. But now, after decades of austerity and ref...

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Stop the City Hall Gold Rush

Austin Beutner | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Reform, Los Angeles City Council, Los Angeles, Salary, Ethics, LA City Hall, La Elected Officials, Los Angeles News
Austin Beutner

We more than generously compensate our city officials. They should return the favor with a guarantee to hold themselves to a higher standard of transparency and accountability than they now do.

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Nigeria's Chance for Reform

Alexandra Gillies | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Nigeria Oil, Nigeria, Nigeria Government, Reform, Petroleum, Umaru Yar'adua, Nnpc, Goodluck Jonathan, World News
Alexandra Gillies

It is not too late for Nigeria's government to make the end of its fuel subsidy the beginning of reform. Citizens will bear the cost of the higher fuel prices.

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Uncertain Peace in Burma's Shan State (PHOTOS)

Arthur Nazaryan | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Rebel, Shan, Myanmar, Offensive, Burma, Reform, Loi Tai Laeng, Ceasefire, Thailand, Burmese Military, Slidepollajax, World News
Arthur Nazaryan

Loi Tai Laeng straddles the line between war and peace. One side lies in a peaceful province of northern Thailand; the other in Burma's Shan State, which has been ravaged by decades of fighting.

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Make Congress Work! A "No Labels" Action Plan

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: No Labels Movement, Reform, Congress, Politics as Usual, Grassroots, Budget, No Labels, Politics News
Jonathan_Miller

Even in this winter of our political discontent and disunity, Americans are passionately united behind a simple idea: We're fed up with politics. An...

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Paulson's Actions Raise Serious Ethical Questions

Mike Quigley | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Corruption, Transparency, Treasury Department, Henry Paulson, Insider Trading, Reform, Wall Street, Politics News
Mike Quigley

At a time when trust in government is at an all time low, even the appearance of impropriety can undermine trust in vital public institutions like the Department of Treasury.

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D.C.'s Juvenile Justice System Sees Real Change

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Campaign for Youth Justice, Washington D.C. Washington DC, Policy Reform, New Beginnings Youth Development Center, DC Lawyers for Youth, Juvenile Justice, Youth Justice, Reform, Daniel Okonkwo, Rehabilitation, Maya Angelou Academy, Youth Incarceration, Oakhill Detention Center, Dcly, Notorious to Notable, Impact News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Sayre Quevedo In Washington D.C., the...

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Isn't That Already Illegal? Congressional Insider Trading

Lisa Gilbert | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Corruption, Kristen Gillibrand, Scott Brown, Congressional Insider Trading, Insider Trading, Stock Market, Louise Slaughter, Reform, Trading, Tim Walz, Sarah Palin, STOCK Act, Politics News
Lisa Gilbert

The fact that a little-known loophole permits members of Congress and their staffs to buy and sell stocks using insider information they might obtain through their official work rightly strikes most citizens as outrageous.

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Winners, Losers and the Beauty of Impact Analysis

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Africa, Equity, Gasoline Prices, Budget, World Bank, Reform, Latin-America, Subsidies, Development, Inequality, Fiscal, Impact, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Whether reforms follow or not, the uncovering the true meaning of what our leaders do, has irresistible appeal in-and-of itself. No wonder impact analysis has become almost an academic obsession to the new generation of economists.

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Overcoming Obstacles to Change

Eric Sheninger | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Leadership, Reform, Education, Change, Schools, Education Reform, Transformation, Education News
Eric Sheninger

Instead of focusing on broad-based initiatives we must look at factors that stifle the process of change at the school and/or district level.

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Streamlining Regulation: How to Reduce Rules without Reducing Competitiveness

Peter Fox-Penner, PhD | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Regulation, Reform, Michael Porter, Competitiveness, Business News
Peter Fox-Penner, PhD

Rather than impose moratoria on new rules, we should remove or replace sub-standard rules and improve the rulemaking process.

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Hurrah for Saudi Women and Their King!

Terry Kelhawk | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Arab World, Saudi Women, Islam, Women's Rights, Driving, Arab Spring, Women's Issues, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Reform, Arab Revolutions, World News
Terry Kelhawk

American women take for granted, and sometimes even bemoan, the soccer-mom type need for driving themselves and others around on errands. Yet for years, my Saudi friends in America have held out this commonplace activity as a hope.

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A Lighter Shade of Gray

Tom Squitieri | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: Elections, Reform, National Dialogue, Arab Spring, King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Bahrain, Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, World News
Tom Squitieri

As Bahrain wheezes and convulses in its uncertain steps, the gray is slowly emerging more in the reports of those spending at least a little time letting all the senses embrace.

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In Jordan Reform and Loyalty Mixed With Sports

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Citizenship, Jordan, Youtube, Parliament, Reform, Sports, King Abdullah II, Asian Basketball, Soccer, World News
Daoud Kuttab

After weeks of debate and accusations that reflect differences based on national origins, Jordanian nationalism received a major boost recently from a...

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Low and Slow: The Process of Reforming Government

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Federal Government, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, Reform, Innovation, Federal IT, Vivek Kundra, Usajobs, Politics News
Linda E. Brooks Rix

If you were asked to make a personal investment in an organization would you accept an investment plan that would take 10 years, billions of dollars, with the odds of success below 25 percent?

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Reform Congress - Save Ourselves

Daniel Hough Jones | Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Religion, Politics, Congress, Relationships, Advertising, Progressives, Dysfunctional Democracy, 112th Congress, Conversation, Reform, Dysfunctional Family, Influtrol, Communication, Politics News
Daniel Hough Jones

Thesis We live in a fragmented society. We are overwhelmed. Influtrol (a word I will be explaining) is a major cause. Influtrol has become endemic in ...

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The Ties That Blind: How The Most Powerful American Entities Have Brought The Country To Its Knees

Pete Subkoviak | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Corporate Interests, Globalization, Congress, Reform, Political Parties, Debt Ceiling, Spending Cuts, American Dream, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Pete Subkoviak

The very real benefits that corporations, unions, political parties, and the individuals within them have brought to our country, these are the ties that blind the American people from the true cause of our unrest.

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The Call to Generation X to Reform Health Care

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Hospice, Aging, Dying, End of Life Care, Gen X, Generation X, Health-of-Baby-Boomer-Generation, Reform, Old Age, Sherwin B. Nuland, Healthcare Reform, Daniel Callahan, Baby Boomers, Caregiving, Death, Politics News
Rev. Amy Ziettlow

I recently commented on Facebook that in 20 years I will be in my late 50s, caring for my elderly baby boomer parents, and trying to pay for the young...

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America's Other Deficit

Harry Kresky | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Independent Voters, Jackie Salit, IndependentVoting.Org, Reform, Partisanship, Independent Party, Politics News
Harry Kresky

Republican presidential candidates blamed President Obama for the downgrade. In so doing they demonstrated the very hyper partisanship that so concerned the S&P analysts.

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Time for Sunshine in Sacramento

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Debt, California, Economic Crisis, Sacramento, Reform, Bipartisan, Budget Crisis, Gridlock, Los Angeles, California Legislature, Unemployment, Open Records Act, Open Government, Sunshine Laws, California Assembly, Los Angeles Times, Initiative, Tea Party, Portantino, Los Angeles News
Hoyt Hilsman

Would you believe that, after the recent scandals in California around illegal compensation and government secrecy, the California legislature is keeping the budgets of legislators and legislative committees secret?

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Tyler Kingkade

Educators Worry Teachers Are Not Getting Adequate Training, Evaluation

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Education, House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Loebsack, No Child Left Behind, Teacher Evaluation, Race to the Top, Reform, Teachers, George Miller, Joe Heck, Education News

WASHINGTON -- Education leaders told a House committee Wednesday to focus on crafting comprehensive blueprint for teacher evaluations as Congress move...

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