Current Events
by David Heenan
The United States has always attracted talented immigrants who created wealth and intellectual capital for their adopted nation. Today, more than half of the Ph.D.s working in the U.S. are foreign born. Immigrant brainpower has never shone brighter. There's just one problem: Now it's going home.
by Nancy J. Altman
In the chaotic aftermath of September 11th, millions of Americans reached into their pockets to contribute to the red Cross and other charitable organizations assisting victims' families. But the most immediate, sustained, and generous support came from Social Security.
by Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed explored the lives of low-wage workers. Now, in Bait and Switch, she enters another hidden realm of the economy: the shadowy world of the white-collared unemployed.
by Matthew R. Simmons
Without question, Saudi Arabian oil fields provide the rest of the world with its most plentiful, low-cost oil resource. The question is how long can they continue to keep these critical pipelines open. Twilight in the Desert answers that question with keen examination instead of unsubstantiated posturing.
by Nick Kochan
Money laundering schemes are used to fund terrorists, evade taxes, sell arms, or accumulate obscene amounts of wealth. They divert money from every honest person into the pockets of criminals.
