2008 CHANGE FOR AMERICA is produced by the Center for American Progress (CAP). Founded by John Podesta, who is running the Obama transition team, the CAP aims to become for the Obama Administration what the Heritage Foundation was for the Reagan Administration -- the comprehensive policy vision.

2009 Great reporting -- the story of the idiotic "efficient market theory" and its utter failure to account for the real operation of markets. The moral of the story, of course, is that stronger regulations are needed!

2009 The latest from Peter Singer, one of today's most influential philosophers, an argument that those of us living comfortable middle class lives should help the poorest in the world. (I saw Singer on Colbert last night, 3/12/09, and I thank Colbert & his producers for helping promote this important book!)

2009 George Soros with his analysis of the financial crisis.

2008 Reich, Labor Secretary in the Clinton Administration, with an insightful analysis of the current nature of capitalism.

2008 The hole Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld dug, and how to get out.

Bartels presents solid evidence that Democrats favor the working and middle class while in office more than the Republicans. Therefore 2009 should mark an improvement for most of us, based on 20th century history!

2008) It seems that we might finally be turning a corner toward clean, renewable energy! I don't share Krupp's pro-nuclear position, but this has the basics right -- we need clean, zero-carbon energy to stop global warming, and renewable energy because we're about to (or already have!) hit the global Hubbert's Peak for oil.

2009) Brilliant analysis of insurgency and counterinsurgency strategy, focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan. If the U.S. is going to wage counterinsurgency, it must be done intelligently, not as in Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld's idiotic Global War on Terrorism.

2006) Homer-Dixon looks beyond the unimaginable, the decline and fall of the American-led world-system.

2008) combining saving the environment and providing "green-collar" jobs

Lustick was interviewed for Fallows's great piece in Atlantic called WE WON. He argues for an end to a failed strategy, the GWOT.

SEE MY REVIEW) The German economist and parliamentarian boldly advances the way forward through the renewable energy transition!

engaged Buddhist perspectives

SEE MY REVIEW) This is a very smart analysis for anyone to the Left of the Democrats. Domhoff argues we should work through the Dems, not Third parties.

Doug Massey, a sociologist, with a manifesto and strategy for fighting liberals. 3 cheers for public intellectuals, especially when they're sociologists!

Examination of a crucial reason for the U.S. occupation of Iraq -- making sure petro-euros don't replace petrodollars.

Sachs has gone from enforcing austerity plans on the backs of the poor to fighting global poverty -- hurrah!

Economic inequality is extreme & growing rapidly in America. 3 political scientists show how politics interacts with demography & economics to increase inequality.

Non-technical summary for a general audience of the massive research showing that societies with more economic inequality are less healthy.