How has British and U.S. desire to control Iraqi oil shaped the country’s recent history?
China: The Optimistic BRIC
How does traveling in China change one’s ideas about Chinese communism?
U.S. Dollar Decline as a National Strategy?
Is relying on a weak dollar really a promising economic strategy? Why would it not work as advertised?
Another American Dream
How do North America's aboriginal communities approach the global challenges of the 21st century?
U.S. Futures and Out-of-Control Deficits
Does the United States have to worry about a currency crash, just as the United Kingdom experienced in 1956?
Imagining a Post-Dollar World
Are the dollar’s days as the global reserve currency numbered?
Berlin 1961: Staring Down a Soviet Tank’s Barrel
How did a tense scene at Checkpoint Charlie in 1961 almost lead to nuclear war?
History of the Future
What do current conditions in rich countries tell us about the world’s future?
Who Was the Richest Person Ever?
Marcus Crassus, John D. Rockefeller, Carlos Slim, Mikhail Khodorovsky — who’s the richest of them all?
Wangari Maathai: Independence — Kenya’s and My Own
How did Wangari Maathai help change the social landscape of Africa?























