Over the past two-and-a-half months, the running story of labor unrest across China has graced the cover of the Economist, sparked a debate forum in the New York Times, and warranted a special In-depth
The Next Pandemic–Author Q&A
John M. Barry, is the author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History(Viking, 2004), a study of the 1918 pandemic. He has advised both the Bush and Obama administrations, as well as World Health Organization officials on influenza outbreaks.
How many constitutions will it take?
Azubuike Ishiekwene, a member of the editorial board of World Policy Journal, has been an investigative reporter and a features writer. He has served as the executive publications director of Punch and is the author of Nuhu Ribadu, a book on Nigeria’s stalled anti-corruption war.
The Next Pandemic
John M. Barry, Distinguished Scholar at the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, is the author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History (Viking, 2004), a study of the 1918 pandemic that was named by the National Academies of Science the year’s outstanding book.
Health Care in France on $3,000 a Year
Hala Kodmani is a French journalist, former editor-in-chief of France 24 and author of Les Français Sans Peine (Le Manuscrit.com, 2004).
As the Green Economy Grows, the ‘Dirty Rich’ are Fading Away
By David Callahan in the Washington Post
Health Care in Brazil on $300 a Year
Jeb Blount began reporting from Brazil nearly 20 years ago and currently serves as Rio de Janeiro reporter for Platts.
World Policy on Air: Belinda Cooper
World Policy Institute project director on Turkey talks about this nation as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East, about international justice from Cambodia to the Holocaust.
Is India The World’s Worst Place to Die?
Health care in India is lacking. While 90 percent of the population is uninsured, the government is responsible for just 17 percent of health care spending. In fellow BRIC nations Brazil and China, that number is 40 percent.