The Economics of Storing Carbon
Ultimately, until the standing forest is worth more than what it’s cleared for, large-scale conservation is probably a losing fight. This is potentially where the international carbon market comes in. The Bush administration has done a good job of convincing Americans that the Kyoto Protocol has failed (even though its effects cannot be measured yet).…
Whither Amazonia?
A new generation of forest-friendly political leaders has emerged in parts of the Amazon.
Share the Credit
Why extending income tax credits to payroll tax payers should be the next big idea in American politics — politically unassailable, progressive economics on a grand scale.
Unrequited Love: Musings on Girls Gone Mild
Author Wendy Shalit wrongly blames lenient baby-boomer parents and third- wave feminists for the hyper- sexual culture that surrounds young women.
First Gonzales, then Bush
Impeachment should be a serious option — with an intermediary step.
The Myth of the Balanced Court
In 1980, John Paul Stevens stood at the center of the Supreme Court. Today, he is its most left-wing member — and he hasn’t changed.
The Search for Solutions
From indigenous people to carbon traders, concerned groups have stepped up the fight to save the Amazon.
Deforestation and Global Markets
An Amazonian dilemma: Brazil has become a global producer, and China a global consumer.
Every Fight Tells a Story
Democrats are trying to keep political conflicts small and manageable, while Republicans keep trying to make them bigger.
Young, Black, and Post-Civil Rights
There’s a new generation of African American political leaders, and they aren’t confining their careers to black districts — they’re calling for race-blind, not race-based, policies.
Road Pictures for Our Time
Filmmaker Michael Winterbottom is that rare Western artist who can depict the streets of Tehran and Karachi. It’s movie stars that trip him up.
The Shielded Guianas
The global economy discovers the most obscure corner of the rainforest.
Climate Change and the Forest
Warming breeds drought, drought breeds fires, fires release carbon, carbon breeds warming.
The Trouble with Impeachment
Bush and Cheney merit impeachment and conviction — that doesn’t make it a good idea.
Till the Cows Come Home
Once economically marginal, cattle ranching in the Amazon now yields big bucks.
Windfall or Wipeout?
If Democrats win in ’08, they might inherit a messy economic situation. The question is, will they still have the nerve to think big?
The Role of the Public Sector
Concerted governmental policies to protect the forest have been few and far between.
Better Governance
Expanding the network of protected areas and better environmental-law enforcement can help to curb deforestation.
Biodiversity in Jeopardy
There are more life forms in Amazonia than anyplace else. But by the end of this century, there may be many fewer.
What Worker Rights Can Do
It’s in the interest of those who favor free trade to see that worker rights are a fixture in trade agreements.
This Year’s Charade
Mitt Romney may be campaigning as the compassionate conservative, but, as George W. Bush has shown, winning the right wing’s backing guarantees a right-wing president.
All Trivial! All the Time!
From John Edwards’ $400 haircuts to Hillary Clinton’s cleavage to Barack Obama’s swimming trunks, the line between political journalism and the gossip pages appears to have broken down.
The Fractured Landscape
A road here and a cattle ranch there imperil more than the immediate vicinity.
Which Kind of Economics?
Economist Bryan Caplan confuses reality with ideology, to unfortunate effect; economist Richard Freeman calls for open-source unions, which might just point the way to a revival of the labor movement.
Tomorrow’s Amazonia
As farming, ranching, and logging shrink the globe’s great rainforest, the planet heats up. A Prospect special report on the assaults on, and the efforts to protect, the Amazon.
Deforestation and Poor Amazonians
Brazil’s forest dwellers, often its best stewards, are trying hard to make a living from the standing forest.
