MICHAEL SHANK

Incisive, Principled Analysis of Global Conflicts

Economy


Violence and Violence-Containment's $460 Billion Price Tag,
The Hill, April 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Increasing the Peace Can Reduce the Debt,
Roll Call, April 2, 2012.   READ ARTICLE


World Bank Needs Jeffrey Sachs,
The Hill, March 1, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Germany's Lessons for U.S. - Keep Faith With Workers,
CNN, February 24, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Candidates Should Address Cost of Violence in Primary States,
The Hill, February 17, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Candidates Should Campaign for Cure to State's Economic Crisis, Not Just Caucus Votes
,
Politico, February 10-12, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Will Republicans Suggest an Economic Cure in Nevada?
Al Jazeera, February 4, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Measuring the Cost of Violence
, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 12, 2012.  READ ARTICLE


Peace on Earth: A Good Way to Slash the Deficit
, CSR Wire, December 29, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Replacing Short-Sighted, Short-Term Extensions with Radical Reform and Restructuring
, Politico, December 23, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


House Punt on Payroll Deal Highlights Need for Radical Reform
, Huffington Post, December 21, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


A Peace Dividend We Should All Want
, The Hill, December 21, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Eight Ingredients for a Peaceful Society
, Christian Science Monitor, December 19, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


A Jobs Plan for Post-Qaddafi Libya
, Politico, December 4, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


The True Cost of War
, Washington Life Magazine, December 2, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


In Aftermath of Supercommittee Failure, Macro View Needed for Future Economic Reforms
, CSR Wire, November 28, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Diagnosing the Supercommittee
, Politico, November 25, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Top Political Book of 2011: The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
, Politico, November 24, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


US Can Contribute By Acknowledging Cuba's Reforms
, Financial Times, November 23, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


It is Time for a More Distributive Tax System
, Politico, November 20, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Economic Reforms Key to Resetting the US-Cuba Relationship
, CSR Wire, November 16, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Tax Loophole Exploitation Exacerbates Income Inequality in US
, CSR Wire, November 13, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Economic Reforms Herald Cuba's New Resolve
, Politico, November 12, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Governor Kasich Chastened?
Politico, November 9, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Republican Reasoning: Why 2008 Was the Year for Occupying and Protesting Wall Street
, Huffington Post, October 12, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Why 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests? America's High Rates of Poverty and Income Inequality
, Huffington Post, October 11, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


America Cannot Afford Such Inequality, The Guardian, October 5, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


To the Super Committee: Pentagon Corruption in the Millions, Time to Cut Defense Contracting, Huffington Post, October 5, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Want to Cut Big Government Abuses? Start with Defense Contracting
, The Guardian, August 6, 2011. READ ARTICLE


The Costly Errors of America's Wars
, The Guardian, July 25, 2011.  READ ARTICLE


Peace is Profitable: Time for the US to Invest, Christian Science Monitor, July 11, 2011.  READ ARTICLE