Current Affairs

How to Stop the Spies, Terrorists, Hackers, and Criminals You Don't Even Know You Encounter Every Day 

"Spies Among Us reads like a Robert Ludlum novel, [and] it’s riveting because it’s all true. If you’ve got a social security number, you need to read this book whether you’re a CEO or a grandmother. Winkler reveals the top threats to our personal and national security, with lots of straight-forward advice on how to protect yourself."

–Soledad O'Brien, CNN

Featuring the most popular feature of 2600 The Hacker Quarterly, this book plunges into the actual dialog between hackers. Similar to Mitnick's, Art of Deception for content and audience, Dear Hacker is scheduled to publish for Goldstein's 8^th Global Hacker Conference in NYC July 2010

WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday nominated Dr. Donald M. Berwick, a health policy expert, to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which runs health programs insuring nearly one-third of all Americans.

A psychiatry expert, who has nearly 200 published papers to his name, is on a mission to test his new theory of evidence-based flying (EBF), which he hopes will help him to achieve minimum delays and maximum upgrades.

Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy is the perfect companion to Lewis Carroll's classic book and director Tim Burton's March 2010 remake of Alice in Wonderland.

Richard O. Davies Presents the Top Ten American Sports Rivalries

Lifelong Learning and Community Action for Older Adults

The Australian Government Administration will release a blueprint in early 2010, outlining reform policies that will equip the Australian Public Service with the necessary tools it needs to meet the challenges it would face in a time of changing public expectations, technology and demands.

Economists have begun calling the years from 1999 to 2009 “the lost decade” because America’s net gain in jobs was zero.  We just lived through a period with no increase in jobs, despite every decade since WWII ending with at least a twenty-percent increase.  We’re pulling out of the recession now, but no one expects the job market to get back to normal for years.  What happened? Where did all the jobs go?

The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Ethics and Violence

New book discusses the overlap between current affairs, political, and religious debate

Are Women Set Up for Failure in Politics and Business?

Quickly, and easily, discover what’s happening from Hollywood to Wall Street and beyond with new portable Twitter directory

Despite China’s rapid economic ascent and recent financial policy shifts, the Renminbi (RMB) is unlikely to evolve into a world currency in the near future, according to a study in China and World Economy.

According to a recent WSJ/NBC News poll the tea party movement currently boasts higher favorability ratings than either the Democratic or Republican Parties. Could this be true? Yes, in fact the “tea party movement” is one of the biggest news stories of 2009 and may be one of the most significant political movements of our time.

A practical guide to the learning our students need to thrive in our times

New training package evaluates emotional intelligence for the workplace.

The new book by John Wiley and Sons, EXCESS: Anti-consumerism in the West offers an insightful analysis of anti-consumerism by questioning the belief that consumerism is the underlying condition for economic prosperity and is thus a permanent and systemic imperative to the modern civilization.

India by Design - The Pursuit of Luxury and Fashion unveils this culturally complex and dynamic market via a series of interviews with Luxury and Fashion Experts both in India and in Europe. With a view of the "New India," it concentrates on the global Luxury & Fashion Brands emerging market in India with explanations on the country's fashion and luxury heritage from the past and bringing it into the present and future in a new and uniquely Indian way.

China’s unique economic environment has allowed it to ride through the recent financial crisis relatively unscathed. According to a study in China and World Economy published by Wiley-Blackwell, China should be able to offset the adverse impact of external shocks, putting the economy back on track to resume its strong economic growth.