Red gold: the solution to Afghanistan’s opium addiction

Tackling the ongoing and growing opium trade in Afghanistan must be a priority for American policymakers.

By Sonali Pillay | Apr 5 07:55 pm ET

Tackling the ongoing and growing opium trade in Afghanistan must be a priority for American policymakers.

Stimulating Confidence

Americans sat bewildered last Tuesday watching Timothy Geithner’s remarks, a series of vagaries culminating in incomprehensible simplifications of the stimulus plan, including the “Bad Bank” and a “stress test” to analyze the balance sheets of banks in need of assistance.

By Sonali Pillay | Feb 17 10:45 pm ET

Americans sat bewildered last Tuesday watching Timothy Geithner’s remarks, a series of vagaries culminating in incomprehensible simplifications of the stimulus plan, including the “Bad Bank” and a “stress test” to analyze the balance sheets of banks in need of assistance.