“Climate change hype has grave real world consequences. It gets rich countries to adopt silly policies and to impose devastating eco-imperialism on poor countries. The world's rich millions can afford environmental extremism; its poor billions can't. Climate change pseudo-science about human causality has been exposed repeatedly. What's less appreciated is that there aren't more natural disasters in need of an explanation.” WorldNeedsHumansHas BeensRealCountryNaturalPoorMillionsRichPolicyConsequenceClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeBillionsSillyDisasterGravesExplanationReal WorldExposedImperialismAppreciatedExtremismHypeGet RichPseudoEcoNatural DisasterCausalityPoor CountriesRich Countries Author:Leon Louw
“Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's strategy is to lead from behind. It sounds like what he is outlining is not to lead at all. We cannot continue to outsource foreign policy. We must lead. We are the most powerful nation in the world. We need to begin to act like it, again.” WorldNeedsNationsSoundPowerfulBehindsPolicyStrategyClintonBarackMost PowerfulForeign PolicyOutlining Author:Marco Rubio
“The focus ought to be on the single fact that Hillary Clinton wants to double down on a failed foreign policy and we need to be united to defeat that because we're going to be in a place that is far less secure than it is today.” WantNeedsFactsTodayUnitedFocusPolicyOughtClintonDefeatSecureForeign Policy Author:Jeb Bush
“Trickle down economics is a fraud. Giving tax breaks to the rich and large corporations does not create jobs. It simply makes the rich richer, enlarges the deficit and increases income and wealth inequality. We need economic policies which benefit working families, not the billionaire class.” NeedsGivingDoeJobsWealthClassBreakRichEconomicPolicyTaxesBenefitsEconomicsIncreaseIncomeInequalityCorporationsFraudDeficitBillionaireEconomic PolicyTax BreaksTrickle DownWealth InequalityTrickle Down Economics Author:Bernie Sanders
“We need American foreign policy that tells the world very clearly that it is bad to be our enemy and good to be our friend.” WorldNeedsEnemyPolicyForeign PolicyAmerican Foreign Policy Author:Marco Rubio
“The American middle class, it seems to me, is looking to politicians now to satisfy a pretty basic - and urgent - level of need. Yet people in the upper middle class - with their excellent health benefits, schools, salaries, retirement plans, nannies and private afterschool programs - have journeyed so far from that level of need that, it often seems to me, they literally cannot hear what resonates with the middle class. That creates a problematic blind spot for those who write, edit or produce what comes to be known about our politicians and their policies.” PeopleNeedsWritingSeemsSchoolLevelsKnownClassPlansMiddlePolicyProducePoliticianBenefitsProgramBlindSpotsExcellentMiddle ClassRetirementUrgentSalaryEditsNanniesBlind SpotsHealth BenefitsUpper Middle Class Author:Judith Warner
“My view of foreign policy is that we need to be careful and circumspect about United States intervention in any foreign nation.” NeedsStatesNationsUnitedViewsUnited StatesPolicyCarefulBe CarefulForeign PolicyIntervention Author:Michele Bachmann
“You don't see a positive culture, stability among teachers, or leadership. We don't focus enough in our policies on creating conditions to educating kids with the greatest needs. There is no state that does that.” NeedsDoeStatesEnoughKidsCultureFocusTeacherConditionsPolicyCreatingStability Author:Pedro Noguera
“Locally lived hip-hop culture that is giving many of America's youth the tool they need to survive and thrive in America, in the face of public policy that have written too many young people off.” PeopleNeedsGivingAmericaFacesYoungCultureWrittenPolicyYouthToolsHip HopHipsThriveHopsPublic Policy Author:Bakari Kitwana
“There's a bigger question again about how to do prevention. It's not simply about putting out the early warning. The early warning was put out on Abyei; everybody knew that this was coming. This was intentional, and still it happened. So this idea that we fail to stop these things because there's not awareness about them, or that we need better early warning information, I'm increasingly skeptical of. I think it's about how you move that information into the policy process.” ThinkingNeedsStillsIdeasMovingProcessFailingHappenedAwarenessInformationPolicyBiggerWarningSkepticalPrevention Author:Rebecca Hamilton
“Investors don't like uncertainty. The market is telling us that they need certainty, they need to see where the economy is heading. If the government is committed to continue the Open Door policy, they will need to come up with concrete policies and execution steps to increase confidence.” IfsNeedsGovernmentStepsEconomyDoorsPolicyIncreaseCome UpCommittedCertaintyUncertaintyInvestorsConcreteExecutionHeadings Author:Zhang Xin
“Somehow a U.N. resolution about Syria puts us where we need to be? I think it is a reflection of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's beliefs that our foreign policy gets set by others.” ThinkingNeedsBeliefPolicyReflectionClintonBarackResolutionForeign PolicySyria Author:Carly Fiorina
“I would like to say is that to be truly American and represent American ideals you need to consider yourself a citizen of the world. American policy has gone contrary to that ideal. The Bush Administration is bent on making the world submit to "Americanism" instead of becoming a member of the world community. This orchestration comes from the very top of the Administration and has pushed America into a corner. So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.” WorldNeedsTryingSeemsAmericaCommunityGonePolicyBecomingCitizensConflictMembersIdealsCornersContraryAdministrationSubmitBentAmericanismOrchestration Author:Chuck D
“By 1938, Eleanor Roosevelt was so angry at FDR's policies, she writes a book called This Troubled World. And it is actually a point-by-point rebuttal of her husband's foreign policy. We need collective security. We need a World Court. We need something like the League of Nations. We need to work together to fight fascism. We need embargoes against aggressor nations, and we need to name aggressor nations. All of which is a direct contradiction of FDR's policies.” WorldNeedsWritingBookTogetherFightingNamesNationsSecurityPolicyHusbandDirectAngryCourtLeagueContradictionCollectivesWorking TogetherFascismForeign PolicyEleanorAggressorsLeague Of NationsRebuttalCollective Security Author:Blanche Wiesen Cook
“But it could be that we, as early as spring, will need to embark on a new policy in order to save one of the cornerstones of European politics: personal freedom of movement.” NeedsOrderPolicyMovementSpringCornerstonesPersonal Freedom Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“We need to move forward, from the common currency to the banking union to a common financial policy and, in the middle-term, to a common foreign and security policy. That will take time, because we need to figure out how to deal with those countries that don't always want a more tightly integrated European Union.” WantNeedsCountryMovingTermDealsCommonMiddleSecurityFiguresPolicyUnionsFinancialMoving ForwardTake TimeCurrencyBankingIntegratedEuropean Union Author:Paolo Gentiloni
“If you're running to be president of the United States, you can't just tell people you're going to make America great again. I think you need to begin to explain exactly how you're going to do it policy-wise. We're not going to win a general election with a candidate that refuses to detail policy.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsStatesRunningAmericaWinningPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWisePolicyElectionDetailsRefuseCandidatesGeneral Elections Author:Marco Rubio
“Look, in any system, you want highly ethical people who really understand issues to form policies and make tough decisions. You need all the right people in the room. But there's a general view in Washington now by many politicians that if you ever were on this side, you're conflicted for being on that side.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsLooksFormSidesDecisionRoomsViewsIssuesPolicyPoliticianToughEthicalTough Decisions Author:Jamie Dimon
“They have a policy in China for their big companies called "Go abroad." It's a rational thing for both the company and the country to say, "We want big, successful companies." Particularly in areas where they need it: agriculture, energy, technology. I think banking, too. One or two have bought a trading house. Some have already begun expanding around the world. Of course they're going to have those ambitions. Why wouldn't they? They're just doing it methodically. It's a logical strategy and, well-executed, they will succeed.” ThinkingWorldWantNeedsWellsTwoCountryBigsCoursesHouseEnergyCompanyTechnologySuccessfulPolicySucceedAmbitionAreasStrategyChinaRationalAround The WorldLogicalAgricultureTradingBankingExpandingBig CompaniesSuccessful Company Author:Jamie Dimon
“The one instrument that has relative political autonomy is monetary policy. Central banks do not need to go to Congress to get approval for an interest rate hike.” NeedsPoliticalInterestPolicyInstrumentsRateCongressRelativeApprovalAutonomyMonetaryInterest RateCentral BanksMonetary Policy Author:Mohamed El-Erian
“Often we need to use policy to level the playing field, or to be sure that a technology is managed in a responsible way.” WayNeedsUseLevelsTechnologyPolicyFieldsResponsiblePlaying Fields Author:Ramez Naam
“Here you had John McCain and Lindsey Graham in a very principled way standing up and defending Barack Obama. You had people like Gene Robinson and a lot of other liberals, who said, and this I personally agree with, however flawed Rand Paul was as a messenger, we need a debate about this. The administration has not been forthcoming enough about its drone policy.” PeopleWayNeedsSaidEnoughPolicyStandingAgreeDebateAdministrationBarackGenesFlawedMessengersMccainDronesPrincipledForthcoming Author:E. J. Dionne
“It is like using a smoke screen, the same thing for an individual. The topic here is Islam. If French politicians are no longer talking about Islam, they know they will have to talk about something else, which brings the spotlight on their inefficiency. They will have to talk about domestic social and economic issues and they will have to justify their foreign policy, which is obviously something they need to avoid at all costs.” IfsKnowsNeedsIndividualSocialTalkingIssuesEconomicPolicyPoliticianCostIslamScreensSmokeJustifyForeign PolicyTopicsSpotlightInefficiencyEconomic Issues Author:Tariq Ramadan
“We are not shrinking from talking to Saudis or anyone else in the region, but it is up to each nation in the region to decide on its own how it will proceed and at what pace. There are other nations in the region that had similar policies to Saudi Arabia that are starting to make changes, such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Morocco. And so it takes time but when you see the need for such changes, then changes tend to follow.” NeedsNationsTalkingPolicyStartingRegionsPaceTake TimeMaking ChangesArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisShrinkingIt Takes TimeMoroccoKuwaitQatarBahrain Author:Colin Powell
“We need to recognize that although terrorism is real, there are many other dangers out there. And terrorism should not be the only driver or necessarily the leading driver of our foreign policy and especially of our domestic politics.” NeedsShouldRealDangerPolicyTerrorismDriversForeign Policy Author:Daniel Byman
“We need to tap into new issues. There's a way to resurrect the sound policies of our party, but also to look toward new issues - kitchen-table issues like the rising cost of education. I think that's a winning issue for Republicans.” ThinkingWayNeedsLooksWinningSoundPartyIssuesPolicyRepublicanCostTablesKitchenRisingKitchen TableCost Of Education Author:Andrea Tantaros
“You also need to show a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to impropriety. That's one of the things, again, that Republicans left on the table as a missed opportunity.” NeedsShowsOpportunityLeftPolicyRepublicanTablesToleranceZeroMissed OpportunityZero Tolerance Author:Andrea Tantaros
“I have been working with the World Health Organization since 1989 in an effort to redefine approaches to contraceptive introduction. This has given me the opportunity to insist that strategies for research and policy development must simultaneously address people's needs, the capacity of programs to provide good quality of care, and the range of technological options available.” PeopleWorldNeedsHas BeensCareOpportunityGivenEffortQualityPolicyDevelopmentApproachResearchCapacityProgramOrganizationStrategyAvailableRangeAddressesTechnologicalIntroductionGood QualityContraceptivesWorld HealthWorld Health Organization Author:Ruth Simmons
“If instead policy makers and program managers participate in an interdisciplinary assessment team, make informal visits to local families and have in-depth conversations with local providers and health authorities, the real needs and complex challenges of organizing good reproductive health services become apparent.The first country that implemented this participatory program of assessment, research and policy development was Brazil. I was one of the outsiders who provided support to the initiative.” IfsNeedsFirstsRealCountryChallengesSupportTeamPolicyDevelopmentConversationAuthorityResearchProgramComplexesDepthLocalsManagersMakersInitiativeOutsidersAssessmentBrazilProvidersPolicy MakersReproductive HealthHealth ServicesInterdisciplinary Author:Ruth Simmons
“I think too many politicians are not listening to the men and women they represent, and if we're going to change the path America is on, we have got to be fighting for policies not that benefit the giant corporations and the banks and the special interests and the lobbyists, which is what Washington focuses on every day, but instead every policy needs to focus on the working men and women, the truck drivers and the steelworkers, and the young people.” PeopleIfsThinkingMenNeedsAmericaYoungFightingInterestPathFocusSpecialPolicyHe ManListeningPoliticianBenefitsMen And WomenCorporationsGiantsDriversTruckSpecial InterestsLobbyistsWorking ManTruck Driver Author:Ted Cruz
“Since it took up office, the Commission which I lead has pursued a clear policy: we need less interference from Brussels when it comes to the things that Member States can deal with better on their own. That is why we no longer regulate oil cans or showerheads, but concentrate instead on what we can do better together rather than alone - such as tackling the refugee crisis or securing our external borders. Only in that way can we make people feel that Europe makes a tangible difference.” PeopleWayNeedsFeelsStatesTogetherCan DoDifferencesDealsClearPolicyMembersOfficeEuropeCrisisOilBordersRefugeePursuedTangibleInterferenceTacklingRefugee CrisisBrusselsBetter Together Author:Jean-Claude Juncker
“When I became Prime Minister, I looked back on what was done before – what were the policies and actions before – and I thought that I need to be critical if I’m going to do anything at all.” IfsNeedsDoneActionPolicyCriticalMinistersPrimePrime Minister Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump basically share a policy of brute military strength. And both, I think, make a lot of Americans uneasy about our foreign policy going forward, which needs a frank discussion. Likewise on the issue of student debt and the future of our younger generation.” ThinkingNeedsIssuesGenerationsShareMilitaryPolicyStudentsTrumpClintonDebtDiscussionForeign PolicyFrankBrutesUneasyYounger Generation Author:Jill Stein
“[Donald] Trump is the only Republican candidate in the last seven cycles to understand all three legs of the foreign policy stool - the three crucial elements of our foreign policy, what they need to be - and they are trade, war, and immigration.” NeedsWarLastsThreePolicyTrumpRepublicanElementsTradeSevenLegsImmigrationCandidatesCyclesCrucialForeign PolicyStoolsThree Legs Author:Rush Limbaugh
“We will discard the failed policies and division of the past and embrace true American change to rebuild our economy, rebuild our inner cities - they need help so desperately - and rebuild our country. We will bring back our jobs, and we will not let our jobs go to other countries.” NeedsCountryHelpingJobsPastCitiesEconomyPolicyEmbraceOur CountryDivisionOther CountriesNeed HelpInner City Author:Donald Trump
“Policy makers, like most people, normally feel that they already know all the psychology and all the sociology they are likely to need for their decisions. I don't think they are right, but that's the way it is.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayNeedsFeelsDecisionPsychologyPolicyMakersSociologyPolicy Makers Author:Daniel Kahneman
“We need to have an honest conversation about the policies that are generating opportunity and prosperity.” NeedsOpportunityHonestPolicyConversationProsperity Author:Daniel Garza
“I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And for that, we need a fast-expanding economy.” PeopleNeedsPurposeEconomyEconomicPolicyDevelopmentUltimateExpandingAlways BelieveEconomic PolicyBasic Needs Author:Manmohan Singh
“We're now on the precipice of having a potentially much better economy, but the last thing we need to do is to go back to the policies that failed us in the first place.” NeedsFirstsLastsEconomyPolicyPrecipice Author:Hillary Clinton
“We need an effective American diplomacy that will marshall the resources of nations in the Asian Pacific Rim to put pressure on North Korea, on Kim Jong-un, to abandon his nuclear ambitions. It has to remain the policy of the United States of America, the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, plain and simple.” NeedsStatesAmericaNationsSimpleUnitedUnited StatesPolicyAmbitionResourcesPressureNuclearAbandonUnited States Of AmericaDiplomacyAsianKoreaNorth KoreaKoreanPacificKimRimsPlain And SimplePeninsulas Author:Mike Pence
“We need to give the private sector many more powerful incentives to do research and development, to bring ideas and new discoveries to market in Canada, and commercialize them here, and stay here through successive stages of growth. But they can only do it with better government policies that give them more powerful incentive.” NeedsGivingIdeasGovernmentGrowthPowerfulStagePolicyDevelopmentResearchDiscoveryCanadaIncentivesPrivate SectorResearch And DevelopmentNew DiscoveriesGovernment Policy Author:Chris Alexander
“I think we have to be very sensitive to our need to compete, moving forward, and a lot of that is tied to tax policy.” ThinkingNeedsMovingPolicyTaxesMoving ForwardSensitiveTied Author:Jon Huntsman, Jr.
“His [Donald Trump] urban policy is stop and frisk, law and order. And we need investment and development.” NeedsLawOrderPolicyDevelopmentTrumpInvestmentUrbanLaw And OrderStop And Frisk Author:Jesse Jackson
“If my campaign is not in the debate, we will not be talking about how we really fix this problem of endless and expanding war, why we need to cut the military budget by 50%, why we need to bring back our troops scattered overseas, the police force of the world, in over a hundred countries, something like eight hundred bases, but who's counting, why we need to basically bring those troops home and why we need to stop this policy of regime change, these wars on terror, which only create more terror. This needs to be debated.” IfsWorldNeedsWarCountryProblemHomeForceTalkingCuttingMilitaryPolicyHundredBasesPoliceTerrorEightCampaignsDebateEndlessBudgetsRegimesTroopsExpandingCountingWar On TerrorOur TroopsPolice ForceRegime ChangeMilitary Budget Author:Jill Stein