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Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:15 GMT

Stories by Jim Lobe

A proud native of Seattle, Washington, Jim Lobe received a university degree with highest honours in history at Williams College and a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law). He joined IPS in 1979 and opened its Washington, D.C. bureau in 1980, and won the IPS Award for Excellence in Independent Journalism in 2003 and 2004. Lobe has worked for IPS from Washington for most of the past 23 years.

U.S.
Tea Party Loses in Fight with Big Business
by Jim Lobe*
For leaders of the right-wing populist &com;Tea Party&com; who have bragged about their growing influence – if not domination – of the Republican Party, the past week's battle over the future of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im) has been a humbling experience.

U.S. Arms Sale Sends Wrong Signal to Bahrain, Groups Say
by Jim Lobe*
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is sending the wrong signal to the government of Bahrain in proceeding with a partial sale of new arms to Manama, according to human rights activists and some lawmakers here.

U.S.
Obama Comes Out For Same-Sex Marriage
by Jim Lobe*
U.S. President Barack Obama Wednesday declared his support for same-sex marriage, becoming the first sitting president to do so and thrusting the issue into the centre of his campaign for re-election.

Target U.S. Foreign Aid More Selectively Amidst Austerity
by Jim Lobe*
Given the likely persistence of political pressure to reduce the yawning federal deficit, the United States – whether under President Barack Obama or his presumed Republican challenger, Mitt Romney – must be more selective in its foreign aid programme, according to a new report released here Tuesday by two influential think tanks.

U.S. Should Forge "New Partnership" With Turkey, Report Says
by Jim Lobe
Major changes that have swept both Turkey and its neighbourhood since the Cold War require Washington to forge a &com;new partnership&com; with Ankara, according to a new report released Tuesday by the influential Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).

Calls Mount for Stronger U.S. Stance as Bahrain Resists Reform
by Jim Lobe*
Citing growing violence and polarisation along sectarian lines, human rights groups and independent experts here are urging Washington to exert more pressure on the government of Bahrain to free political prisoners and launch a serious dialogue with its opposition on major democratic reforms.

U.S. Should Double Aid to Curb Violence in Central America: Report
by Jim Lobe*
The United States should double aid to Central America and focus it more on programmes designed to strengthen the region's criminal justice institutions to help curb the skyrocketing violence in the region, according to a new report published by an influential foreign policy group.

U.S.
Israeli Dissent May Create More Space for Iran Nuclear Deal
Analysis by Jim Lobe*
The threat of a military attack on Iran's nuclear facilities this year appears to have substantially subsided over the past several weeks as a result of several developments, including the biting criticisms voiced recently by former top national security figures of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence minister, Ehud Barak.

ILO Urges Worker-Friendly Recovery Policies
by Jim Lobe*
Although economic growth has resumed in much of the world since the 2008 financial crisis, the global unemployment situation remains alarming and could worsen, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

U.S. Escalating Drone War in Yemen
by Jim Lobe*
Even as President Barack Obama touts his progress in extracting the U.S. from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, his administration appears to be deepening its covert and military involvement in strife-torn Yemen.

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