Stories written by Daniel Luban
Daniel Luban is a doctoral student in political science at the University of Chicago and a former IPS correspondent in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He continues to write for Lobelog.com.

James Simons, founder of Renaissance Technologies, a private investment firm, earned 1.5 billion dollars in 2006. Credit: National Governors Association

ECONOMY-US: It&#39s (Really) Good to Be the Boss

By Daniel Luban
The pay gap between workers and employers in the U.S. remains enormous, with the typical chief executive officer (CEO) of a top firm earning more in a single workday than the average U.S. worker takes home in an entire year, according to a new study on executive compensation released Wednesday.

SUDAN: Rebels Unite for Talks, Key Leaders Still Absent

By Daniel Luban
Leaders of Darfur's fractious rebel groups have settled on a common negotiating position following a four-day round of talks in Tanzania, United Nations and African Union mediators announced Monday.

BOOKS: When the "Good Fight" Is Anything But

By Daniel Luban
Few political debates have changed as rapidly over the last four years as the one surrounding humanitarian military intervention.
U.S. Marine at a security check in Al Asad, Iraq. Credit: Sgt. Bobby J. Segovia/U.S. Defence Dept

POLITICS-US: Symbolic Vote Rejects Permanent Bases

By Daniel Luban
A bill that would ban permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday.
Packets of Sprinkles in different languages. Credit: Sprinkles Global Health Initiative

HEALTH: A New Weapon in the Fight Against Anaemia

By Daniel Luban
A nutritional supplement known as Sprinkles, which is a simple powder that parents can easily add to their children's food, reduces childhood anaemia by more than half, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Nutrition.
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