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David Rieff describes Europe's fabled system of social welfare.
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The author sees some bright signs in the binational approach to security in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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The author speculates on the future of American-style capitalism.
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The author says money not technology has weakened our ability to think critically.
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David Rieff on the decline of intellectualism.
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The author describes the insatiable curiosity his mother, Susan Sontag, maintained throughout her life.
North Korea Central News Agency said Sunday's launch of a Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite over the Sea of Japan was nothing more than an effort to broadcast patriotic songs from space to […]
As the nation deals with an epidemic of mass shootings, have the problems of gender politics abroad finally come home to roost? In attempt to explain the recent outbreak of […]
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The organizer describes a typical brigade to the Ninth Ward, NY2NO’s accomplishments to date and the consensus building that keeps everything running smoothly.
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The organizer says NY2NO is distinguished by their community canvassing and outreach.
Amid all the realignments these uncertain times are causing in our thinking—about our jobs, our world and ourselves—it might be helpful to remember one simple image: a horse wearing blinders. […]
APOE4 is not a genetic variant on the tip of every young person's tongue. But if you have it, and you're between the ages of 20 and 35, you may […]
We knew the knowledge gap between creationists and Darwinists in the west was wide. An effort at McGill University now seeks to the understand the position of evolution in the […]
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Lines around the building, bodies asleep on their bags, staff looking frazzled and dazed. No, this is not the local Greyhound station, it's the most recent iteration of your neighborhood […]
One Silicon Valley's most innovative entrepreneurs on his new Tesla electric car, whether we should bail out the Big Three, and the world's most powerful laser. If you were CEO […]
Another day, another mainstream media piece that misses the mark on Facebook. I have an idea for my fellow print journalists. Since owners are now secretly colluding to contrive ways […]
It was disappointing to see so many stories about the incomes earned by many top Obama officials in the year before they entered public service, and to watch them go […]