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Glickman contends that many of the problems of the developing world need to be addressed at the fundamental level of agriculture, specifically creating a self-sustaining agricultural infrastructure.
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Nuclear weapons and religious fanaticism is a dangerous combination, Ali says.
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Climate change, Mossberg says, is a large issue for everyone.
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Some writers hate writing. Remnick isn't one of them.
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Sometimes snark is just a one-trick pony.
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It's not a question of elitism, Remnick says. It's about getting a good product out there.
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With no end in sight, the war in Iraq is not receiving nearly enough attention.
There's been no shortage of the examination of the real issues, Remnick says.
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Remnick says he can guess which party the candidate will come from.
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The magazine's criticism of the George W. Bush administration made up for whatever The New Yorker missed in the lead-up to the war, says Remnick.
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The New Yorker editor says there are good bloggers and lousy bloggers.
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Does a Web presence compromise the New Yorker brand?
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Remnick's tenure happened to coincide with 9/11 and the subsequent fall out.
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Writers who don't outgrow short fiction are the exception rather than the norm, Remnick says.
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Even with newspapers taking a hit, Remnick believes there will always be curious, driven young journalists out there.
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It's hard to find funny young people who can make a living cartooning, Remnick says.
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Remnick answers what it is like to helm The New Yorker.