Features
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A Global Warning
Less developed countries are spewing dangerous emissions that will lead to global warming. But it will take money to change that--money that the wealthier, more developed nations are reluctant to spend.
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Devil in the Details
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Controversy: Why Did Clinton Win?
Will Marshall and Mark Penn debate Robert L. Borosage and Stanley B. Greenberg.
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How Low Can You Go?
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Of our Time: Democracy v. Dollar
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State of the Debate: The White Rage
Why has extremist violence exploded on the right? A historical look at the evolution of populist rage.
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State of the Debate: Indelible Colors
A book by two political theorists argues that new, cultural definitions of race can be as insidious as the old, biological ones.
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Behind the Numbers: Spin Cycle
Supply-siders point to economic growth during the 1980s as a vindication of Reaganomics. But adjusting for the business cycle shows that the real rate of productivity growth has been the same over the past three decades.
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The Shaming Sham
Conservatives, and even a few liberals, insist that moral shaming isn't as bad as government censorship. Don't believe them, warns a conservative writer.
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Seeing Through Computers
Computer literacy used to mean knowing how computers worked; now it means just knowing how to work with them. What we need are new critical reading skills for the emerging electronic culture.
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Overworked and Underemployed
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Bedside Manna
Marcus Welby was a myth; doctors have always cared about money. But the for-profit managed care industry makes no pretense: It's offering physicians money to make decisions that are plainly not in the interests of patients.
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Can new Labour Dance the Clinton?
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The Limits of Markets
The claim that the freest market produces the best economic and social outcome is the centerpiece of the conservative political resurgence. But without government intervention, the market can destroy a lot of things--including itself.
