15 June 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 15 Jun 2009 Graphic explains Iran's political system; chart shows how nukes could enter the U.S. Op: Don't acknowledge a country's nuclear "rights" when it denies fundamental rights to its people. "Judging by every metric," Portugal's decriminalization of drugs has been a resounding, measurable success. Notes on the hunt for "El Chapo," Mexico's biggest drug lord who hides bin Laden-style in the mountains. Report from Mexico's Nuevo Laredo, where crime has gone back underground. Public health programs in third-world countries take advantage of text messaging to solve medical conditions. Ehrenreich: The so-called Nouveau Poor--"in which we all drive fuel-efficient cars and grow tomatoes"--excludes the already poor. Insightful interview with Paul Krugman about his fear of a global stagnation. In 2008, at least 56 of the 125 jailed journalists worked for online outlets and...45 of the total were freelancers. Matthew Baldwin's apocalyptic tale of the first days after the digital switch. Relatives battle over the will of children's illustrator and 1830s re-enactor Tasha Tudor. Treats: Bangor's troop greeters; Urban Outfitters' music goodie-bag. The De Niro of audiobooks is holding Audiobook Idol.
