I do not give much importance to abstract concepts. President Lula da Silva of Brazil ponders the new human-based economic order. Channeling Genghis Khan, Kazakh premier suggests a global currency. Riding news of Citigroup's profits and Bernanke's call for reform, Wall Street posts its biggest
Truck that hit Tsvangirai's car, killing his wife, turns out to have been a USAID vehicle. Treasury department not answering its phones, says U.K. cabinet secretary. How the quants (physicists on Wall Street) came to be, and came to be slandered by Warren Buffett. Op: Merging big
Not enough Pakistanis have taken a stand against the Talibanisation of their country. Op: Terrorism, extremism left unchecked in Pakistan. The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults developed sibling dolls named Sara and Dara, Muslim versions of Barbie and Ken. "Mother, look. I have made
Astounding story about the obstacles--thugs, secret prisons, beatings--Chinese citizens face to lodge a complaint about the government. Bad paintings of Barack Obama. Bush lawyers find themselves too toxic for employers; Gonzales blames "partisan politics" for his unemployment. Instapaper for the commute: For screenwriters everywhere: the path
In the run-up to Summit of Americas: hopes for easing Cuban embargo, mending ties after Latin America's move leftward. Clinton's "talk-show diplomacy" wins Turkish support; next, Obama must deliver on Middle East policy. Three makes a trend: Shoes hurled at Ahmadinejad. We
GM pegs its recovery to a return to booming sales--sales that were based on an inflated market. Some 665 million Indians practice open defecation, more than half the global total. Sanitation crisis impeding India's economic growth. Examples of worse things to come during the crisis. Urban theorist
Where the ripple began: More than half of last year's U.S. home foreclosures occurred in just 35 counties. The market goes unbelievably bearish, as blue-chip companies, once considered safe investments, sidle up to the penny stocks. Large corporations find scattered layoffs allow fat-trimming to occur
L.A. mayoral election gets dismal turnout, fails to make front page of the L.A. Times. Instapaper for the commute: It remains unknown whether time will stay steady or melt away. Alan Moore talks about his bad influence on comics and movies. The other tragedy to befall the cricket
The Obama administration on Wednesday began the most ambitious effort since the 1930s to help troubled homeowners. We may not have realized it at the time, but in the period from late 2001-January 19, 2009, this country was a dictatorship. Reactions to the rewriting of the Constitution. Op: Obama&
Plouffe: Republicans oppose what most Americans see as reducing middle-class taxes and creating jobs. Talented foreign students going elsewhere to do research, citing frustrations with U.S. visas. International court charges Sudanese president with war crimes, but can't arrest him unless he leaves Sudan. While Merrill staggered,
