The recession will reduce trade, strain U.S. foreign policy--the "axis of diesel" will similarly struggle. The Bush administration has diluted science with toxic legislation--"poisoned communities" need EPA help, not the Defense Dept. This year's Oxford Word of the Year: Hypermiling. Video:
Since 2004, a classified order has permitted the U.S. military to carry out secret attacks in Syria, Pakistan, elsewhere. While Obama visits the White House, his transition team will review how to undo Bush policies: stem-cell limits, drilling expansion, etc. Op: The economic crisis is based in deflation,
"For many of us [this] will be akin to a kind of spiritual pilgrimage." D.C. prepares for a massive inauguration audience. Inspired by Obama, Carla Bruni wants to rid France of racism; after Berlusconi's "joke," she's glad she's French
Op: Washington's new "Death with Dignity" act does make some people somewhat freer, but not enough. South Africa is facing a period of protracted instability, perhaps leading to civil war. Spain faces big changes to avoid "Italy's fate of seemingly remorseless decline."
New accounts suggest Georgia's military attacked separatist capital, that it wasn't acting in defense of Russian aggression. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Anti-Americanism will not suddenly, magically disappear. But it will have a harder time surviving... Colson Whitehead: Not since Sammy Davis Jr. have Skinny Black Guys
Medvedev backs constitutional reforms that would allow Putin to be president again--possibly until 2021. It may be more difficult for Iran to demonize the U.S. in forthcoming elections--Obama's election could give reformers a chance. Global to-do list that Obama can put off for 74
"Full-blown disaster" threatens the Democratic Republic of Congo (see primer); Horn of Africa remains a hunger zone. Obama's "hard-hitting" transition team signals a plan to demonstrate toughness. Sachs: The U.S. needs a new kind of macroeconomics to save the poor and
Black man given nation's worst job. Prop 8 passes by slim margin in California; Obama acceptance speech still said to be "a defining moment for gay people." Sullivan: This is heart-breaking news, but I am not shattered. Part 1 of Newsweek's "How
To ease into this new day: the basic facts about our extraordinary next president. Democrats' big wins in Congress repudiate the Republicans' '94 revolution. Concerning promises, study finds politicians actually do put their money where their mouth was (mmm, pork). Reactions from various pundits; reactions from around
As explained this morning, TMN endorses Obama. Try this link if you have any voting questions. Tune in tonight for live Guilfoile-Warner blogging of election night. U.N. relief convoy enters east Congo rebel zone. South Africa will only benefit if a new party gathers support, develops credible policies,
