THIS WEEK AT THEATLANTIC.COM
December 02, 2010
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BUSINESS |
Which metropolis is leading the world out of the recession? The answer is Istanbul—and the rest of the list is equally surprising.
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POLITICS |
Ron Paul may chair the committee that oversees the Federal Reserve. That's bad for Ben Bernanke—and maybe us too.
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CULTURE |
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INTERNATIONAL |
Not since 1936 has a country stopped winners or their families from accepting.
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TECHNOLOGY |
Google's rumored purchase is a smart one: The world's biggest deal-of-the-day is about to get even bigger.
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NATIONAL |
It's conservatives vs. centrists when the justices hear arguments.
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FOOD |
According to this hunter, ursine meat is every bit as good as pork or beef.
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SAGE, INK |
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DIGITAL EDITION
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MOST POPULAR THIS WEEK
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Your Child Left Behind
A new ranking shows that even privileged kids in our best public-school systems do poorly compared with their peers in other countries.
National |
Amanda Ripley
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Top Living Influential Americans
As we assembled our list of the top 100 influential figures in American history, we took note of the living Americans who received votes from our panelists.
National
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Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science
John Ioannidis has proved that much of what gets published in medical journals is wrong. Does your doctor know?
Technology |
David H. Freedman
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Dirty Coal, Clean Future
Because coal so dominates the world economy, any meaningful effort to arrest climate change will require using dirty coal in more-sustainable ways.
Technology |
James Fallows
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The Things He Carried
Airport security in America is a sham—"security theater" designed to make travelers feel better.
International |
Jeffrey Goldberg
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DON'T MISS
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Graphs of the past half-century show a startling shift in 1980.
Business
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Megan McArdle
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A gender-based view of the recent election in Egypt.
International
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Max Becherer
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