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The Coming GOP Civil War Over Climate Change - Thursday, May 9, 2013

By Coral Davenport | Thursday, May 9, 2013 | 8:05 p.m. Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans Kerry Emanuel registered as a Republican as soon he turned 18, in 1973. The aspiring scientist was turned off by what…
PUBLISHED: May 9, 2013
LENGTH: 18 minutes (4667 words)

Saturday, February 2, 2013

By Margot Sanger-Katz | Thursday, January 31, 2013 | 8:01 p.m. PITTSBURGH—Gerardo Sciulli was a welder from a small town in the Abruzzi region of Italy. So when he emigrated to America in…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 31, 2013
LENGTH: 13 minutes (3426 words)

Has the ideas machine broken down?

BOOM times are back in Silicon Valley. Office parks along Highway 101 are once again adorned with the insignia of hopeful start-ups. Rents are soaring, as is the demand for fancy vacation homes in…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 12, 2013
LENGTH: 15 minutes (3842 words)

Nine Facts about Top Journals in Economics

David Card, Stefano DellaVigna Available FormatsYou may purchase this paper on-line in .pdf format from SSRN.com ($5) for electronic delivery. Information about Free Papers You should expect a free…
SOURCE:m.nber.org
PUBLISHED: Jan. 4, 2013
LENGTH: 1 minutes (430 words)
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America's Real Criminal Element: Lead

Illustration: Gérard DuBoisWhen Rudy Giuliani ran for mayor of New York City in 1993, he campaigned on a platform of bringing down crime and making the city safe again. It was a comfortable…
AUTHOR:Kevin Drum
LENGTH: 10 minutes (2519 words)

The Trouble With Big Name, Big Priced Colleges: They're Not Worth It

Vanessa Bertrand always intended to go to a big-name, out-of-state school. She made the decision as a little girl, watching Cliff Huxtable on a rerun of The Cosby Show argue the merits of Princeton,…
PUBLISHED: Oct. 4, 2012
LENGTH: 3 minutes (867 words)

Thompson: The death of Greg Halman

Otto Greule Jr/Getty ImagesGreg Halman played for the Seattle Mariners during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.HAARLEM, The Netherlands -- Everything that would destroy them had already been set in motion…
LENGTH: 38 minutes (9559 words)

George Lucas Is Ready to Roll the Credits

Lucas with his girlfriend of about five years, Mellody Hobson, at the Chicago screening on Jan. 6. More Photos » This was a new feeling for George Lucas. He made a movie about a plucky…
PUBLISHED: Jan. 17, 2012
LENGTH: 19 minutes (4877 words)

What Seven States Can Agree to Do

The Central Arizona Project carries Colorado River water to Phoenix. (Photo: John Fleck) By John Fleck As western water leaders converged on Las Vegas in  December 2001, Southern…
SOURCE:Stanford
LENGTH: 26 minutes (6647 words)
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