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October 2009
Truth and Reconciliation
America is the land of second chances. George W. Bush should make up for ordering torture READ MORE
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Try your hand at “Sections,” the October installment of The Atlantic’s monthly word game.
FOR THE RECORD
Putting solar panels on the roofs doesn’t change the essential fact that by any sensible measure, spread-out, low-rise buildings, with more foundations, walls, and roofs, have a larger carbon footprint than a high-rise office tower—even when the high-rise has no green features at all.
Witold Rybczynski
“The Green Case for Cities”, October 2009
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Public Option Not Dead
The proposal to provide government health insurance could live in the House (takomabibelot/flickr) READ MORE
China’s Strivers
Two stories show the capitalist drive to succeed in an officially communist country (James Fallows) READ MORE
Paging Dr. Obama
Democrats should use medical language to describe the economy (White House/flickr) READ MORE
Signs of Life in Housing
Home prices rose, but expect them to fall soon when foreclosures rise (wikimedia commons) READ MORE
Neocon Revival?
A prominent columnist argues the political philosophy associated with Bush is back (wikimedia commons) READ MORE
Oktoberfest Is Not About the Beer
Finding a table at the event is a hassle, but worth it when the first drink arrives (mango escobar/flickr) READ MORE
Why Some CEOs Deserve Big Salaries
Executives deserve big compensation for big profits (Mario Tama/Getty Images) READ MORE
The Public Backs a Public Option
The precise levels of support for government insurance remain unclear (ernstl/flickr) READ MORE
G20 Was a Good Start
More is needed on finance and trade internationally (White House/flickr) READ MORE
Strategic Silence on Terror
The White House deliberately keeps quiet over the arrest of a suspected terrorist in Denver (Mark Piscotty/Getty Images) READ MORE
Toasting a Giant of Journalism
Craig Whitney, a New York Times foreign correspondent, helped reform the paper after the Jayson Blair scandal (swanksalot/flickr) READ MORE
Maid in America
Hyatt Hotels fires full-time housekeepers and replaces them with foreign temps on special visas who make half as much (markhillary/flickr) READ MORE
