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Katrina 5 Years After: Loving New Orleans from afar

By Sarah Jaffe | Published: August 28, 2010
Or maybe I can feel New Orleans shrugging at me and saying "Don't cry for me, what good will your tears do?"
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Oil in the Gulf: Beyond politics, bigger problems

By Feature Writer | Published: June 26, 2010
Increase accountability from the yacht-racing CEOs of the world or turn your water to poisoned sludge.
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Criticism of Obama misplaced–but deserved.

By Erik Loomis | Published: June 5, 2010
A good portion of the criticism strikes home because it addresses problems with Obama’s leadership.
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Oil spills and economic crises: once more, with feeling

By Feature Writer | Published: May 31, 2010
How long will the American electorate allow business and government to ignore their interests without reacting violently?
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Homa Katouzian: how the West should deal with Iran’s nuclear ambitions

By Jonathan Mok | Published: November 29, 2009
"Even a nuclear Iran could not initiate a war with Israel."
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The Oil and the Glory: A Review

By Jonathan Mok | Published: December 26, 2007
This is a review of Steve LeVine's The Oil and the Glory: The Pursuit of Empire and Fortune on the Caspian Sea. Random House. 2007.
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