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Fast Company March 2006 Andrew Zolli |
Demographics: The Population Hourglass The United States of 2016 will find itself in the throes of demographic shifts that will upend our political, economic, and technological priorities and redefine our markets. |
Smithsonian February 2006 Paul Raffaele |
In John They Trust South Pacific villagers worship a mysterious American they call John Frum - believing he'll one day shower their remote island with riches. |
Smithsonian February 2006 Tom Shachtman |
Medical Sleuth To prosecutors in 1999, it was child abuse - an Amish baby covered in bruises, but Dr. D. Holmes Morton had other ideas. Today, his award-winning genetics research and pediatric clinic serve Southeastern Pennsylvania's Amish families -- and the world. |
ifeminists February 8, 2006 Wendy McElroy |
A Different Look at Betty Friedan's Legacy The Feminine Mystique author was a remarkable woman who deeply influenced the culture of her time. But for better or worse? -- that's where the battle engages. |
Reason February 2006 Nick Gillespie |
Mark Twain vs. Tom Sawyer In The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Twain had invented the American archetype of the prankish boy with a taste for adventure. In Huckleberry Finn, Twain reveals in ugly detail the limitations of that adolescent mentality when confronting the reality of American race relations. |
Reason February 2006 Justin Peters |
Blood, Guts, and Entertainment Book review: A sanguine take on sanguinary diversions -- Savage Pastimes: A Cultural History of Violent Entertainment, by Harold Schechter |
Chemistry World February 2006 Michael Gross |
Cupid's Chemistry Scientists are beginning to make some sense of romantic love through modern imaging techniques and a multidisciplinary approach involving geneticists, biochemists, anthropologists, psychologists, and others. |
IDB America January 2006 Charo Quesada |
How to Professionalize Art In Brazil, the Ze Pereira business incubator has succeeded in bringing local artisans together around a common project, as well as reviving crafts that help preserve Mato Grosso's culture and improve the local quality of life. |
Reason February 2006 Michael Young |
Persian Letters Three personal accounts of modern Iran: Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran, by Azadeh Moaveni... Even After All This Time: A Story of Love, Revolution, and Leaving Iran, by Afschineh Latifi... etc. |
Fast Company January 2006 Linda Tischler |
Antiwar Games While a student in Serbia, Ivan Marovic co-founded Otpor, which helped topple Slobodan Milosevic's dictatorship. Now Marovic, is out with a video game, A Force More Powerful: The Game of Nonviolent Strategy. He talks about why gamers make the best revolutionaries. |
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