How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Friday, February 8, 2008

A cellphone in every pocket
Very soon, half the humans on the planet will own a mobile phone. What comes next?
What will YOU do with your fiscal stimulus check?
Go out and buy a new TV, to save the economy? Or squirrel the money away, to save yourself?
California knows how to regulate
A short history of Californian efforts to stop air pollution, with a cameo by Ronald Reagan.
Salon readers refuse to go on spending spree
When their check comes in, they'll be banking it or paying down debt. Among other things.

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A Chinese conspiracy theory
Some Chinese think the U.S. purposely duped China into buying bad Treasury bonds. But that's giving the U.S. too much credit
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 23:10 EDT
LPGA to Korean golfers: Never mind!
Let a thousand languages flourish on the green -- The Ladies' Tour backs off its requirement for English proficiency
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 21:33 EDT
A condom ringtone to die for
It was the best of all prophylactic public service campaigns. It was the worst of all prophylactic public service campaigns
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 18:58 EDT
Unemployment: 6.1 percent and rising
John McCain promised wage insurance for out-of-luck Americans Thursday night. No time like the present!
Friday, Sep 5, 2008 16:03 EDT

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LPGA to Korean golfers: Never mind!
Let a thousand languages flourish on the green -- The Ladies' Tour backs off its requirement for English proficiency
A condom ringtone to die for
It was the best of all prophylactic public service campaigns. It was the worst of all prophylactic public service campaigns
Unemployment: 6.1 percent and rising
John McCain promised wage insurance for out-of-luck Americans Thursday night. No time like the present!

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