How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Did a coding error contribute to the credit crunch?
The Financial Times reports that flawed code resulted in Moody's mistakenly giving high ratings to structured financial products
Newt Gingrich's fantasy land
The former speaker of the house blames high gas prices on left-leaning politicians who want to save the environment. Even if he's right, he's still deluded.
The rules of globalization
The real threat to the global trading system isn't posed by anti-globalization activists, says Dani Rodrik
American Airlines' plan to save the planet
How charging fees for checked baggage will stop climate change.

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Growing pains for Kiva
Call it Web 2.0: The African version. The online microfinance lending site stumbles, but doesn't get knocked down
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What would Rachel Carson say about the prospect of sustainable GMOs?

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