How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Speculation and the price of oil
Two Hofstra economists take issue with Paul Krugman, citing evidence of "hoarding in the crude oil market"
World Bank downplays biofuel bombshell report
But did Bank president Robert Zoellick just say that the Bush administration's figures on food prices were not to be believed?
One nation, not just speaking English
Barack Obama wonders what's up with all those "English-only" whiners. Learn Spanish, already

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Sarah Palin and a melting Alaska
Global warming is nothing to joke about in the not-so-frozen North. Palin might be pro-drilling, but she can't ignore climate change
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Offshore, onshore, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Republican vice-presidential nominee makes no bones about it: Drill!
Friday, Aug 29, 2008 20:15 EDT
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Friday, Aug 29, 2008 18:10 EDT
Christianists gone wild
Is the GOP trying to ban private funding of embryonic stem cell research? Some Republicans certainly seem to think so.
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Sarah Palin: Drill, drill, drill -- all the way
Offshore, onshore, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Republican vice-presidential nominee makes no bones about it: Drill!
Hurricane subprime
Insurance companies, already hammered by the credit crunch, wince as Gustav approaches the Gulf
Christianists gone wild
Is the GOP trying to ban private funding of embryonic stem cell research? Some Republicans certainly seem to think so.

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