How the World Works

By Andrew Leonard

Posts on Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Hurricane Iran
More storms, more Mideast turmoil, more fun with the price of oil.
Europe, the vampire mode slayer
The EU takes steps to regulate standby power consumption by appliances. So what’s the U.S. doing?
Dumb luck, China, and the Industrial Revolution
Another take on the “Needham question”
Globalization: Not such an endangered species after all
Rising shipping costs might not kill off global trade. Wily humans will find a way
Where do all the old cellphones go?
Not to the landfill, nor to the recycling center. They just malinger

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The new improved Paulson plan
The U.S. government will become the investor of last resort. Get ready, America: You’re about to own Wall Street
Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 03:08 EDT
Wall Street’s crazy day
Friday’s stock market zigs and zags were a Rorschach blot for how investors see the economy. Despair, joy, gloom, euphoria. Can we go home now?
Friday, Oct 10, 2008 23:22 EDT
Can you hear the sound of the economy stopping?
Grain shipments are stranded in port as international trade gets a credit check.
Friday, Oct 10, 2008 20:06 EDT
The sun never sets on a global panic
Asian and European markets follow New York’s stumbling footsteps. Can the world leaders now meeting in Washington make a difference?
Friday, Oct 10, 2008 17:19 EDT

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Wall Street’s crazy day
Friday’s stock market zigs and zags were a Rorschach blot for how investors see the economy. Despair, joy, gloom, euphoria. Can we go home now?
Can you hear the sound of the economy stopping?
Grain shipments are stranded in port as international trade gets a credit check.
The sun never sets on a global panic
Asian and European markets follow New York’s stumbling footsteps. Can the world leaders now meeting in Washington make a difference?

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