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Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 6:20 PM UTC

The Economist makes the gun debate look absurd

The British publication says only drastic change in the law would make a difference

Alex Halperin 84 Topics: Gun Control, The Economist, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Dianne Feinstein, Abortion, Conservatism

Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 2:38 PM UTC

5 reasons global warming is more terrifying than you think

The increased threat of natural disasters is only half the story. Prepare yourself for flesh-eating fungi

Tara Lohan, Alternet 38 Topics: AlterNet, Global Warming, Bill McKibben, The Economist, The Guardian, Climate Change

Monday, Nov 5, 2012 7:12 PM UTC

Free market defenders agree: Vote Obama

Why did the Financial Times and other defenders of the free market endorse Obama? Because Romney can't be trusted

Andrew Leonard 32 Topics: endorsement, The Economist, 2012 Elections, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, The Financial Times

Monday, Oct 22, 2012 9:59 PM UTC

Muscular men have self-interested politics, says study

Researchers found an alignment between physical strength in men and their views on redistribution

Natasha Lennard 15 Topics: Psychology, Research, The Economist, Political Views, Redistribution, Self-interest

Monday, Oct 15, 2012 8:20 PM UTC

The Economist’s phony “progressivism”

This week, the overrated weekly echoes Tea Party rhetoric about “wealth creators”

Michael Lind 10 Topics: Tea Party, The Economist

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