Vol. 141 No. 1, September - September 2008
Index
- Middle East.
- Cartoon analysis.
- Game show.
- What filling up really costs.
- An unusual fashion show.
- Measuring 56 million middies.
- From gulags to Gucci.
- Is "O.C. soda" next?
- Looking for a few good shepherds.
- $2.6 million.
- $30 billion.
- 25 cents.
- 3,000.
- 46.
- College women go to the mat.
- What killed Napoleon?
- Crude awakening: the U.S. finally faces the cost of its addiction to foreign oil.
- Election 2008: what's at stake: whoever wins in November will face enormous challenges at home and abroad.
- "Election speak": 20 words and phrases to help you understand what the politicians and pundits are really talking about.
- The death penalty debate: after a seven-month break, executions have resumed in the U.S.--and so has the debate over capital punishment itself.
- [Cartoon].
- China's cheerleaders: China has many critics, both at home and abroad. Why aren't it's own young people among them?
- Growing up: in a strict Islamic society like Saudi Arabia, segregation of the sexes is almost total. Part 1: the boys.
- 1959 the Cuban revolution: Fidel Castro came to power promising democracy and freedom. Now, after 50 years of repression and hardship, he's finally fading from the scene. Is there a new revolution in store for Cuba?
- Are illegal immigrants good for the U.S. economy? There are currently 12 million people living in the United States illegally.
- An African tale: a small gift from Connecticut not only changed a young woman's life, it also shows how Americans can make a real difference overseas.
- From Iraq to America: Ali Nadhaif and his parents are among the few Iraqis who've been allowed into the U.S.
- Cartoons.