Amazon Spends Millions to Fight Internet Sales Tax Seeing Irene as Harbinger of a Change in Climate Behind China’s green goals: "For local officials, there [...]

Obituary here. She was my grandmother's sister and they were both wonderful. They also both attended---as the article notes---"Mrs Wheeler's Outdoor School in Hartford". My [...]

Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists. "This article was amended on 19 August 2011. The subhead said the report was "for [...]

King County's death-penalty dilemma: Soaring cost worth it? As Texas Dries Out, Life Falters and Fades The Hope That Flows From History, By CHRISTINA D. [...]

At Least 35 Killed and 210 Hurt in Crash of 2 Trains in China, Train Wreck in China Heightens Unease on Safety Standards, In Baring [...]

Chinese Web Search Giant Serves Two Masters Politicians Can’t Agree on Debt? Well, Neither Can Economists The Voice of a GPS Device on Your Phone, [...]

What Obama Wants, By PAUL KRUGMAN: "In last weekend’s presidential address... Mr. Obama had this to say about the economics of the budget: “Government has [...]

Tiantongyuan, where I'll be living in Beijing (along with 399,999 other people!). Another photo. Microsoft Takes to Cloud to Ward Off Competition New Drugs Fight [...]

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The Human Face of Economics, an IMF profile of George Akerlof The End of Abundance: economic solutions to water scarcity, a book by David Zetland [...]