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The Resource Shortage Is Real
It’s the rule of supply and demand: we simply don’t have enough
Our Real Blind Spot About China
Americans can’t be more like the Chinese, but they can nurture their own homegrown advantages
The Best News Out of Afghanistan
The mistakes made were tragic. But the lessons learned can be valuable
Time for Greece to Say Danke to Germany
Thrifty Germans have been more benevolent to Greece than you think
Why Tehran Might Be Ready to Talk
Two years of persistent U.S.-led diplomacy may finally be getting to the powers in Iran
Why Breast-Feeding Isn’t the Bugaboo
A new book by Elisabeth Badinter argues that “natural” motherhood is enslaving women. But breasts aren’t to blame
Will Events in China Have Any Lasting Impact on Obama?
The Republican strategist and Democratic pollster in their biweekly face-off about Election 2012
Bo Xilai and the Return of Politics
China prospered In part because it purged itself of real politicians. That’s over
Six (Not Sex) Tips For Dominique Strauss-Kahn
The man is in desperate need of a comeback. He can start by moving back to America
Making Fun of Kim Jong Un Is Distracting Us from Human-Rights Abuses
“Labor” camps imprisoning up to 200,000 innocent North Koreans are routinely ignored by American diplomats—and the general public
What Do Young People Think of Kony 2012 Now?
Young Americans were behind Kony 2012’s viral success, but now they’re consciously distancing themselves from its message
Why There Are Fewer Women Than Men on the TIME 100
The process of compiling this annual list highlights switchbacks and blind alleys on the road to female equality