Coal: The View from 2,000 Feet
James Fallows flies his plane over the mines of West Virginia and discusses the future of energy
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Friday, December 31, 2010
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James Fallows flies his plane over the mines of West Virginia and discusses the future of energy
With Kodachrome officially dead today, we pay homage to the film with these beautiful photos
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Can the world maintain its modest progress in 2010 toward greater peace and cooperation?
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Their relative health will make the "too big to fail" problem even worse
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China's progress is a successful variation on the East Asian growth model. That growth pattern may have exhausted its potential
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Why are Republicans changing their tune on the dissolution of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?
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What Jane Austen's classic can teach us about income inequality
The Comedy Central host doesn't need to be the next Murrow to play a significant role in the public life of this country
The African Union itself laid the groundwork for the continent's latest political crisis
A guide to getting your bearings in the land of touch screens and voice control.
Four out of five retired three- or four-star generals go to work for firms that depend on Defense for business. Is that healthy?
Julian Assange has given Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe the ammunition he needs to take down his greatest challenger
.. and for the New York Times to pretend otherwise is just silly
What to watch, read, and listen to this week -- whether you're on vacation or only wishing you were
How shivering folks, and shovel-ready politicians, are using Twitter to fight the snow
Introducing this year's finalists: Sarah Palin, Justin Bieber, and more. Let the voting begin.
The best holiday season since 2005 reveals a richer, but savvier, American customer
Two strategies can bridge the income gap. But which should the White House pick?
Why only coal can stop global warming, the error-prone nature of dialysis, how to be a frugal divorcée, and more
