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Poverty’s Real Measure
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s new formula for measuring poverty should stand as an example to other cities — and, ultimately, the federal government.
T. Boone Pickens Rides the Wind
President Bush should listen to his fellow Texan and longtime political ally that drilling for more oil is not the answer to the nation’s energy problems.
The Culture of Debt
America once had a culture of thrift. But over the past decades, that unspoken code has been silently eroded.
Mideast Facing Choice Between Crops and Water
Some countries in the region import 90 percent or more of their staples, but the worldwide food crisis is making many of them rethink that math.
Two Million Acres of Wilderness
The Bush administration has mainly regarded public lands as a commercial asset, exploiting them for resources like natural gas.
Government as the Big Lender
For millions of Americans, the government has morphed from lender of last resort into effectively the only lender.
Global Warming Talks Leave Few Concrete Goals
The sobering reality behind the G-8 summit was that it ended without an agreement on firm targets on reducing greenhouse gases, some experts said.
Renewables investment 'needs robust policy frameworks'
Renewable energy investments in developing countries are growing but this will only continue with coherent policy frameworks, experts warn.
Weather Risks Cloud Promise of Biofuel
The record storms and floods that swept through the Midwest last month struck at the heart of America’s corn region, drowning fields and dashing hopes of a bumper crop. They also brought into sharp relief a new economic hazard. As America grows more reliant on corn for its fuel supply, it is becoming vulnerable to the many hazards that can damage crops, ranging from droughts to plagues to storms.
Parties Split on How to Expand Offshore Drilling
Republicans want to end the ban on offshore drilling, while Democrats want to force companies to speed up exploration in certain offshore areas that they already control.
In Rio Slum, Armed Militia Replaces Drug Gang’s Criminality With Its Own
The militias have filled a vacuum of authority by promising residents security in exchange for payments and the chance to take over a host of illegal businesses.
Japan, Seeking Trim Waists, Measures Millions
Japan, a country not known for its overweight people, has undertaken one of the most ambitious campaigns ever by a nation to slim down its citizenry.
China Increases Lead as Biggest Carbon Dioxide Emitter
China is rapidly extending its lead over the United States as the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, the main heat-trapping gas.
Surging Oil and Food Prices Threaten the World Economy, Finance Ministers Warn
Finance ministers from the Group of 8 industrialized nations wrapped up a two-day meeting in Japan that was dominated by talk of rising petroleum prices.
Indian to the Core, and an Oligarch
India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, is shaping his country via capitalism, with echoes of Mohandas Gandhi.
The Massachusetts Model
The state’s plan to provide universal health coverage is heartening evidence that national health care reform may be possible if a political consensus can be forged.
At Social Site, Only the Businesslike Need Apply
In the midst of Silicon Valley’s recession-proof enthusiasm for community-oriented Web sites, LinkedIn, the most boring of the social networks, is grabbing the spotlight.
Oil Prices Raise Cost of Making Range of Goods
Companies that make hard goods using raw materials derived from oil are seeing their costs skyrocket and are pondering difficult choices.
Under Pressure, White House Issues Climate Change Report
The Bush administration, bowing to a court order, has released a fresh summary of research pointing to harmful impacts in the United States from human-caused global warming.
Poverty’s Real Measure
