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January 07, 2009
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Two Steps Forward, Two Steps Back
by  Ryan Bigge, 1619 words
Not available in Canada. All other rights available.

Essays: Instead of "The Year of Hope and Fear" or some such Big Unifying Theme, we should admit that 2008 was a teeter-totter. The only theme this year was that there was none. Full story...
 
Why 2009 Will be Worse than 2008
by  Jeff A. Taylor, 975 words
Second electronic and all other rights available.

Politics-U.S.: The serial bailouts of 2008 were designed to avoid market consequences for bad decisions. The New Year will demostrate that this was a waste of both time and resources. Full story...
 
NEW YEAR'S REVOLUTIONS
by  Ted Rall, 946 words
Not available in Aspen CO, Boise ID, Bradford PA, Columbia SC, Springfield IL. and Japan. All other rights available.

Politics-U.S.: It goes against the laws of nature to expect starving people to allow a few individuals to sit on vast aggregations of wealth. Full story...
 
HOLLYWOOD'S UNHAPPY NEW YEAR
by  Ivor Davis, 1417 words
All rights available.

Film & TV: The conventional wisdom used to be that in economic hard times, Hollywood cheered us up. Not this year. Full story...
 
Why the Auto Bailout's a Dead End
by  Stephanie Mencimer, 1760 words
Second electronic and all other rights available.

Politics-U.S.: Why The Big Three may have finally run out of road. Full story...
 
Economic Intelligent Design
by  Tim Cavanaugh, 3512 words
Second U.S. and all other rights available.

Politics-U.S.: When did declining home prices become politically intolerable? Full story...
 
The Worldwide Guide To Insult
by  Brian M. O'Connell, 770 words
Not available in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland. All other rights available.

International: How to offend your hosts without hurling your shoes. Full story...
 
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