Convict Commodification
Why incarceration should be just one of many strategies helping neighborhoods that produce bumper crops of crooks.
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‘Bag It’ DVD Packaged With Message in Mind
Because of its message, the documentary "Bag It" required filmmakers to say both "Do what I do" and "Do what I show." A shrink-wrapped DVD was out of the question.
The Death Throes of Pelicans and Presidents
When the going gets tough, the tough get going — even if their activity is counterproductive or just for show.
Dead But Not Gone
To paraphrase Stalin, one dead body is a fact; a million dead bodies are a point of contention.
Downsizing CEO Paychecks
Amid severe economic gloom, some top executives take a pay cut, but it's unclear how widely the salary correction will spread.
A New Stones Age
The EPA acknowledges, finally, that climate change will have public-health implications, increasing the incidence of heart disease, allergies, asthma, tropical diseases and ... kidney stones.
Solar Power: The Next Generation
Offline Diary: An old way of turning sunlight into electricity reinvents itself in California.