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...compounding pressure can bend steel like it's made of rubber. "It only takes five people to push against one to break a rib, collapse a lung or smash a child's head," says Still. Most stampede victims (including the Wal-Mart worker) die of asphyxiation - they literally cannot breathe due to the pressure of the crowd...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Prevent a Crowd Crush | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

...itself sets Ghana's election apart from recent polls in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Nigeria, which were plagued by corruption, violence, despotism and the steadfast refusal by the ruling party to let go. It is also a reminder that governance in sub-Saharan Africa, a region of 48 nations, cannot be characterized simply by the brutal repression doled out by Robert Mugabe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana Goes to the Polls: Showing Africa How Democracy Works | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

...Through Sean Penn’s stunning performance, Harvey Milk and his ideals and actions inspire us all never to give up hope, and to stand for the equal rights of all human beings. As he says: “No matter how hard you try, you cannot erase the words from the Declaration of Independence... This is what America is, take it or leave...

Author: By Marissa A. Glynias, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Milk | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...this factor—now associated with our concept of “youth culture”—that Garber emphasizes, pointing to film, modern theater (specifically, “West Side Story”), music, cartoons, and even commercials. At the end of her argument, we cannot deny that as much as we have been influenced by this play, we have influenced how it is presently read. The thorough analysis of Tom Stoppard’s “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” in the context of the influences of “Hamlet?...

Author: By Samantha C. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Shakespeare, 'Tis Modern Culture and Modern Culture, 'Tis Shakespeare | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...companies are also shifting their focus to India and China, but even though those markets are still growing, they remain relatively small, and their contribution to profits isn't significant enough to offset the decline in North America. Says Yoshida: "The water that has spilled out of the bucket cannot be caught by a small single glass." At least Japanese carmakers are unlikely to kick the bucket. Detroit may not be so fortunate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Detroit's Woes Are Bad for Toyota | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

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