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...Still, that legacy could come undone if the pressing domestic problems of infrastructure, poverty, bureaucratic reform and corruption are not dealt with promptly. While most agree the latest elections further solidify democratization, others warn that the country's authoritarian past cannot be forgotten. "We are going back to a one-man show," says Nico Harjanto, a political researcher at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta. "This is more dynasty politics." Given that one of SBY's sons, at 28, was the largest vote-getter in the Parliamentary elections without ever having given an interview that might...
...than Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This is not a new idea, of course--we did a cover image of President Obama in the guise of F.D.R. back in November. But this week, we dive deeply into F.D.R.'s Administration and discuss what the new President can learn from how F.D.R. dealt with both the Depression and a gathering international storm. As former President Bill Clinton writes in his insightful back-page essay, "Roosevelt got the big things right...
...ephemera of romance and happiness as defined by and for its adult principals, the intact, two-parent family remains our cultural ideal, but it exists under constant assault. It is buffeted by affairs and ennui, subject to the eternal American hope for greater happiness, for changing the hand you dealt yourself. Getting married for life, having children and raising them with your partner - this is still the way most Americans are conducting adult life, but the numbers who are moving in a different direction continue to rise. Most notably, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in May that...
...Despite the rich deposits on offer, energy companies were put off by the prices demanded by the Iraqi government, and continuing concerns over the security situation in the country. And their caution has dealt a blow to Baghdad's efforts to raise billions of dollars desperately needed to rebuild. (Watch a video about the gas shortage in Iraq...
...this as big a deal over there? I don't think in Europe it's such a big deal. People are talking about it, but I see much more concern in American publishing. I think a lot of it has to do with the way books and literature are dealt with in the media. It's very hard in the mass media in the U.S. to get exposure for books. There's very little space, and a lot of newspapers are shrinking their space. But if you go to Europe, you find that a lot of newspapers and TV shows...