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...still scope for improvement." Some policymakers would like to privatize the train system - though given India's political sensitivities that could take years. Yadav and Kumar argue that you don't need to sell India's railways, that things are improving even under government control. "Railways were in a denial mode, living on past glories from when we were a natural monopoly," Kumar says. "Now we have to compete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Working on the Railroad | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...monologue comparing the transience of Buddhist sand mandalas to Hollywood executives ordering salads and later excreting the contents.Orsini and Serrell oscillate between the tender and the wooden. Moments in which the two examine their hang-ups over their sexual orientation, which extend far beyond simple denial, find the two at their best, filled with passion tempered by history, doubt, and the public eye. Other scenes can be downright awkward: when Alex and Ellen first interact at a club, the writing becomes far too blunt for the complex emotional situation. In this way, Beane’s words at times threatens...

Author: By David S. Wallace, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'The Little Dog Laughed' Too Comedic to be Taken Seriously | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...monologue comparing the transience of Buddhist sand mandalas to Hollywood executives ordering salads and later excreting the contents.Orsini and Serrell oscillate between the tender and the wooden. Moments in which the two examine their hang-ups over their sexual orientation, which extend far beyond simple denial, find the two at their best, filled with passion tempered by history, doubt, and the public eye. Other scenes can be downright awkward: when Alex and Ellen first interact at a club, the writing becomes far too blunt for the complex emotional situation. In this way, Beane’s words at times threatens...

Author: By David S. Wallace, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'The Little Dog Laughed' Too Comedic to be Taken Seriously | 2/10/2008 | See Source »

...Navy career had been "relatively stress-free" before "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" took effect, says Joan Darrah, a retired captain, and a lesbian, who served in various intelligence billets from 1972 to 2002. She kept her sexual orientation secret during her career, but that denial took its toll after "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" led to increased focus on homosexuality in the ranks. She recalls having to administer a survey on the topic to 250 subordinates in the wake of the new policy. "We all sat down taking this survey asking, 'Do you know a gay person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Turns 15 | 1/28/2008 | See Source »

...world's movers, shakers and wonkier celebrities meet in Davos, where climate change is high on the agenda, America may be closer to filling in that blank space than many believe. The Bush Administration may still be in denial, but many Americans are not. Politicians are being forced to respond to mounting public pressure to do something about global warming. Even as White House climate negotiators in Bali were blocking efforts to set a target for international carbon emissions, the first bill that would cap such emissions in the U.S. passed out of the Senate's environment committee. Outside Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wind Shift | 1/23/2008 | See Source »

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