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That simple sentiment - revulsion about the Wall and all it represented - proved powerful enough to reunify Niebank's fractured nation. After Nov. 9, 1989, when the G.D.R. abandoned border controls, the drive for unity provided an overarching purpose that for many years shaped national politics. Reunification was Germany's greatest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Election: Divided They Stand | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

In the run-up to the election, there has been no grand new mission, no ambitious vision of remaking Germany - or Europe, or the world - on view. As the continent's largest economy, Germany could have taken a lead to ensure that the European Union came together to weather the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Election: Divided They Stand | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

'Unless somebody can find a way to change human nature, we will have more crises.' ALAN GREENSPAN, former Federal Reserve chairman, arguing that the problems that caused the economic crisis are bound to recur

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

Though it has been painful for him, Whitfield's lost job should have had little effect beyond his immediate family. One lost job is a microscopic event in the massive organism of the U.S. economy. In good times, America sheds 2.5 million jobs a month but creates nearly 3 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ripple Effect | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

In an unhealthy economy, a single lost job becomes infectious, combining with others and spreading through family, neighborhood and community. Widespread cutbacks in spending by families mean lower demand for businesses and lower tax revenues for the government. This belt-tightening means fewer car sales and thus fewer jobs for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Ripple Effect | 9/21/2009 | See Source »

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