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...Philippines than to mention the top 20 nations on the United Nations Development Programs human-development index, which are all democratic. In that regard they are much like the Chinese Communist Party, which says it is pursuing democracy "with Chinese characteristics," but argues that any moves to lessen its grip on power would risk chaos. Yet the authors are quick to distance themselves from the government. Wang says that much of the speech making by Chinese leaders is "empty" like that of Western politicians, that Beijing is still inept at wielding its growing clout abroad and that the country...
...slide into the black Atlantic, and Leonardo DiCaprio is hanging on for life, just like always. But this time, I am too. The camera pans to the icy water far below, pulling me into the scene--the sensation reminds me of jerking awake from a dream--and I grip the sides of my seat to keep from falling into the drink...
Taking sex education seriously isn't easy. "There are so many ways young people get messages about sex--parents, friends, media," says Sarah Brown, CEO of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Un ed Pregnancy. "It's hard for people to get a grip on those factors, so instead they spend their time arguing about what's on page 128." But we can't afford to keep failing our children. This month the National Center for Health Statistics reported that teen birthrates rose in 2007 for the second year, after a 15-year drop...
...recent editorial for The Guardian newspaper: "Our politicians have been pathetic at increasing democratic engagement, even with the power of the media at their fingertips." According to Jury Team advocates, that could be deliberate. "There's never been a time when political parties have had such a firm grip on the windpipe of our democracy," says Martin Bell, a British UNICEF ambassador and former Independent...
Ichiro Ozawa, president of Japan's main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), has been a behind-the-scenes political player for more than 20 years. But the ruling Liberal Democratic Party of Japan is losing its grip on power, and Ozawa might be stepping into the premiership after the next general election. At his office in DPJ headquarters in Nagatacho, the heart of Tokyo government, Ozawa spoke with TIME's Michael Elliott and Coco Masters about reforming the economy, the trouble with bureaucrats and U.S.-Japan cooperation. (Read "Ozawa: The Man Who Wants to Save Japan...