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In a rich nation like the U.S., it's easy to be fooled into thinking there's always more time for problems to get solved. So it has been in Japan. The Japanese are wealthy enough that they don't suffer too much from the prolonged period of stunted growth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Japan's Years of Paralysis Teach America | 3/29/2010 | See Source »

In 2002, the left-wing commentator's show was canceled after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi accused him and two other presenters of making "criminal use" of RAI, the biggest public television network in Italy. Santoro waged a long court battle against the broadcaster and prevailed, going back on the air...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Media Shaking Up Italy's Media Landscape | 3/27/2010 | See Source »

It's not that Italians don't enjoy freedom of expression. The problem is that until recently there haven't been many outlets where they could effectively exercise it. Newspapers are generally tied to political parties or industrial concerns, resulting in a press that seems less written for the general...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Media Shaking Up Italy's Media Landscape | 3/27/2010 | See Source »

Appointed Prime Minister of Iraq's first post-Saddam government in 2004, Allawi headed a corrupt, inept administration that set a poor tone for Iraq's fledgling democracy. As an American appointee, he lacked street cred. He projected himself as a democratic strongman - a contradiction in terms that convinced few...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Win, Will Former U.S. Front Man Rule in Iraq? | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

But as the religious Shi'ite parties began to splinter, Allawi's political fortunes began to turn around. It helped, too, that his successors as Prime Minister - Ibrahim al-Jaafari and al-Maliki - were unable to deliver clean and efficient government. Allawi's party made a strong showing in last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: After Win, Will Former U.S. Front Man Rule in Iraq? | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

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