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As Harvard’s social pupae gathered Thursday night at the Fogg’s farewell gala (theme: “Ooh La La!”), different social circles soon became apparent on the dance floor. The Advocate kids tended to undulate in delight to sublime saxophone jazz...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett and Alexander B. Fabry, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Aged Before Their Time | 4/20/2008 | See Source »

Racism exists, but it doesn’t explain many of the economic disparities among minorities. Sexism is the other scapegoat that Democrats fleece. Clinton often sobs that women earn “just 77 cents for every dollar that a man makes.” But those 23 cents...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: The Crack in the Glass Ceiling | 4/16/2008 | See Source »

It’s a good time to be a farmer. Buoyed by rising demand for biofuels and the growth of the middle class in developing nations like China and India, corn prices have risen to $5.53 per bushel, an increase of more than 100 percent over 2006 levels. These...

Author: By Daniel E. Herz-roiphe | Title: Harvesting Cash | 4/7/2008 | See Source »

The politburo member asked, "People in the Middle East cannot help but compare what we have accomplished in Beirut with America's failed reconstruction of Iraq." He said that it is a lesson to countries on the brink of failure, like Egypt, where so much of Western aid has ended...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Whatever Happened to the IRA? | 3/28/2008 | See Source »

Locals say the money made by the mines flows mainly to investors located in China's wealthy coastal cities. It certainly isn't winding up in the pockets of workers. An average miner makes $420 a month. That's not a bad wage for China, but the work is tough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Glitter Factory | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

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