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Diplomats played games in describing what happened in Cambodia, but it was simply a coup. Because of its tangled politics, the country had two poles of administrative and military power. Last week the stronger faction, led by former Khmer Rouge cadre Hun Sen, overthrew "co-Prime Minister" Prince Norodom Ranariddh...
The most complex problem might be this: if you were a local phone company with 100% of the market, how helpful would you be in allowing a competitor into the area? Exactly. Although would-be warriors such as AT&T, MCI ($18.5 billion) and Sprint ($14.1 billion) are huge, well...
When the government says it's going to run something up the flagpole, it's not kidding. For a small charge, you can become the proud owner of a U.S. flag that has flown over the Capitol, along with an appropriate certificate, by sending a request to your favorite Senator...
This story is not about the Politburo in Beijing or even the thousands of dissidents locked away in jails. It is a tale of ordinary people in three regions, no more but also no less representative of the "real" China. While communism and democracy form the two poles of the...
This Thursday will mark the 111th celebration of May Day in the United States. Not the festival of May poles and dancing but the holiday of red flags, clenched fists, and the spilled blood of the working class. Some call it International Workers' Holiday, and one labor giant once described...