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...nearly 20% of drivers and more than 30% of backseat passengers don't use seat belts; two-thirds of us are overweight or obese. We dash across the street against the light and build our homes in hurricane-prone areas--and when they're demolished by a storm, we rebuild in the same spot. Sensible calculation of real-world risks is a multidimensional math problem that sometimes seems entirely beyond us. And while it may be true that it's something we'll never do exceptionally well, it's almost certainly something we can learn to do better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Americans Are Living Dangerously | 11/26/2006 | See Source »

...accountable to communities,” he said. “Free trade takes control of resources out of the hand of the communities and puts them in the hands of organizations like the WTO.” For the protesters, the speech was a futile attempt to rebuild credibility with the general public. “The WTO is on the brink of collapse,” Lee said. —Staff writer Yifei Chen can be reached at chen13@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Yifei Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Five Protesters Removed at WTO Chief’s Speech | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...doesn't matter which one of Prof. Al-Rawi's passions led to his murder. He once told me it would take "men of science and men of God to work together, to rebuild the body and soul of this country." This week Iraq has lost two more people who could have made a difference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baghdad Bulletin: Death Stalks the Campus | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...result, we are still left wondering how the U.S. can rebuild Iraq up to the point that an American withdrawal would be diplomatically—and morally—acceptable...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: There Is No Way ‘Out of Iraq’ | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

Victory in any of those races is still a long shot, but local officials say support from Dean could help put their candidates over the top. He has sent at least two organizers to most states to register voters and rebuild moribund state parties. With the help of Dean's staff, the Nebraska Democratic Party held conventions in 68 of the state's 93 counties this year, up from 36 in 2004; participants signed up to canvass and serve as precinct captains. Grant says staff members from the Democratic National Committee have worked to identify and contact potential voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dean Leaves No State Behind | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

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