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...However unlikely it may seem, Rajapaksa could reinvent himself once again as a champion of pluralism and economic liberalism. With few other political options, that may be Sri Lanka's best hope for the future. There is a hint of it in the President's dining room. Three years ago, he co-opted two former leaders of the LTTE, who fed intelligence to the army and helped bring the eastern provinces under its control. They had spent their whole lives fighting for the destruction of the Sri Lankan state but are now ministers in Rajapaksa's government. They stood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mahinda Rajapaksa: The Hard-Liner | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

Will ___ save journalism? Lately it seems easier to find ruminations on that subject than to find journalism itself. With advertising down and the Internet making information seem free and easy, anxious journos (for whom "save journalism" equals "save my job") have suggested numerous white knights for their profession, including Amazon's Kindle, philanthropists, micropayments, the government and the new iPhone. (Is there an app for that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Price Journalism? What Would You Pay? | 7/27/2009 | See Source »

...local community support might be the arts' best bet. As the biannual 2010 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in Morristown, N.J. - which typically draws some 20,000 poets from around the globe - nears extinction, its surrounding community has surfaced to offer support. Dodge Foundation CEO David Grant's appeals seem to be working, and if this continues, the four-day gathering may return...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Arts Groups in Tough Times Think Locally | 7/24/2009 | See Source »

These confident auras of authority seem at first to have impact, but they’re wearing thin amongst the British public. This year, we’ve discovered the greed of our financial sector, the violent tactics of our police, and the corruption of our politicians in a wave of horrific scandals. Now, whispers are circulating about the illegal practices that take place at every newspaper, and even if further allegations aren’t uncovered, the strength of this story could taint the media as a whole. If the fourth estate of British society crumbles, executives will need...

Author: By Olivia M. Goldhill | Title: Walk the Walk | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

...rely increasingly on the force, which some believe to number more than 100,000 in Tehran alone, though that statistic is impossible to confirm. In previous days, they were primarily shipped in on a temporary basis from the more conservative countryside to quash planned street demonstrations. But now they seem here to stay. They operate out of the city's mosques, from which they venture out to patrol the streets at all hours of the night on motorcycles, often in small gangs. On a recent night, three Basiji were seen at 2 a.m. standing next to their parked motorcycles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Tehran's Streets, the Basij's Fearsome Reign | 7/23/2009 | See Source »

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