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...problem with smashing the whole system, however, is that it's a lazy answer to a fierce challenge. Modern capitalism has created unprecedented wealth in our lifetime, shown its power to lift people out of poverty and spread a culture of competitive genius. So we make a case for who got us here, and who might have saved us and didn't. Even faith itself can be faulted when it turns into blind optimism that sees no risk, hears no sirens. There are plenty of prosecutors who will have a chance to make their case against anyone who crossed...
...Trader Joe's vegan pad Thai, and sent sales of peanut butter plunging 25%, despite assurances that jars on supermarket shelves are not tainted. But the panic illustrates just how thoroughly the legume (Arachis hypogaea is, technically, not a nut), fashioned into a paste, has permeated the American diet. Spread on crackers, slathered on celery, melted with chocolate: peanut butter goes with almost anything...
These days, consumers, no matter how romantic and sentimental they may be, value that extra cash. So retailers must get more aggressive in order to spread the love. At Louis Martin Jewelers in New York City, for example, you can find the back room filled with sparkling rings and necklaces. "Last year, this was the high-end room," says Martin, the owner. "Now, it's the markdown room." Everything's on sale - for example, a $2,500, 18-karat-gold, diamond and amethyst ring now costs $597. "We're selling things at or even below cost," Martin says. "We have...
...interview with the newspaper the Guardian, Christopher Beecher, a co-author of the study, said, "This is the molecule that the cancer cells use when they want to spread. If it turns out to be involved in metastasis in other cancers, then this discovery will be huge...
...protein called prostate-specific antigen in the blood. Men who have elevated PSA levels, which may indicate cancer, undergo invasive biopsies but often end up not having the disease at all. Even when the biopsy finds cancer, physicians are usually unable to accurately tell how quickly the cancer will spread...