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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...that the 1980s and 1990s, both decades of especially unfettered capitalism, were the second-slowest and slowest periods of real global growth since World War II, respectively (3.3 percent in the 1980s and 2.3 percent in the 1990s versus 4.9 percent from 1950-1973). In the same vein, the economist Branko Milanovic has argued that “the record of the last two decades (1978-1998) is shown to be almost uniformly worse than that of the previous two (1960-1978),” when state management of the economy was widely accepted as common sense...

Author: By Adaner Usmani | Title: An Anti-Capitalist Primer | 11/29/2007 | See Source »

...changed the way young people party around the world. Red Bull, the champion of hypercaffeinated energy drinks, posted sales of $1.5 billion last year, 70% of the global market. He credits a thirst for "antiauthoritarian" products. His sponsorship of ultrasports like street luge and winter surfing has tapped a vein of young male consumers. Mateschitz, a climber and snowboarder, wants to promote a product and a lifestyle. "Extreme sports are more than a marketing tool," he says. At this month's Red Bull Giants of Rio Challenge in Rio de Janeiro, competitors will swim through pounding surf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Bull Energy | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

Just call me an aviation lab rat. My experiment was to fly on the world's first nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Singapore: more than 18 hours, the longest regularly scheduled commercial jetliner flight ever. In coach. Could I survive such stress? Would I be stricken with deep-vein thrombosis or catch a nasty bug, confirming the health concerns about long-haul flights? Would my brain turn to mush? I submitted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Over the Really Long Haul | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...Fight and you’ll never survive / Run and you’ll never escape / So just fall from grace,” raps Jay, pulling the listener down from the highs the album’s middle tracks reach. Like a spike to the vein, “American Gangster” lulls the listener with its sultry samples, hits a peak, then comes to a shuddering halt. Along the way, Jay-Z taunts, jokes, recollects, and even spits some thought-provoking shit. Most importantly, however, Jay proves that you still can’t knock the hustle...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jay-Z | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

Sullivan’s candidacy taps into a deep vein of longing for a city that...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sullivan Tries To Keep Political Dynasty Alive | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

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