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The Death of the Phone

Matthew Yglesias today: "Megan Hustad bemoans the decline of the phone call as a tool of business... Apparently she learned vital skills while eavesdroppi…

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The Bias of the Press: Conflict

Evan Thomas in Newsweek: "Is the mainstream press unbiased? No, but we aren't ideological. What we really thrive on is conflict..." "The mai…

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The Life Penalty

How did a rebel public defender from Boulder, Colorado, throw a monkey wrench into America’s "death machine"? Slip into a juror’s seat as David Wymore…

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Negotiating, as a precursor to an attack

Reuel Marc Gerecht in the NYT 2/20/08: "The Bush administration should advocate direct, unconditional talks between Washington and Tehran. Strategically, p…

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Mediation and Obama

Jim Melamed on Mediate.com today: "Presidential candidate Barack Obama's main political message represents the absorption of the mediation movement'…