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A girl's nose ring and Indian death metal: "In the other room, I could hear Charlie growling a few times to warm up his throat. 'Ghraagh,' he said. 'Bregkk.'"; Andrew Leonard Apr 30, 2008
Is there enough pig manure to feed the world?: Maybe not. But the New York Times still should have talked to some organic farmers to get their opinion on how to prevent a Malthusian future of fertilizer scarcity.; Andrew Leonard Apr 30, 2008
In defense of Lou Dobbs: Nasty, nativist and pandering to the worst in America? Sure. But overstepping the bounds of the First Amendment? Uh, nope.; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
The Strategic Pandering Reserve: President Bush's analysis is correct. Releasing oil from the SPR will not ease consumer pain at the pump.; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
Winning the global trade game: China overtook the United States as the world's number two exporter in 2007. But who reigns supreme?; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
The education of an oil reporter: A year ago, the New York Times' Jad Mouawad pooh-poohed the theory of peak oil. But $120 a barrel for crude forces everyone to rethink their positions; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
Eating the Amazon: Brazil's soy king does not, repeat, does not, speak for the trees.; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
Overbuilt America: A big reason why homebuilders are hurting: 18.6 million housing units in the United States are unoccupied; Andrew Leonard Apr 28, 2008
The rice paradox: Sure, freer trade will probably boost production, eventually. But that's little comfort to the urban poor, right now.; Andrew Leonard Apr 28, 2008
Warren Buffett's sweet tooth: What does the Mars Inc./Wrigley's merger prove? In hard times, we cut back on the fancy dinners, but not the cheap chocolate bars.; Andrew Leonard Apr 28, 2008
Total systemic breakdown, then and now: The early 17th century was a tough time in China -- but not as alien to our own lives as you might imagine.; Andrew Leonard Apr 24, 2008
Where has all the rice gone?: While Sam's Club rations the world's number one staple in the U.S., China makes long term plans in Africa; Andrew Leonard Apr 24, 2008
Is humanity running out of technological tricks?: Paul Krugman argues that scientific progress may not help us escape our energy dilemma. But maybe we're just not trying hard enough?; Andrew Leonard Apr 24, 2008
Nationalize the rating agencies!: Why should we trust the likes of Moody's with judging creditworthiness, when their profits depend on keeping clients happy?; Andrew Leonard Apr 23, 2008
The Washington food crisis consensus: Did following the advice of the IMF and World Bank in the 1990s set poor countries up for a big fall when grain prices spiked a decade later?; Andrew Leonard Apr 23, 2008
Japan's unwanted low-fat diet: Two years ago, Japan had too much milk. But today, butter is suddenly a scarce commodity. The global food crisis strikes again.; Andrew Leonard Apr 23, 2008
Your very own climate change Victory Garden: Michael Pollan urges us all to grow our own veggies. But farming is work -- ask any peasant; Andrew Leonard Apr 22, 2008
FedEx bets on the California sunshine: But what's the company going to do when it absolutely, positively has to offset its humongous carbon footprint?; Andrew Leonard Apr 22, 2008
The oil seesaw: Demand in the U.S. falls for the third straight quarter. But China's thirstier than ever, and it isn't alone.; Andrew Leonard Apr 22, 2008
Housing market refuses to stabilize: No springtime bounce for the real estate industry -- in March, the median sales price of an existing home dropped 7.7 percent compared to year ago; Andrew Leonard Apr 22, 2008
The vile state of Internet discourse knows no borders: The online reaction to a Chinese Olympic torch-bearer who dared criticize a boycott of a French supermarket chain? Burn her, stone her, she's a witch!; Andrew Leonard Apr 21, 2008
Dawning of the age of the Asian PC: No recession yet for sales of personal computers in China and India. That's good, because we could all benefit from their increased productivity; Andrew Leonard Apr 21, 2008
Malthus is in the air: The original dismal economist did not anticipate the productivity explosion bequeathed by technology. But when does the magic stop?; Andrew Leonard Apr 21, 2008
The bisphenol A blues: The U.S. government finally acknowledges that there might be a problem with the ubiquitous substance. But we still want to know: "Does plastic make us fat?"; Andrew Leonard Apr 18, 2008
Globalization gives Wall Street a boost: What do Google, IBM, Caterpillar and Intel all have in common? Besides making boatloads of money last quarter?; Andrew Leonard Apr 18, 2008

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