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A toddler takes on edu-toys: Will these LeapFrog gizmos teach your kid something, or just irritate you?; By Katharine Mieszkowski Jul 9, 2008
Europe, the vampire mode slayer: The E.U. takes steps to regulate standby power consumption by appliances. So what's the U.S. doing?; Andrew Leonard Jul 9, 2008
Hurricane Iran: More storms, more Mideast turmoil, more fun with the price of oil; Andrew Leonard Jul 9, 2008
One nation, not just speaking English: Barack Obama wonders what's up with all those "English-only" whiners. Learn Spanish, already; Andrew Leonard Jul 8, 2008
World Bank downplays biofuel bombshell report: But did Bank president Robert Zoellick just say that the Bush administration's figures on food prices were not to be believed?; Andrew Leonard Jul 8, 2008
Speculation and the price of oil: Two Hofstra economists take issue with Paul Krugman, citing evidence of "hoarding in the crude oil market"; Andrew Leonard Jul 8, 2008
Rich country, poor country, hot planet: Europe's head start on fighting climate change might offer some useful hints for the masters of the global economy currently meeting in Japan.; Andrew Leonard Jul 7, 2008
Free trade, but not for the flag: It is OK to burn Old Glory, if she's made in China?; Andrew Leonard Jul 7, 2008
American epitaph: "More is more": The cultural relevance of 64-ounce sodas and Ford Expeditions.; Andrew Leonard Jul 7, 2008
A biofuel food-price bombshell: The U.K. Guardian reports some astonishing numbers from a "confidential" World Bank study on energy crops and grain prices.; Andrew Leonard Jul 4, 2008
Triumph of the low-carbon city dweller: Back to the land? Pfft. If you want to conserve energy, the cosmopolitan lifestyle is the way to go. You can look it up; Andrew Leonard Jul 3, 2008
Scary! YouTube ordered to hand your viewing history to Viacom: But there's a silver lining to one of the most bone-headed legal decisions in recent times.; Farhad Manjoo Jul 3, 2008
Can immigrants save an aging Europe?: What happens to a society with a declining birth rate which refuses to open the door to outsiders?; Andrew Leonard Jul 3, 2008
A dream of Russian dandelions: The rising price of natural rubber is puncturing tire manufacturer profitability. But a weed grows in Uzbekistan...; Andrew Leonard Jul 3, 2008
Oil up, jobs down: Same old song and dance: A new record for the price of oil, and more bad employment numbers for the U.S. economy; Andrew Leonard Jul 3, 2008
Bear territory blues: It's official: The stock market bulls have left the building. What took them so long?; By Andrew Leonard Jul 2, 2008
Obama's Indian electoral strategy: His campaign mentions the passing of a revered Indian general. McCain's doesn't. How's that going to play in the swing states?; Andrew Leonard Jul 2, 2008
The meaning of Starbucks: The coffee company announces plans to close 600 stores, while simultaneously watering down its primary house brew. As if we needed any more evidence that the economy is in the dregs.; Andrew Leonard Jul 2, 2008
Test drive: The Smart car is revolutionary: A car small enough to alter your relationship with the city.; Farhad Manjoo Jul 2, 2008
The casino tycoon who loved China: All that cash the rest of the world is sending to China? Sheldon Adelson, the third-richest American, is recycling it.; Andrew Leonard Jul 2, 2008
Why Indian farmers lust after genetically modified eggplant: When you're going broke spraying pesticides that don't work, built-in resistance to nasty bugs starts looking mighty attractive.; Andrew Leonard Jul 1, 2008
Doug Fine's excellent nanny goat adventure: "Farewell, My Subaru" is a low-carbon "Odyssey," dripping with wry humor and fast food grease biofuel.; Andrew Leonard Jul 1, 2008
Wal-Mart's slow-food epiphany: The high price of gas is encouraging the world's biggest retailer to buy locally.; Andrew Leonard Jul 1, 2008
Worst. Encyclopedia. Ever.: Conservapedia launches attack on evolution. A scientist gets annoyed; Andrew Leonard Jun 30, 2008
The Barack Obama of automobiles?: General Motors is betting that the Chevy Volt will usher in the electric future. Promises, promises.; Andrew Leonard Jun 30, 2008

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