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Salon: How the World Works
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Andrew Leonard's blog at Salon grapples with the mysteries of globalization and the new networked economy.
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A farewell to How the World Works

Coverage of politics, the economy, and globalization will continue, but the branded blog will not

24 sep 11

Solyndras China syndrome

While Republicans seize upon a solar power fiasco to attack green energy, the Chinese get even more ambitious

23 sep 11

Operation treason?

Why markets are tanking: The Feds new plan admits the economy is in trouble but doesnt come close to fixing it

22 sep 11

Facebooks enraging status update

The social media network annoys its users, again, with a confusing revamp. There must be an agenda here, somewhere

21 sep 11

Does Google deserve the Microsoft treatment?

The search engine giant is feeling the antitrust heat. Not all of it is justified -- but some is

21 sep 11

Jennifer Granholms plan to fix America

The former Michigan governor bears globalizations worst scars, but still itches for a fight. Watch out, Rick Perry

20 sep 11

Hot spots of the Great Recession

States with high jobless rates are populous and politically important. States with low rates are neither

16 sep 11

Third World considers rescuing First World

Heaving a deep sigh, a group of nations full of poor people discuss lending a helping hand to rich Europeans

15 sep 11

Obamas bad jobs trade

Medicare cuts to pay for a stimulus plan that voters dont think will work? No wonder his poll numbers are dropping

14 sep 11

Why is Wall Street so afraid of Europe?

Because what happens in Germany and Greece is a bigger threat to the U.S. economy than anything Congress could do

14 sep 11

The hourglass economy

New poverty figures show a big jump in the number of poorest Americans. Meanwhile, the middle class is disappearing

13 sep 11

End of the line for Greece?

Europe doesnt want to play the bailout game anymore. That decision may be regretted, later

13 sep 11

Lessons for Obama from the New Deal

The author of a new book on how FDR changed America connects the dots to our current plight

12 sep 11

What Obama can do on jobs right now

If Congress balks at the presidents agenda, here are four ways to boost employment that are ready to go ASAP

09 sep 11

Obama to GOP: Pass this bill now!

The president kicks off the 2012 campaign with a jobs proposal that excites Democrats and has no chance of passing

09 sep 11

What Obama should do on jobs

The GOP will refuse to budge, but the president can change the political conversation. Heres how

08 sep 11

The bungled politics of bank bashing

The federal government finally accuses Wall Street of mortgage fraud, and then buries the news

06 sep 11

The big squeeze on labor

Can one government agency give unions a leg up, and resist the power of globalization and technological progress?

05 sep 11

Jobs report: A big fat zero

Cue the double-dip recession siren. The U.S. economy created no new jobs in August

02 sep 11

Solyndras industrial policy power failure

In 2010 Obama touted the Silicon Valley solar startup as a green jobs powerhouse. But China had other plans

31 aug 11

Obama: The catastrophe president

FEMA disaster declarations set a record in 2011. The right cries socialism, but global warming is the real culprit

31 aug 11

A bizarre breakout of budget showdown optimism

An end to partisan brinkmanship? With Congress still in recess, unfounded rosy scenarios suddenly proliferate

30 aug 11

Dont expect a New Deal from Obamas new jobs guy

Its great that Alan Krueger is a well-regarded labor economist. But that doesnt mean unemployment will fall

29 aug 11

The timidity of Ben Bernanke, explained

How Obamas inaction has ceded too much power to the Federal Reserves rebellious inflation hawks

27 aug 11

Bernanke: No treason, no help for Obama

In his anticipated speech, the Fed Chairman delivers a big dud. Message to White House: Dont look for help here

26 aug 11

The war against the unemployed

A state crackdown on jobless benefits is just a warm-up for the big battle to come in Washington this fall

26 aug 11

Steve Jobs: The insanely great comeback kid

The iPhone and the Mac? Pfft. The story of Apples founder amazes on a much more primal, redemptive level

25 aug 11

Obamas big dirty oil test

The Keystone pipeline protests have galvanized the environmental community. Is the president listening?

25 aug 11

How gloomy should we be about the economy?

We arent in a recession yet, but if that company crashes, everyone is going to get burned

24 aug 11

Apples cool is no liberal triumph

Steve Jobs may have hippie street cred, but his company doesnt owe its success to left-wing values

23 aug 11

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