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Cheaper Cell

From a memorandum by Mohammed Atef, a.k.a. Abu Hafs, an Egyptian-born Al Qaeda leader who died in Afghanistan in 2001, to Abu Khabab, an Al Qaeda member. Translated from the…

The Next Bubble

by Eric Janszen,

Priming the markets for tomorrow's next big crash

At 20 points along the Gaza Strip’s southern border, Hamas operatives detonated explosives to topple an Israeli-built fence, allowing as many as 200,000 Palestiniansâ??13 percent of the territory’s populationâ??to cross…

Schoolhouse Crock

by Peter Schrag,

Fifty years of blaming America’s educational system for our stupidity

The big enchilada

by Jonathan Kozol,

Weekly Review

by Paul Ford,

Paul Wolfowitz announced that he would resign as president of the World Bank on June 30; the Bank in turn said that it accepted Wolfowitz’s assurances that he had acted…

The $50,000 question

by Harper’s Staff,

A paper trail of tears

by Vince Beiser,

How casino-rich tribes are dealing members out

That’s entertainment

by Harper’s Staff,

The new road to serfdom

by Michael Hudson,

An illustrated guide to the coming real estate collapse

Class participation

by Eilene Zimmerman,

How local fund-raising promotes school inequality

Finance

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Cheaper Cell

The Next Bubble

Weekly Review

Schoolhouse Crock

The big enchilada

Weekly Review

The $50,000 question

A paper trail of tears

That’s entertainment

The new road to serfdom

Class participation

October 2005

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