From Al-Ahram, the subversion of liberation: When leaders in struggle confuse themselves with recognition of the rights of the people they claim to defend, everyone suffers. Eric The Enlightened: How a guru from Beaverton raked in millions as a New Age psychic. A review of Robert Wright's The Evolution of God (and more and more). Crazy right-wing myths about Obama 2.0: The post-inauguration edition of odd things conservatives believe about Obama. Is Arne Duncan, Barack Obama's education secretary, too good to be true? From Samar, an article on the myth of the burdensome immigrants. Five writers explore how the Bushes will affect lives in Dallas — from why China might be our new BFF to how to survive an encounter with the Secret Service. Can we reverse global climate change? Jim Hansen and Chandran Nair investigate. The Curse of the Class of 2009: For college grads lucky enough to get work this year, low wages are likely to haunt them for a decade. A review of Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding by Sarah Blaffer Hrdy. An interview with Jeff Jarvis on the death of papers: "This year will bring a true sea change". Paper makes the man: Whither the luxurious resume sheets on which we told the tales of our professional lives?
