The inaugural issue of Media Fields Journal is out. Josh Chafetz (Cornell): The Unconstitutionality of the Filibuster. Ezra Klein interviews Sen. Jeff Merkley: "This isn't a question of filibuster or no filibuster". From Discover, meet the woman without fear. A look at how powerful predictive models fueled by smarter data sets are the tools that will allow us to know sooner and adapt more quickly to the problems that define our complex age. Bundle up, it’s global warming: Why is it so cold and snowy in Europe and the Eastern United States? Global warming is affecting the snow cover in Siberia. From Newsweek, a special issue on interviews. The Great Islamophobic Crusade: Max Blumental goes inside the bizarre cabal of secretive donors, demagogic bloggers, pseudo-scholars, European neo-fascists, violent Israeli settlers, and Republican presidential hopefuls behind the crusade. The battle for Brazil's slums: Second phase underway of unprecedented effort to maintain order in Rio's most violent regions. In pursuit of the perfect brainstorm: Corporate America wants help coming up with fresh ideas — can a new breed of consultant teach companies how to think? Christian Caryl on why WikiLeaks changes everything. There's nothing that quite says "Christmas" like schadenfreude. The “superstar effect” drives up pay for athletes, entertainers and Wall Street executives, concentrating wealth with only a few Americans and limiting others’ chances of moving up.
