From The Economist, a cover story on the invasion of the sovereign-wealth funds (and more); and a special section on corporate social responsibility. The Education of Ben Bernanke: Banks won’t lend money; oil has reached $100 a barrel; unemployment is up — what’s a Fed chief to do? A review of Art in Crisis: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Struggle for African American Identity and Memory by Amy Helene Kirschke. Alan Wolfe reviews Sellout by Randall Kennedy (and more and more). Rights vs. Rights: While the civil rights movement and the women’s movement have been philosophical allies, sharing goals and ideals, there have also been periodic collisions. Paul Starr on how the Democrats could blow it again. Beauty Secrets: When it comes to attraction, does the golden ratio still apply? Big brain theory

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