From Environment, "Dry": Three stories of adaptation to Life Without Water. From New Internationalist, a special issue of The State of the World's Ocean. From The Hindu, an empty sea, a silver beach: Following the tsunami, the artisanal fishermen of Alappuzha face many threats that affect their traditional livelihood. Ocean Blues: America’s once-bountiful seafood supply has been decimated. Can the president say kapu?
As latest research confirms the effect of climate change on the coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia is gearing to deal with the threat to its greatest natural resource. Stopping the loggers is the fastest and cheapest solution to climate change. So why are global leaders turning a blind eye to this crisis? From Technology Review, planning for a climate-changed world: As the global picture grows grimmer, states and cities are searching for the fine-scale predictions they need to prepare for emergencies—and to keep the faucets running (and part 2). What would Rachel Carson have thought of the Bush era? Elizabeth Kolbert wants to know.
From Monthly Review, an article on the imperative of an International Guaranteed Income. Thomas E. Woods on Plunder or Enterprise: The World's Choice. From Financial Times, an article on Robert Merton and the appliance of financial science. An interview is the first publicity event for Alan Greenspan's forthcoming book, The Age of Turbulence.
From TAP, Beyond "Card Check": What a comprehensive labor agenda would look like — and why the Democratic presidential candidates should be put on record with their stances on it. Time Off for the Overworked American: A growing movement seeks to ensure that all workers have paid time off — and feel free to take advantage of it. Why is income inequality in America so pronounced? Consider education. A review of Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole by Benjamin R. Barber. The Next Social Contract: The candidate best able to articulate a new set of mutual obligations between America's citizens, employers, and government may be the one to lead us into the 21st century.
From The Economist, greed is still good: But who is Gordon Gekko now? A review of Age of Betrayal: The Triumph of Money in America, 1865-1900. A review of The Money Lawyers: The No-Holds-Barred World of Today's Richest and Most Powerful Lawyers.
From TNR, Jonathan Cohn on why Clinton and Obama should get specific on health care (and a response by Mark Schmitt), and a review of Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis — And the People Who Pay the Price. And a review of Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
