How the World Works

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Biking in Bogota and the East Bay
Stop worrying about the auto industry and start thinking about the hundreds of miles of bike paths in the capital of Colombia
By Andrew Leonard December 12, 2008
Protecting BMW 's non-union jobs
A reader advises South Carolina GOP Senator Lindsey Graham on the damage that will be done to everyone if one of the Big 3 fail
By Andrew Leonard December 12, 2008
Timber! General Motors is falling
The automaker announces it will close most of its manufacturing plants for 30 percent of the first quarter of 2009. That includes a factory in Tennessee, by the way.
By Andrew Leonard December 12, 2008
The Republican economic recovery plan
When all else fails, declare war on the working class.
By Andrew Leonard December 12, 2008
Senate GOP to UAW: Drop dead
Organized labor campaigned mightily against Southern Republican senators. So kiss that auto bailout goodbye, because now it's payback time.
By Andrew Leonard December 11, 2008
Mark Penn explains the zeitgeist
In a new column for the Wall Street Journal, the Clinton pollster shares a stunning insight: The down economy is scaring baby boomers.
By Andrew Leonard December 11, 2008
No jobs and too much oil
Do you remember the last time global oil consumption dropped and weekly jobless claims spiked over half a million? How about the halcyon days of Ronald Reagan's first term?
By Andrew Leonard December 11, 2008
Obama's pick to solve the energy crisis
How's this for change? Steven Chu, an actual physicist who wants to stop climate change and revolutionize solar power, gets the nod as energy secretary.
By Andrew Leonard December 10, 2008
Ten questions for Hank Paulson
A Warren Report for the 21st century: The TARP Congressional Oversight Panel wants to know what the Treasury Department is doing with our money.
By Andrew Leonard December 10, 2008
Finding peace on the road to Mecca
Islamic pilgrims are gathering in Saudi Arabia this week -- and making the world a better place.
By Andrew Leonard December 10, 2008
Playing games in a recession
Computer game giant Electronic Arts is getting blitzed by the bad economy. But if you cater to 11-year-old boys, you're still doing alright
By Andrew Leonard December 10, 2008
The Chinese export train goes off the tracks
What happens to the Chinese Communist Party's mandate to rule, if their economy mirrors the crash in the U.S.?
By Andrew Leonard December 9, 2008
The recycling recession
The economics of recycling don't seem to work so well in a bad economy. Does that mean we need out-of-control growth to make sustainability work?
By Andrew Leonard December 9, 2008
Tribune bankruptcy: Chronicle of a news media death foretold?
Get ready for another round of despair about the future of newspapers. The show will, however, go on.
By Andrew Leonard December 8, 2008
Don't blame new media for the deepening recession
The New York Times' David Carr complains about the impact of too much bad economic news, too fast. But he's giving us far too much credit.
By Andrew Leonard December 8, 2008
Paul Krugman's depression economics
On his way to Stockholm, the Nobel Prize winner and New York Times columnist takes time to explain the "awful" economy that looms ahead of us.
By Andrew Leonard December 8, 2008
Three candles for How the World Works
From an idiosyncratic blog on globalization to a 24 by 7 chronicle of economic meltdown. Who would have guessed it?
By Andrew Leonard December 5, 2008
"The Rosetta Stone of trash cinema"
A reader warns: Do not dismiss the glory of Thai Ultraman
By Andrew Leonard December 5, 2008
Labor gets a voice in Washington
Backwater or beachhead? Economist Jared Bernstein is appointed Vice President-elect Biden's chief economist.
By Andrew Leonard December 5, 2008
Half a million jobs -- gone
All major U.S. industrial sectors report heavy job losses for November. So maybe, after all, it wouldn't be a good idea to let domestic automakers crumple.
By Andrew Leonard December 5, 2008
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Obama: "A clean break from a troubled past"
The president-elect makes his case to the nation for immediate action on the economy. Let's hope Senate Republicans were listening.
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