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The Pivot
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All Hail the Nanny State
How Michael Bloomberg, with his soda and cigarette bans, created a new social justice movement.
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Wii Revolution
How Nintendo saved itself from irrelevance and turned everyone into a gamer.
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How Sweden Saved Itself
When its banks failed, the Scandinavian country made a miraculous turnaround. Could the U.S. imitate it?
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Did You Take Your Aspirin Today?
How a struggling painkiller was reborn as a heart medicine and earned billions for Bayer.
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Better Than Fast Food
How Wendy’s 1980s turnaround changed the fast food business.
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Avengers Assemble!
How Marvel went from Hollywood also-ran to mastermind of a $1 billion franchise.
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Can Public Schools Really Change?
Why New Haven’s ambitious new education strategy might actually succeed.
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What a Comeback!
Twenty years ago, English soccer was an international disgrace. How it made one of the most remarkable turnarounds in sports history.
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L.A.’s Transit Revolution
How a ballot initiative, a visionary mayor, and a quest for growth are turning Los Angeles into America’s next great mass-transit city.