Summaries of what's in Time, Newsweek, etc.

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• The (Urban) Legends of Katrina How New Orleans' reputation took an unfair hit.
  Zuzanna Kobrzynski Dec. 27, 2005
  
• Talk About a Thankless Job Meet the congressman who's trying to cut federal spending.
  Zuzanna Kobrzynski Dec. 19, 2005
  
• A Long, Strange Trip The New Republic's journey through "GOP D.C."
  Zuzanna Kobrzynski Dec. 12, 2005
  
• Sirius Dough Howard Stern's satellite radio megadeal.
  Bidisha Banerjee Dec. 5, 2005
  
• Oh, Canada The Economist previews the January elections.
  Zuzanna Kobrzynski Nov. 28, 2005
  
• The Competition's Brewing How Dunkin' Donuts is going after Starbucks.
  Bidisha Banerjee Nov. 21, 2005
  
• What Went Wrong in France How the 1968 uprising helped lead to recent riots.
  Zuzanna Kobrzynski Nov. 14, 2005
  
• Cradle of Terror Why the violence is spreading from Iraq.
  Bidisha Banerjee Nov. 7, 2005
  
• Just Like Scalia, Only Nice Why Samuel Alito is liberals' worst nightmare.
  Bidisha Banerjee Oct. 31, 2005
  
• How Bush Can Recover First, he needs a great Supreme Court nominee.
  Bidisha Banerjee Oct. 24, 2005
  
• Cautious Optimism in Iraq The Economist analyzes the constitutional referendum.
  Bidisha Banerjee Oct. 17, 2005
  
• What Went Right In hindsight, the Katrina evacuation went better than expected.
  Bidisha Banerjee Oct. 11, 2005
  
• All the President's Hacks The New Republic makes a list.
  Bidisha Banerjee Oct. 3, 2005
  
• Poland's Russia problem Self-interest on the part of EU nations hurts the Poles.
  Bidisha Banerjee Sept. 26, 2005
  
• Not Over Over There What will it take to bring our troops home?
  Bidisha Banerjee Sept. 19, 2005
  
• Saving San Francisco The New Republic on an eerily prescient FEMA list.
  Bidisha Banerjee Sept. 12, 2005
  
• The Democrats' Sept. 11? The New Republic urges the party to use Katrina to its advantage.
  Bidisha Banerjee Sept. 6, 2005
  
• Losing Momentum How the Democrats are wasting Cindy Sheehan's vigil.
  Bidisha Banerjee Aug. 29, 2005
  
• Gazapalooza The New Republic examines the Israeli withdrawal.
  Bidisha Banerjee Aug. 22, 2005
  
• The New Boomtown Why things are looking up in Germany.
  Bidisha Banerjee Aug. 15, 2005
  
• The Real Lie of the "War on Terror" Salman Rushdie chastises President Bush.
  Bidisha Banerjee Aug. 8, 2005
  
• A Taxing Proposal The New Republic's plan to reform Social Security, health care, and more.
  Bidisha Banerjee Aug. 1, 2005
  
• Newt in '08? If so, why is he talking nice about Hillary?
  Bidisha Banerjee July 26, 2005
  
• Raise the Roof The glass ceiling is still firmly in place.
  Bidisha Banerjee July 18, 2005
  
• Forget Roe v. Wade The Supreme Court needs a justice who cares about crime.
  Bidisha Banerjee July 11, 2005
  
• Resolute in the United Kingdom Weighing the impact of the terror attacks.
  Bidisha Banerjee July 5, 2005
  
• How To Help Africa The Economist offers suggestions to the G8.
  Bidisha Banerjee June 27, 2005
  
• America's Biggest A**hole Norman Mailer gets the Rolling Stone treatment.
  Bidisha Banerjee June 20, 2005
  
• Reduced Sugar The Economist urges Bush to ignore the sugar lobby and push CAFTA.
  Bidisha Banerjee June 13, 2005
  
• What Next for Africa? Tony Blair has President Bush (sort of) on board. Will Europe follow?
  Bidisha Banerjee June 6, 2005
  
• When Non Means Nee, and Nej, and ... What's in store for the EU constitution.
  David Wallace-Wells May 31, 2005
  
• Waiting for No All eyes are on the French and Dutch.
  David Wallace-Wells May 23, 2005
  
• Tax Cuts: As American as Apple Pie The Economist offers suggestions for improving capitalism.
  Bidisha Banerjee May 16, 2005
  
• Behind the 9/11 Commission Report One member tells who was helpful and who got off easy.
  David Wallace-Wells May 9, 2005
  
• Way To Go, Brits The Economist chastises U.K. voters for weakening Tony Blair.
  David Wallace-Wells May 2, 2005
  
• Barrels of Trouble The Economist debates the significance of high oil prices.
  David Wallace-Wells April 25, 2005
  
• A Rift on the Right? The growing divide between small-government and Christian conservatives.
  David Wallace-Wells April 18, 2005
  
• Bring on the Flat Tax If it can work for Russia, why not here?
  Bidisha Banerjee April 11, 2005
  
• A "Brittle" Legacy? Andrew Sullivan remembers John Paul II.
  David Wallace-Wells April 4, 2005
  
• Hydrogen on the Eastern Horizon? Why China could beat us on fuel-cell technology.
  David Wallace-Wells March 28, 2005
  
• Paper Dragon? The Economist says various problems will hold China back.
  David Wallace-Wells March 21, 2005
  
• Control the Narrative, Control the White House Robert Reich offers advice to the Democrats.
  Bidisha Banerjee March 14, 2005
  
• To Privatize or Not? The New Republic debates the future of Social Security.
  David Wallace-Wells March 7, 2005
  
• Democracy: Not Just for Dreamers The Economist cheers the news from the Middle East.
  Bidisha Banerjee Feb. 28, 2005
  
• Kiss and Make Up? Maybe Not. Europeans and Americans have different ideas about President Bush's trip.
  David Wallace-Wells Feb. 22, 2005
  
• A History of Liberalism The New Republic celebrates its 90th anniversary.
  Bidisha Banerjee Feb. 14, 2005
  
• Enough Blame To Go Around What the Volcker report says about the Oil-for-Food scandal.
  Bidisha Banerjee Feb. 7, 2005
  
• Objectivism, Subjectively Reason looks at the legacy of Ayn Rand.
  Bidisha Banerjee Jan. 31, 2005
  
• Ahmad Chalabi, Rising Star Plus, will it be more of the same in Ukraine under Yushchenko?
  David Wallace-Wells Jan. 24, 2005
  
• Buzzword of the Week: Corporate Social Responsibility The Economist and New Republic report on the effort to make companies good global citizens.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Jan. 17, 2005
  
• Power Plays Why Democrats need to be more like Republicans.
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Jan. 10, 2005
  
• Hot Topic Is global warming to blame for the tsunami?
  Jill Hunter Pellettieri Jan. 4, 2005