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

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• Made in China Newsweek examines the rising superpower.
  Juliet Lapidos Dec. 28, 2007
  
• Scandal in the South Pacific Vanity Fair on the rape allegations that disrupted life for Pitcairn Island.
  David Sessions Dec. 21, 2007
  
• God and Politics The Weekly Standard on the "religious showdown" between Mitt Romney and evangelicals.
  David Sessions Dec. 18, 2007
  
• Voters Heart Huckabee? The New York Times Magazine profiles Mike Huckabee.
  Morgan Smith Dec. 14, 2007
  
• Nativist Americans The New Yorker on the Republican presidential candidates' new favorite issue: illegal immigration.
  David Sessions Dec. 11, 2007
  
• Genius at Work? The New York Times Magazine's annual issue on the best, worst, and oddest ideas of the year.
  David Sessions Dec. 7, 2007
  
• Intruder Alert The New Yorker on how an Asian parasite has devastated America's eastern hemlock population.
  David Sessions Dec. 4, 2007
  
• Greenback Goner? The Economist on what could happen if the dollar's value keeps dropping.
  David Sessions Nov. 30, 2007
  
• God in Bulk The New Yorker on the recent success of New England megachurches.
  David Sessions Nov. 27, 2007
  
• Newsweek's New Hires Karl Rove and Markos Moulitsas make their respective debuts in Newsweek.
  David Sessions Nov. 20, 2007
  
• Playing in the Street The New York Times Magazine finds that the early episodes of Sesame Street wouldn't please today's parents.
  David Sessions Nov. 16, 2007
  
• The Other Mormon Problem The New Republic on how Mormons resent Mitt Romney's courting of evangelical voters.
  David Sessions Nov. 13, 2007
  
• The Pointless Protests The Economist on why Pakistan won't be democratizing any time soon.
  David Sessions Nov. 9, 2007
  
• Profiles in Murder The New Yorker on FBI serial-killer profilers.
  David Sessions Nov. 6, 2007
  
• An Apple a Day Time crows over the iPhone. Again.
  Morgan Smith Nov. 2, 2007
  
• Hard Times New York paints a sympathetic portrait of Kurt Eichenwald.
  David Sessions Oct. 30, 2007
  
• Neocon Scapegoats? Foreign Policy on how it's time to stop blaming neoconservatives for the Iraq war mess.
  Morgan Smith Oct. 26, 2007
  
• The Albino Capital of the World Virginia Quarterly Review reports on a small Argentine town where albinism is startlingly common.
  Morgan Smith Oct. 23, 2007
  
• Grave Matter National Geographic reports on the quirks, pitfalls, and future of memory.
  David Sessions Oct. 19, 2007
  
• Blackwater Blues Newsweek talks to Blackwater's founder.
  David Sessions Oct. 16, 2007
  
• Supreme Dis A Time cover story calls the high court a fossil.
  Morgan Smith Oct. 12, 2007
  
• In Memoriam In Vanity Fair, Christopher Hitchens reflects on the death of a soldier whom he inspired to join the armed forces.
  David Sessions Oct. 9, 2007
  
• Down the Drain The New York Times Magazine profiles an Iraqi intellectual whose goal in life was to topple Saddam.
  David Sessions Oct. 5, 2007
  
• Korean Barbecue The New Yorker on how a New Jersey restaurateur works with North Korea.
  David Sessions Oct. 2, 2007
  
• Affirmative Reaction The New York Times Magazine's college issue examines how to build a diverse campus.
  Morgan Smith Sept. 28, 2007
  
• Hermit in Chief Vanity Fair explains how Bush, like many second-term presidents, became increasingly isolated.
  David Sessions Sept. 25, 2007
  
• John Paul Stevens, Conservative The New York Times Magazine's must-read profile on the Supreme Court justice you think you know.
  David Sessions Sept. 21, 2007
  
• Greenspan's Back! Newsweek publishes excerpts from Alan Greenspan's new book.
  David Sessions Sept. 17, 2007
  
• White-House Wives Time on how presidential candidates' spouses are changing the game.
  David Sessions Sept. 10, 2007
  
• Power Shot The Economist says that nuclear energy may be facing a revival. Sort of.
  David Sessions Sept. 4, 2007
  
• Googly Eyes The Economist asks whether Google's future business models will favor consumers or advertisers.
  David Sessions Aug. 27, 2007
  
• Doubting Teresa Time on how Mother Teresa lost her faith. Plus, Washington Monthly sticks it to the Ivy League.
  David Sessions Aug. 20, 2007
  
• Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? The Economist on lending bailouts and the global economy.
  David Sessions Aug. 13, 2007
  
• Right-Wing Clipped The Economist proclaims the demise of the American conservative movement.
  David Sessions Aug. 6, 2007
  
• Cold Cash The Economist on the corrupt politicians of Alaska.
  Christopher Beam July 30, 2007
  
• The Boys Are All Right Time on whether boys are really being left behind.
  David Sessions July 23, 2007
  
• Burqini Babes Time on the swimsuit for women who don't want to show any skin at all.
  David Sessions July 16, 2007
  
• Flock of Liberals Democrats reach out to religious voters.
  David Sessions July 9, 2007
  
• Love Me Some Mitt The Economist is swooning over Mitt Romney, and Sports Illustrated finds out what happened to those guys from Slap Shot.
  David Sessions July 2, 2007
  
• Red, White, and Very Blue The Economist on America's battered sense of national pride.
  David Sessions June 25, 2007
  
• Hack My Life, Please Time on how to manage your digital world in real time.
  David Sessions June 18, 2007
  
• The MacGyver Insurgency Time on the deadly new tactics being used by Iraqi insurgents.
  David Sessions June 11, 2007
  
• Amnesty Is the Best Policy Time on why the United States should offer amnesty to illegal immigrants.
  Torie Bosch June 4, 2007
  
• Obama the Scold Time on Barack Obama's straight talk.
  Christopher Beam May 29, 2007
  
• Six Days, Later The Economist on the 40th anniversary of the Six-Day War.
  Christopher Beam May 21, 2007
  
• Brits for Clinton The Economist on Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House.
  Blake Wilson May 14, 2007
  
• Blair's History The Economist on how historians will judge Tony Blair's time in office.
  Christopher Beam May 7, 2007
  
• Turkey's Done? The Economist on challenges to Turkey's secularism.
  Christopher Beam April 30, 2007
  
• It's Not Easy Being Green Time on the compromised Green Zone in Baghdad.
  Christopher Beam April 23, 2007
  
• Crying Wolfowitz The Economist urges Paul Wolfowitz to step down from the World Bank presidency.
  Christopher Beam April 16, 2007
  
• Gaffe at Your Own Risk Time on Don Imus and how the Internet places new limits on speech.
  Christopher Beam April 9, 2007
  
• Army of None Time on the logistical problems facing the Army.
  Paul Gottschling April 2, 2007
  
• Scolding Congress The Economist condemns Iraq troop-withdrawal deadlines.
  Christopher Beam March 26, 2007
  
• Biblical Sense Time on teaching the Bible in public schools.
  Christopher Beam March 19, 2007
  
• Republican Party Trashers The newly redesigned Time on the state of the Republican Party.
  Christopher Beam March 12, 2007
  
• The Gatekeeper Newsweek on Defense Secretary Bob Gates.
  Christopher Beam Feb. 26, 2007
  
• Guantanamo Stay The New Republic on the surprisingly good conditions at Guantanamo Bay.
  Christopher Beam Feb. 20, 2007
  
• Obama Drama The Nation on whether Barack Obama transcends race.
  Christopher Beam Feb. 12, 2007
  
• The Real Surge To Urge The New Republic on a new military strategy for Iraq.
  Christopher Beam Feb. 5, 2007
  
• Buck Up, Brits! The Economist on Britain's national grumpy mood.
  Christopher Beam Jan. 29, 2007
  
• Loading the Starting Gate Time previews the 2008 presidential elections.
  Melonyce McAfee Jan. 22, 2007
  
• Dixieland Democracy New Republic on Southern politicians and Time on the West's new independents.
  Avi Zenilman Jan. 16, 2007
  
• Bush Is Right? Pro-surge opinion, Edwards' reincarnation, the Dems' dilemma, and more.
  Avi Zenilman Jan. 8, 2007
  
• Goodbye Kofi, Hello Ki-Moon What to expect from the new U.N.
  Avi Zenilman Jan. 2, 2007