Notes from different corners of the world.

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• What a Dump Could Ariel Sharon's most enduring legacy be Tel Aviv's massive landfill?
  Zac Unger July 29, 2010
  
• Flower Power In Kenya's Rift Valley, a global business is blooming.
  Alexis Okeowo July 28, 2010
  
• Gaza's Summer Camp War Kids in the Gaza Strip can spend their summers swimming, studying the Quran, or learning about Palestinian prisoners.
  Sarah A. Topol July 27, 2010
  
• The Incredible Shrinking American City What Dan Kildee wants America to learn from the sorry tale of Flint, Mich.
  Gordon Young July 16, 2010
  
• The Park That Should Not Be Visited The Wizarding World of Harry Potter fails to bring the magic.
  Dan Kois June 24, 2010
  
• The Sick-Prisoner Dilemma Why is it so hard to provide health care to El Salvador's prisoners?
  Torie Bosch June 23, 2010
  
• The Humanitarian's Dilemma Can I trust this Congolese kid?
  Emily Meehan June 21, 2010
  
• Dispatches From the Oil Spill Bobby Jindal, Billy Nungesser, and Louisiana's politics of indignation.
  Josh Levin June 17, 2010
  
• Golden Opportunities A visit to the Hard Assets Investment Conference.
  Dana Vachon May 27, 2010
  
• If You See Something, Say Something? You'd never shut up. An afternoon observing "suspicious activity" in Times Square.
  Noreen Malone May 4, 2010
  
• Three Days, Three Party Leaders A whirlwind tour of the British election campaign.
  Jacob Weisberg May 3, 2010
  
• Das Junket The Shakespeare apocalypse.
  Dana Stevens April 29, 2010
  
• Scenes From the British Election The most pro-European of the three major parties is now in alliance with the most anti-European.
  Inigo Thomas April 27, 2010
  
• Are There Really No Hipsters in China? Irony-resisting Chinese bicyclists have skipped the fixed-gear trend that has swept the rest of the world.
  J. David Goodman April 21, 2010
  
• Water Fights and Civil Strife: Bangkok's Peculiar Protests In Thailand, as in Iran, people are beginning to think they're in control.
  Jason Rezaian April 16, 2010
  
• Shelter From the Storm Stunning photographs of the makeshift homes Haitians hope will protect them during hurricane season.
  Emily Troutman April 15, 2010
  
• Is the Afghan Army in Danger of Growing Too Strong? The army is Afghanistan's most respected institution. Is it becoming too strong for the nation's good?
  Vanessa M. Gezari March 18, 2010
  
• The Ahmadinejad Show On the 31st anniversary of the Iranian revolution, the regime drowns out opposition protests.
  Jason Rezaian Feb. 11, 2010
  
• Gaza in Limbo In 2006, Palestinians voted for Hamas over "corrupt" Fatah. Now many Gazans regret their choice.
  Linda Gradstein Feb. 9, 2010
  
• The Vancouver Experiment Vancouver's experiment with helping addicts get high.
  Matthew Power Feb. 1, 2010
  
• Sarkozy's Delusions The French president declares that capitalism can be made kinder and more humane. Good luck with that!
  Jacob Weisberg Jan. 28, 2010
  
• Efficient Markets Theory Disproved at Davos! If a 10-pound note is lying on the ground in Davos, will a billionaire pick it up?
  Daniel Gross Jan. 28, 2010
  
• "USA, USA," They Murmured Why Davos doesn't care about America anymore.
  Daniel Gross Jan. 28, 2010
  
• The Davos Trick Why does conventional wisdom espoused by incredibly rich people sound so intelligent?
  Daniel Gross Jan. 27, 2010
  
• Soros on Bubbles He explains why he invests in them. Plus: Does he think gold is a bubble?
  Jacob Weisberg Jan. 27, 2010
  
• Haiti After the Earthquake Haitian radio returns to the air with news of aid distribution and messages for the missing.
  Michael Deibert Jan. 19, 2010
  
• Haiti's Tragedy Slate's complete coverage of the deadly earthquake.
  Jan. 14, 2010