From Al-Ahram, is Bahrain another Kuwait? To blow things out of proportion is not the wise thing to do; and the ascendance of a business class in other parts of the world has fostered democracy — can the same happen in the Arab world? Pachamama: Ecuador provides the world with a bold new legal framework for protecting the biosphere. From Carnegie Ethics Online, Matthew Hennessey on Obama's moral obligation to Africa; an interview with Alex J. Bellamy on the responsibility to protect; and an interview with Simon Dalby on environmental security. A look at how top dailies are killing cartooning. With the Web’s advertising engine stalling just as newspapers are under pressure, some publishers are second-guessing their liberal attitude toward free content. Modern life can allow little time to maintain meaningful relationships, so what's the optimum number of friends? An easy way to lose your shirt: Why foreign-exchange trading is hazardous. Learning from slums: The world's slums are overcrowded, unhealthy and increasingly seen as resourceful communities that can offer lessons to modern cities. Who should Obama look to for advice?: Jimmy Carter. From Campus Progress, a review of Stanley Fish's Save the World on Your Own Time; and a review of Alan Michael Collinge's The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History — and How We Can Fight Back.
