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A rash of close calls

The future isn't dead — we simply overtook it. Camp Wolters is a decaying military base deactivated in the 70s, now visited by urban explorers and military enthusiasts. If human morality is an evolutionary adaptation and if neuroscientists can identify specific brain circuitry governing moral judgment, can scientists determine what is, in fact, right and wrong? A "Great Debate" symposium at Arizona State University. A look at 5 myths about federal workers. WikiFailed States: What the cables reveal about the world’s toughest places. An interview with John Pilger: Why do so many journalists beat the drums of war and peddle propaganda? The states that can say no: Conservative legislators take lessons on how to subvert the feds. The war in Afghanistan is a case of what not to do in an ethnic conflict. From Vision, do the ancient truths that defined daily life for the Hebrews have any relevance millennia later? Dispatches from the Last Frontier: An aggressive Web site covers Alaska and searches for profitability. Far offshore, a rash of close calls: Data from regulators around the world suggest that after years of improvement, the offshore-drilling industry's safety record declined over the past two years. Consumers go online to get better prices, but Web merchants have their own tricks. Is the Better Business Bureau a protection racket? An interview with Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's president-elect.