Big Father Is Watching
Kazakhstan’s homegrown media baroness
Read MoreOctober 2005
Chris Wood examines the environmental and financial impact of Canada’s glaciers; Alison Gillmor asks if the household organization trend hasn’t gone overboard; Francis Chalifour reflects on the death of his father; Eamon Mac Mahon photographs Uranium City, a Saskatchewan mining town that boomed during the Cold War…
Betting on Separation
How speculation on the Quebec referendum nearly ended in financial disaster
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Melting Point
How global warming will melt our glaciers, empty the Great Lakes, force Canada to divert rivers, build dams, and, yes, sell water to the United States
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Containing China
The United States is drawing a military noose around China, and India is glad to help. But is anyone considering the possible consequences?
Read MoreFuneral March to Freedom
arlington—The American military anthem “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” describes an apocalyptic vision in which Christian soldiers become the sacrificial liberators of all mankind: “As He died to make …
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The White Line Through Hell
217 kilometres. 40°c. Coyotes lining the route. Welcome to the world’s harshest road race.
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Equality in the Making
“I have come here for two days to see the vote on same-sex marriage, to bear witness to history…”
Read MoreTo Catch a Thief
Koose Muniswamy Veerappan, known to many in India as “the forest bandit,” was the target of a decades-long manhunt that saw him shot dead in Tamil Nadu in October 2004. …
Read MoreWho Killed Globalization?
Was it Colonel Bush in the kitchen with a gun? Mr. Nike in the Gym with a blunt instrument? Sir Ralston Saul in his study with a sharp pencil?
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