U.S.

Swampland

2010: Challenging China on the World Stage

A prediction: 2010 will be the year when China's persistent failure to act responsibly on the world stage — its persistent amoral mercantilism — becomes a central global issue Read more

Business & Technology

Techland

Avatar's Producer Pushes for Oscar Gold

So now the same team that won over a studio, and then a global audience, with its fictional universe is throwing down the gauntlet to the Academy. Read more

Entertainment

Tuned In

Leno, Oprah, Beck: TV's Biggest Stories of 2009

We've covered the best and worst of 2009, but what about the biggest? Read more

Health & Science

Wellness

Interfering with Mosquitoes' Sex Lives to Combat Malaria?

Researchers from Imperial College London may have come up with a novel way to reduce the risk of malaria. Read more

U.S.

The Detroit Blog

Just Saying Meh

See, this is the kind of reactionary thinking that clogs efforts to carve out effective and progressive drug policies in this state and in this country. Read more

Business & Technology

The Curious Capitalist

Economic News: Better Than 5th Century Britain

While the economic downturn has been really bad, it hasn't been nearly as bad as the economic downturn that followed the departure of the Romans from Britain in AD 410 Read more

It's Your Money

Time to Swap Your Credit Card for a Charge Card?

Yes, there are differences between credit cards and old-fashioned charge cards. Read more

Photos

White House Photo Blog

President and First Lady Obama attend the "Christmas in Washington" taping at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.View more

Don't take the bait.

• - Posted by slowp on Swampland in response to Karen Tumulty's post "Health Care: The Industry Steps Up. Maybe"