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AUGUST 1999 | Volume 284 No. 2 | |
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A Politics for
Generation X
 Yes, Xers are more politically disengaged than members of previous generations. But they also share a set of beliefs -- fiscal conservatism, economic populism, environmental activism -- that cross traditional political boundaries. by Ted Halstead GenX writers respond to the August cover story, in an Atlantic Unbound Roundtable. |
Thin Ice: "Stereotype Threat" and Black College Students On tests, even well-prepared middle-class black college students lag behind their white counterparts. A prominent black psychologist investigates why. by Claude M. Steele | |
Tabloid Law When angry celebrities clash with the tabloid press, the real combatants are the lawyers. Who are these people? by Alex Beam | |
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Reports Notes & Comment: China: A World Power Again It is normal for China to be a significant actor on the world stage. The West -- the real newcomer -- had better get used to it. by Robert D. Kaplan Environment: Can Coffee Drinkers Save the Rain Forest? Growing coffee the old-fashioned way -- in the shade -- has enormous environmental benefits. Consumers could give the effort a push. by Jennifer Bingham Hull Demographics: The Population Surprise The big demographic story of the next century could be the plunging world population. by Max Singer Humor, Fiction & Poetry The Periodic Table of Rejected Elements A diagram by Michael Gerber and Jonathan Schwarz Henry Clay's Mouth A poem by Thomas Lux Comparative Religion A short story by Lynna Williams Poem for the End of the Century A poem by John Haines The seahorse symbol indicates that an article is supplemented with audio, an author interview, or other Web-only sidebar. |
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Arts & Leisure Travel: Ubud, the Heart of Bali Achieving a state of tranquil languor among the green hills of Bali's interior. by Jamie James Computers: Living With Linux Linux has been widely discussed as if it represented a political system or an economic system -- which, indeed, it does. But how does it stack up as something you might actually use? by Charles C. Mann Books Is Work Bad for You? The Corrosion of Character: The Personal Consequences of Work in the New Capitalism, by Richard Sennett by Michael Hammer Brief Reviews by Phoebe-Lou Adams Other Departments 77 North Washington Street Contributors Letters (Send a letter to the editor.) The August Almanac The Puzzler by Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon Word Watch by Anne H. Soukhanov
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