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TOP of THE WEEK
THE ISSUE
World Affairs
14 Thenew ageofinflation
agony by Rana Forookar
18 Voices: Dominique Str
Kan, Pascal Lamy, more
26 Campaign '08: polities as
usual by Evan Thomas
28 The intifada in Bast
Jerusalem by Kevin Perino
31 Why the Afghan surge will
fal ly Morson Almanowits
32 British Labour makes
the rich richer
dy Wilt Under
34 France: the incare
nation by Tracy MeNicoll
35 ‘Thenew Latin provincial
rebels by Andrew Bast
36h
South by Christopher Dickey
Society & The Arts
46 Roundtable: the surprising
‘Singapore theater scene
50 How opera discovered Al
Gore by Elisa Mala
52 QRA: Amy'Tan on the rage
for novels in opera form
DEPARTMENTS
4 Periscope
5 Perspectives
13 World View
‘ST The Good Life
60 The Last Word
The Raging Fires of Inflation
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