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Are We Killing Ourselves for Cut-throat Capitalsim?

Les Leopold | Posted 05.17.2013 | Business
Les Leopold

In short, what would happen to our overall feeling of self-worth if a major movement emerged to take on the Wall Street plutocrats and their Washington enablers? What if unemployed workers were part of a mass movement for jobs and justice as they were in the 1930s?

Central Europe's Pivot to the North Is a Good Idea

András Simonyi | Posted 05.14.2013 | World
András Simonyi

The glory days of Central Europe as the center of attention, the drivers of tectonic changes, is now faded memory.

Climate Change and the Future of the Arctic

John Kerry | Posted 05.14.2013 | World
John Kerry

Our warming planet means the Arctic's ecosystem is experiencing significant, rapid shifts with far-reaching consequences. All of the changes in the Arctic must change the way we approach the region.

When Brand Power Backfires

Catherine Richardson | Posted 05.13.2013 | Business
Catherine Richardson

Hoover is classic example of a brand who's success ultimately lead to its demise, as so many of us now say we're "hoovering" when we're using a Dyson. Google is a dangerously long way down this slippery slope.

Fäviken: The Meal as a Ceremony

Dark Rye | Posted 05.06.2013 | Taste
Dark Rye

Chef Magnus Nilsson, of Fäviken - arguably the most isolated, serious restaurant on the planet -takes hyper-localism to an almost absurd level. What he doesn't forage, he grows in a lantern-lit root cellar and his own vegetable garden.

Beyond Skeuomorphism: What's Next for Magazines?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.25.2013 | Media
Magda Abu-Fadil

The real question is: with bigger smartphones and smaller tablets, what's to become of content and how do you reinvent it? That and countless other q...

Qatar Educators Integrate Media Literacy into Curricula

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.23.2013 | Media
Magda Abu-Fadil

This is a summary of a chapter by the author in "Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue" edited by Ulla Carlsson and Sherri Hope Cu...

Model Scouts Target Girls Outside Eating Disorder Clinic, Staff Say

Posted 04.23.2013 | Style

Modeling agencies in Sweden have come under fire this week following claims that scouts solicited young girls outside specialized eating disorder clin...

Lessons from a Feminist Paradise on Equal Pay Day

Christina Hoff Sommers | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Christina Hoff Sommers

Sweden seems to be an egalitarian, feminist utopia. So why are American women ahead of their Swedish counterparts in breaking through the glass ceiling?

Pope Francis's Humility Does Nothing for the Poor

Nigel Barber | Posted 03.20.2013 | World
Nigel Barber

The new pope favors a modest lifestyle without chauffeured limousines or ostentatious palaces. I am sure that his concern for the poor is sincere. Yet, he is not going to do anything radical to reduce poverty.

PHOTOS: Exploring The Viking World

Posted 03.13.2013 | Travel

With the recent discovery of the supposedly mythical sunstone that may have helped them navigate the northern waters of the Atlantic Ocean, a major vi...

'Nordic Cool Power in Washington': What the Nordics Teach About Nation Branding

András Simonyi | Posted 04.25.2013 | World
András Simonyi

2013-02-04-CTRlogo.jpgClearly, what is unique about the Nordics is not just their cultural appeal, but also their successful 'nation branding' efforts underpinned by strong attention to both soft and hard power.

The Stalemate in Southern Thailand

Daniel Wagner | Posted 04.24.2013 | World
Daniel Wagner

More likely than not, a prolonged conflict and stalemate await southern Thailand.

The Best Place In The World For Women...And Weddings?

Cristen Conger | Posted 04.23.2013 | Weddings
Cristen Conger

Certainly, it's possible these days to throw a lovely event that doesn't bankrupt a couple mentally and financially but nevertheless, it seems like there's nowhere for brides especially to escape the mass-marketed American wedding culture breathing down their necks.

Swedes Freezes Their Butts Off In 48-Hour Icy Endurance Test

AP | Posted 02.10.2013 | Weird News

STOCKHOLM -- Six contestants have braved butt-numbing cold and boredom to win an annual ice pole-sitting contest in northern Sweden. Two women and fo...

2 Years Of Chemo, But She Didn't Have Cancer

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.18.2013 | World

A Swedish woman endured chemotherapy and other cancer treatments for two years, leaving her with weak bones, compressed vertebrae and brain damage tha...

The Ties That Bond Us: What Demand For Government Debt Can Tell Us About the Risks Ahead

Takahiro Tsuda | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Takahiro Tsuda

Our new research shows that advanced economies' exposure to refinancing risk and changes in government borrowing costs depend mainly on who is holding the bonds -- the demand side for government debt.

The Ties That Bond Us: What Demand For Government Debt Can Tell Us About the Risks Ahead

Serkan Arslanalp | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Serkan Arslanalp

It's not news that emerging markets can be vulnerable to bouts of market volatility. Investors often pull sudden stops--they stop buying or start sell...

Stolen Train Crashes Into Apartment Building

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 03.17.2013 | World

STOCKHOLM -- A woman stole an empty commuter train from a depot Tuesday and drove it to a suburb of Stockholm where it derailed and slammed into an ap...

Good News For Sweden's Transgender Residents

Posted 01.14.2013 | Gay Voices

Sweden's policy of requiring transgender citizens to undergo sterilization before beginning their gender reassignment has been overturned. Time ma...

How To Be Broke And Warm In Stockholm

Off Track Planet | Posted 03.13.2013 | Travel
Off Track Planet

You, too, can afford to fend off hypothermia in Sweden -- a cold place that likes to eat cold, hard cash. But, wearing the hottest Swedish fashions in cold weather may be out of your budget.

The Best Of Stockholm

JustLuxe | Posted 02.18.2013 | Travel
JustLuxe

Stockholm is one of the most desirable cruise destinations on Baltic and Northern European itineraries for good reason. Most cruise ships dock right in the city center, but you won't fall into a tourist trap. Indeed, this city is anything but touristy, although it is an ideal and welcoming place to be one.

Classic Swedish Christmas Recipes

Anna Brones | Posted 02.13.2013 | Taste
Anna Brones

Fortunately, you don't have to be in Sweden to savor these specialties.

Where Neighbors Once Saved Them From the Nazis, Jews Are Now Cautioned to Hide Their Identity

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 02.17.2013 | World
Rabbi Abraham Cooper

It is time for the European Union and the European Parliament to forthrightly tackle the growing menace of anti-Jewish hate, intimidation and violence within its borders.

A Hotel Made Of Ice

Posted 12.17.2012 | Travel

Sweden's ICEHOTEL opened to intrepid visitors earlier this month, giving visitors from around the world the chance to channel their inner Eskimo. ...