Sinking Kiribati - November 25, 2013 Issue

November 25, 2013 Issue

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Drowning Kiribati

By Jeffrey Goldberg

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

As Xi Jinping Reforms China, Expect Power Consolidation, Not Democracy

By Peter Coy and Dexter Roberts

As Xi Jinping Reforms China, Expect Power Consolidation, Not Democracy

Free Trade and Secrecy Don't Mix

Free Trade and Secrecy Don't Mix

Keeping Plastic Weapons Out of Airports

Keeping Plastic Weapons Out of Airports

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Larry Summers Has a Wintry Outlook on the Economy

By Peter Coy and Matthew Philips

Larry Summers Has a Wintry Outlook on the Economy

Japan's Abe Seeks Friends in Asia—but Not China

By Bruce Einhorn and Matthew Philips

Canada's Tar Sands Oil Boom Yields Toxic Wastewater Lakes

By Jeremy van Loon

Canada's Tar Sands Oil Boom Yields Toxic Wastewater Lakes

The Free Web Has Economists Puzzled

By Aki Ito

Holiday Gift Cards Up, Returns Down

By Mark Glassman

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

The Scariest Veggies of Them All

By Jack Kaskey

The Scariest Veggies of Them All

Trying to Build the Next Amazon—in Nigeria

By Chris Kay and Chris Spillane and Janice Kew

Trying to Build the Next Amazon???in Nigeria

BMW Has Seen the Future, and It's Carbon

By Chris Reiter

BMW Has Seen the Future, and It's Carbon

So Much Fun-ukkah to Celebrate … Thanksgivukkah?

By Claire Suddath

So Much Fun-ukkah to Celebrate ??? Thanksgivukkah?

Company News: Airbus, Boeing, Tesla Motors, Sony, Dropbox, Whole Foods Market

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Why Rob Ford Happened

By David Sax

Why Rob Ford Happened

Marco Rubio's New Plan to Unravel Obamacare

By Joshua Green

Marco Rubio's New Plan to Unravel Obamacare

Warning Congress Not to Mess With Grandma

By Julie Bykowicz

Warning Congress Not to Mess With Grandma

Helping the Philippines: What the World Should Learn From Disasters Past

By Charles Kenny

Helping the Philippines: What the World Should Learn From Disasters Past

News - Technology

News - Technology

Ploom's E-Cigarettes and Vaporizers Use Real Tobacco

By Brad Stone

Ploom's E-Cigarettes and Vaporizers Use Real Tobacco

Xbox Is a Test for the One Microsoft Strategy

By Dina Bass

Xbox Is a Test for the One Microsoft Strategy

Cisco's Tough Sell for Videoconferencing

By Ari Levy

Charlie Rose Talks to Nathan Myhrvold

By Charlie Rose

Charlie Rose Talks to Nathan Myhrvold

Graphic: Government Data Requests Jump at Google

By Allison McCann

Verizon Wireless Has a Class for You

By Joshua Brustein

Verizon Wireless Has a Class for You

Morpher's Flat-Folding Bike Helmet

By Karen Epper Hoffman

Morpher's Flat-Folding Bike Helmet

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Bad Loans Could Spark an Emerging-Markets Crisis

By Yalman Onaran

Bad Loans Could Spark an Emerging-Markets Crisis

Buyers of Bible Bonds Must Take Them on Faith

By Brian Chappatta and Priya Anand

Buyers of Bible Bonds Must Take Them on Faith

Post-Facebook IPOs Leave Money on the Table

By Kyle Stock

House Bidding Wars Wane as Booming Markets Cool

By Prashant Gopal

House Bidding Wars Wane as Booming Markets Cool

M&A News: Cepsa, Coastal Energy, Devon Energy, GPT Group

By Evan Applegate

Features

Features

Drowning Kiribati

By Jeffrey Goldberg

Drowning Kiribati

What Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Learned About the Business of War

By Drake Bennett

What Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Learned About the Business of War

Etc.

Etc.

MacArthur Foundation's Robert Gallucci: How Did I Get Here?

MacArthur Foundation's Robert Gallucci: How Did I Get Here?