The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by "The Economist Newspaper Ltd" and edited in London. It has been in continuous publication since James Wilson established it in September 1843. As of 2006, its average circulation topped one million copies a week, about half of which are sold in North America.Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.
TIME Magazine June 16, 2008 Vol. 171 No. 24 (U.S. Edition)
• COVER:America's Medicated Army - As wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have stretched the U.S. military to the breaking point, the Pentagon has quietly okayed the use of antidepressants by stressed-out troops. A TIME investigation reveals combat's heavy toll on their mental health
• TECHNOLOGY: Who Will Rule The New Internet? - Apple, Google and Facebook all want to build the next great platform. Inside the struggle for Web supremacy
• Computer Literacy Tests: Are You Human? - Websites often ask you to decipher a few wiggly letters. They're trying to find out if you're human or spamware
• BUSINESS: Will the Oil Bubble Burst? - After making billions on rising energy prices, a big investor cashes in. Why that signals cheaper times
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Harper's Magazine (or simply Harper's) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a progressive, left perspective. It is the second oldest continuously-published monthly magazine (the oldest magazine being Scientific American) in the United States, with a current circulation of slightly more than 220,000. Its editor is Roger Hodge, who replaced longtime editor Lewis Lapham on March 31, 2006.
Harper's has won numerous National Magazine Awards.
Harper's Magazine July 2008 issue:
- The boy from Shanghai by J.G. Ballard
- High noon for the Republican Party
- The Magic Olympics: with tricks explained!
