MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/opinion/not-what-mr-putin-planned.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Not What Mr. Putin Planned

“Sunday’s parliamentary election showed that a surprising number of voters are tired of the status quo and Mr. Putin.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/opinion/kristof-joining-a-dinner-in-a-muslim-brotherhood-home.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Joining a Dinner in a Muslim Brotherhood Home, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“The Islamic forces rising in Egypt say jobs, not religion, are the top issue.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/opinion/the-age-of-man-is-not-a-disaster.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Hope in the Age of Man, by Emma Marris, Peter Kareiva, Joseph Mascaro and Erle C. Ellis

“Our alteration of the Earth does not condemn us to an ecological hell.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/08/opinion/bring-the-iron-lady-back.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Bring the Iron Lady Back, by Richard Vinen

“Britain’s problems call for another Margaret Thatcher.”