Today in Slate: Is Capitalism Doomed? Plus, the Top Right of the Design World

Today: August 16, 2011 Less Hat, More Cattle After his attack on Ben Bernanke, Rick Perry tries to temper his swagger. By John Dickerson READ FULL STORY | More News and Politics The Construction Workers Have Left the Building Why a sharp drop in the unemployment rate for builders isn't good news. By Annie Lowrey READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Is Capitalism Doomed? Karl Marx was right that globalization, financial intermediation, and income redistribution could lead capitalism to self-destruct. By Nouriel Roubini READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech The Republican Businessman Who Wants All Candidates To Agree To Attend a Two-Day Business Seminar Ethan Allen Was the Founding Father of Vermont and Kind of a Greedy Jerk Five Great Magazine Articles About Quarterbacks Are You an Internet Craftsman? Advertisement How I Nearly Lost My Mind Impersonating a Major League Ball Player on Twitter   Briefing Rick Perry carries a gun while running. How does that work? Palinisms: Did she really say that? News & Politics The Tea Party's revolt undermines the private sector more than it reins in "big government." To Rick Perry, which is worse—an atheist or a Muslim? Arts Slate selects five American designers who are both wildly inventive and incredibly practical. Ben Fry, Information Designer Life Slate's advice columnist Prudence counsels a woman with a co-worker who treats her like a child. How Rick Warren made it big. Business & Tech The Fed, computer trading, and hedge funds: Do they rule the market Cyberwar definition: Vote on which scenarios you think qualify as acts of war. Science Bird homes: a look at some of the most incredible nests in the world. Twin reduction abortions: Why do they trouble pro-choicers?

Manage your newsletters on Slate Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend | Advertising Information

Please do not reply to this message since this is an unmonitored e-mail address.

Ideas on how to make something better? Send an e-mail to slatenewsletter@nl.slate.com.

Copyright 2011 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy
The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036