Today in Slate: How to Prevent a Depression; Plus, Why Would Anyone Go to Burning Man?

Today: September 19, 2011 Permanent Record A trove of report cards from the 1920s and the surprising, inspiring, sometimes shocking stories they have to tell. By Paul Lukas READ FULL STORY | More Life How To Prevent a Depression Eight drastic policy measures necessary to prevent global economic collapse. None of them will be popular. By Nouriel Roubini READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Why Would Anyone Go to Burning Man? It's just unshowered vegans, jet-setting art freaks—and me. By Seth Stevenson READ FULL STORY | More Life How Does a Rogue Trader Lose So Much Money Without Anyone Noticing? In The Playboy Club, Hugh Hefner Takes Credit for Women's Lib, Racial Equality, and Everything Else Strauss-Kahn's Distortions About the Rape Accusations Against Him The Cameron Crowe Article That Inspired Fast Times at Ridgemont High Advertisement Briefing Joining the mile-high club, an interview with Ahmadinejad, and the decline of 3-D films: The week's most interesting Slate stories. Paying for good press and Pakistani journos in peril: The must-read stories from our ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. News & Politics Endless War: A decade after 9/11, civilization must still defend itself. Welcome to the You Decade. Arts Ken Jennings's Maphead: What makes people map obsessives? Lunch with Michael Moore, controversial documentary filmmaker Life Dear Prudence: My fiance thinks I'm a virgin, but I'm not. Why novelist Chang-rae Lee buys his wine online. Business & Tech America's decline, China's rise: A fascinating new book argues that the United States has already been eclipsed as the world's dominant economic power. Do small businesses actually innovate? A new study suggests very few startup businesses are dynamic. Science Pat Robertson on divorce and Alzheimer's: Is it OK to leave your sick wife? Copenhagen Consensus and HIV: Bjørn Lomborg's new project to identify the most cost-effective ways to battle the disease.

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