The Economist August 4 2007 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.[1] Consequently it is often seen as a transatlantic (as opposed to solely British) news source.
• COVER: The Myth About Boys - We've been fretting about them for a decade. But young men are better off, socially and academically, than ever • NATION: Matters of Morality - Americans have always disagreed passionately when science and religion come into conflict • WORLD: An Ambush in Karbala - Five U.S. soldiers died in a brazen attack last winter. Did Iraqi officials aid the killers? A TIME investigation • ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: Antiheroine Chic - Cable's new women can be as good--and bad--as the men
World Drugs Report 2007 The World Drug Report presents the most comprehensive statistical view
of today's illicit drug situation. This year's edition reports signs of
long-term containment of the global problem. However, the overall trend
masks contrasting regional situations, which the report examines in
detail. For instance, while an impressive multi-year reduction in opium
poppy cultivation continued in South-East Asia, Afghanistan recorded a
large increase in 2006. More interceptions of cocaine and heroin
shipments across the world have played an important part in stabilizing
the market. However, as we witness successes in some areas, challenges
appear in others. Although drug abuse levels are stabilizing globally,
countries along major and new trafficking routes, such as those now
going through Africa, may face increasing levels of drug consumption.
The World Drug Report 2007 also discusses a possible method to better
assess and monitor the role played by organized crime in transnational
drug trafficking.
US News & World Report August 6 2007
The editorial staff of U.S.News and World Report is based in Washington, D.C., but it is owned by U.S.News & World Report, L.P., which is based in the Daily News building in New York City. Founded in 1933 as United States News, it merged with World Report in 1948. The magazine's founder, David Lawrence (1888–1973), sold it to his employees. In 1984, it was purchased by Mortimer Zuckerman, who is also the owner of the New York Daily News.
