In this week's issue: on the worth of employees, the rebirth
of a fad diet, the end of the pension era, and misguided
American sex laws.
---Business---
Businesses have a great deal of infrastructure to protect. A
Knowledge@Wharton article discusses how they should prepare
for the vague threat of terrorism.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=124830
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=124830
An Inc article argues that most companies don't spend enough
time making hiring decisions, and that smarter hiring can
have a big impact on company performance.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=124794
A U.S. Banker article explains why the war between banks and
credit unions is heating up.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125349
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125349
According to Business 2.0, salaries in most industries have
held up surprisingly well since the late-1990s boom and
bust.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125496
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125496
---Health---
An article in Sports Illustrated says the FDA needs to take
a stand on the dangers of the "dietary supplement" ephedra,
which has been linked to several athletes' recent deaths.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=124846
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=124846
A piece in Reason claims that the recent revival of the
high-fat, low-carb Atkins Diet is the result of bad and
dangerous science journalism.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125282
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125282
A Business 2.0 article looks at do-it-yourself medical
testing.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125383
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125383
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---Retirement---
A Fortune article considers the increasingly likely prospect
that hundreds of corporations may slash their pension
programs.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125284
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125284
---Science---
Business 2.0 introduces captology, the newly-minted science
of using technology to modify behavior.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125446
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125446
---U.S. Politics & Society---
Metropolis analyzes why the city of Detroit is so feared in
the American imagination.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=124949
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=124949
Fortune reports on the role of private military companies in
the U.S. armed forces.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125250
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125250
An article in iFeminists claims that prostitution laws in
the U.S. are backwards and bizarre compared to those in
other countries.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125461
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125461
---World Politics---
Time Europe looks at the daunting task ahead of new
Brazilian President Lula da Silva, which is to build a
leftist Latin American government that works.
http://MagPortal.com/nr/rdir.php?w=125179
similar: http://MagPortal.com/cgi/sim.cgi?w=125179
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