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Science
Your Letters: Carbon Dioxide Storage, H.I.V. Drugs and Ebola Management
Your letters to the Editor.N.Y. / Region
Teenager Pinned Under Bus in Brooklyn; Driver Charged
The girl sustained severe leg injuries and the accident reignited tensions between the city and transportation union officials over new traffic laws.World
Severe Drought Pushes Brazil’s Largest City Toward Water Crisis
A lack of political will, poor environmental management and a long dry spell have conspired to put São Paulo, a metropolitan area of 20 million, on the verge of a harsh rationing plan.
World
Jordan Gives Prison Term for Criticism on Facebook
Zaki Bani Rushaid, the Brotherhood’s deputy head in Jordan, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for criticizing the United Arab Emirates, an important ally of Jordan’s.Arts
A Collection of Campaign Mementos, Starting With Washington, Goes to Auction
A collector from New York will begin culling his American political campaign memorabilia in a series of sales.Business Day
U.S. Consumer Spending Barely Rises
Sluggish spending in January came despite cheap gasoline and a buoyant labor market, leaving economists to speculate that consumers were using the extra income to pay down debt and increase savings.
Religious war and tribal war Supported by Saudi and Iranian money.
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World
Sunni Lawmakers to Boycott Iraqi Parliament Over Shiite Militias
Sunni political leaders have blamed the militias for the death of the tribal leader Sheikh Qasim Sweidan al-Janabi, who was abducted in southern Baghdad.World
The Afghan Militant in the Photo? The Wrong Man, and He’s Not Happy
When the Afghan spy agency trumpeted the death of an Islamic State recruiter, it distributed a photograph of a man who was actually a former Guantánamo detainee who was trying to lie low.Some errors are accidental.
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There is no love for a traffic cop with an agenda.
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Business Day
A Gaping Hole In the Safety Net
Government aid to low-income workers has increased, but those without jobs, who are in the direst straits, are receiving scant attention, experts say.Health
Genes Tell Only Part of the Story
The lives of patients are far more complex, and messier, than science can explain.Business Day
Drexel, 25 Years After Its Collapse, Only Helps a Résumé
Alumni of the investment bank occupy some of the most powerful positions in finance. In fact, an association with Drexel is now worn as a badge of pride.
One thing I learned from Ed Glaeser’s fine work
on the economy of New York was that the city, after a complex past, had
become essentially a monoculture. That is, its export sector — the part
of the economy that sells to other locations, as opposed to providing
local, nontraded goods and services — was basically finance and nothing
else.
But that is, apparently, ceasing to be true: since the crisis New York has seen a lot of job growth in tourism and technology.
The thing is, it’s
easy to see why both sectors find New York attractive. Tourism is
obvious, especially now that the city is surprisingly safe. (My personal
view is that New York is a great place to live, but I wouldn’t want to
visit there — the tourists jamming midtown have no idea how relatively
gracious life can be on the Upper West Side. But never mind.) Tech also
makes sense: innovation benefits a lot from density.
But why now? Is it
reverse Dutch disease, with the relative decline of Wall Street making
the city more affordable for other sectors? (Hard to see in apartment
prices!) I think I’m going to spend some time on this, in part because I
need an occasional break from austerity and deflation."
Opinion
‘Disputed People’ in Camps
Steven A. Ludsin, who was a member of the President’s Commission on the Holocaust, responds to a Sunday Review news analysis.N.Y. / Region
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