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Nowhere Else to Go

In 2006, Ethiopian forces, with tacit U.S. backing, overthrew Somalia's Islamic government. Today, in the worst violence since Black Hawk Down, three quarters of the 1.2 million people who lived in Mogadishu have fled. Many of those left behind are taking refuge in the city's mental hospitals. A photo tour narrated by Eliza Griswold

 

Recession: A Global Outlook

Finance blogger Megan McArdle and international politics professor Daniel Drezner discuss the world's economic future.