professional comedian who has never held political office as its president? indonesia, zambia, guatemala, or kazakhstan? stay tuned and we ll tell you the correct answer. this week s book of the week is killing a king: the assassination of yitzhak rabin and the remaking of israel by dan ephron. what of the great and real what ifs of history is this what if israel s prime minister, yitzhak rabin, had not been assassinated in 1995? a decorated war hero, rabin seemed determined to make peace with the palestinians and forge a two-state solution. in this fast-paced, well-written book, ephron takes us through that fascinating crucial moment in middle eastern history. now for the last look. on tuesday, a guided missile destroyer called the uss last passed within 12 nautical miles of reclaimed islands in the south china sea.
the this week s book of the week is not a book but a magazine. the november-december issue of foreign affairs is headlined the post-american middle east. it s a superb collection of essays on the turmoil and division and what outsiders can and cannot do about it. it s on newsstands everywhere. now for the last look. computers, phones, and cameras are backed up to hard drives and servers. but did you know that chick peas and fava beans are backed up as well? look at this strange structure built in the permafrost. it is the world s largest sea bank referred to as the doomsday vault. its mission is to safeguard the world s agriculture from catastrophe. with seeds from the bank the world would have a way to bring back plant species obliterated by things like droughts or fires or worse. well, this month norwegian officials announced the bank s
will make you think. now for the last look. what do a papal, encyclical and islamic jihad have a problem? this isn t the start of a bad joke. you ll probably recall that pope francis gave a call to action in his environmental and cyclical this summer in which he wrote these singing words the earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. you may not have heard a similar call of action to a place home to many piles of filth including a dump so large it is nicknamed the mountain senegal. an imam in senegal has declared a green jihad, yes, a jihad against pollution. he says protecting the environment is a moral calling as the population of africa grows, human health is increasingly put at risk by emissions and pollution. the world health organization
stay tuned. we ll give you the correct answer. this week s book of the week is anne marie slaughter s unfinished business. this is not just the most important book on working women they ve read recently, it s the most important book about the workplace of tomorrow and how to get it right. many and women must read it. and now for the last look. when you think of theme parks you probably think of roller coasters and ferris wheels, falls and splashes, mickey and minnie. but how about marx and lenin? well, welcome to the communist party theme park. the chinese government s latest entry into that country s bower oning $3 billion a year market. here you are cordially invited to explore the communist party s values, wander through cartoon statues of chinese olympic medalists, soldiers and astronauts, enjoy replicas of the xhooins manifesto or check out a kaleidoscope of socialist values, enjoy reading bios of communist figures and can even take an oath to become a party
problems in any organization. the tendency to hold information, become insular and close yourself off to the outside world. the examples all from the private sector are wonderfully written and give you deep insight into the challenges of overcoming some very natural, deeply ingrained human behaviors. and now for the last look. india is well-known for its sacred cows, literally. it is, of course, a majority hindu country, and cows are sacred for hindus. cows are known for freely wandering the roads and causing traffic jams. but now there is another lesser animal that seems to be getting special attention in india the chicken. that s right. mumbai s local government had planned to enforce a ban on the slaughter or sale of the lowly fowl in honor of a festival celebrated by the vegetarian community. janism is an ancient indian religion and its practitioners are often seen as supportive of the party in power in india, the