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"The
dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The
occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the
occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew." -- Abraham Lincoln
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Lifetime Networks CEO Andrea Wong on acquiring Project Runway, surviving her years at MIT, and making "TV women can escape with."
The Atlantic's July/August issue is devoted to ideas that can change the world. Highlights:
The Coming Green Economy Barack Obama is preaching the gospel of clean energy. Can he succeed where Jimmy Carter failed?
Get Smarter Humans have survived the centuries by evolving into quick-witted creatures. Now technology and pharmacology provide a new boost to intelligence.
Dr. Doom Has Some Good News Nouriel Roubini is a famous—and famously prescient—economic pessimist. So why is he smiling?
How Iran Could Save the Middle East An unlikely alliance with Israel might bring peace to the region.
Re-engineering the Earth New techniques can change the climate quickly and cheaply. Why are scientists afraid to mention them?
15 Ideas To Save the World Privatize the seas. Redesign the dollar. Scrap the vice presidency.
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That's fine for Abraham Lincoln, the troubled times he lived in and the hard choices he had to make. However, it makes one a little uneasy in thinking of the license that phrase might give one if they chose to find it applicable to today.