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As the impact of our financial meltdown continues to work its way deeper into our lives, we must not be fooled by the rising stock market into believing that the worst is behind us. While the financial industry works hard to get back to "normal," we should seize the opportunity that the disaster of the last 12 months presents and make sure that it results in meaningful long-term systemic change. ...

Over the past two weeks, I have met with some remarkable men. I had dinner with Vice President Al Gore, who was in New York to complete work on a new book about global climate change due out in November. We ate at Blue Hill in the Village where Chef Dan Barber prepared an amazing feast of earthly delights grown on his farm just north of the city. ...