Cheat Sheet - 12 Ways to Beat the Next Natural Disaster

Today: 12 Ways to Stop the Next Storm , Israel's Fatal Game , Friend: Petraeus Was 'Depressed' November 19, 2012 THE BIG ONE 1. 12 Ways to Stop the Next Storm Unless we fix a badly broken system, disasters worse than Sandy loom. In a Newsweek cover story, David Cay Johnston outlines a dozen possible solutions, from the political to the persuasive. Among them: new taxes, a government focus on public-improvement projects, and convincing AT&T and Verizon not to abandon the old copper-wire telephone system—a vital backup. "We need the federal government to adopt and fund a comprehensive infrastructure strategy from transportation and technology to energy and environmental protection," New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells Newsweek. Read it at The Daily Beast STRATEGY 2. Israel's Fatal Game Deadly airstrikes may stop Hamas rocket fire for now, but they will only intensify the group's determination to kill Israelis. Peter Beinart on how Jerusalem can be smarter. Read it at The Daily Beast THE GENERAL 3. Friend: Petraeus Was 'Depressed' Why would such a brilliant man risk it all? In this week's Newsweek, Daniel Klaidman and Gail Sheehy dig into the David Petraeus's rough transition from military to CIA—around the same time the general first struck up a relationship with Paula Broadwell. "He didn't realize how much retirement affected him personally," an old friend says. "He hit a low point ... He was vulnerable." And there may still be more to this story we don't know. "A lot more is going to come out," Broadwell's father tells Newsweek. Read it at The Daily Beast SHOWDOWN 4. Frum: Obama's Bluffing on the Fiscal Cliff The United States is facing a shock of tax hikes and spending cuts that could send the recovery tumbling—and Obama's team has the clear advantage. Newsweek's David Frum on why Republicans will soon to be tied in knots over their pledge to protect wealthy Americans from tax hikes. Plus, three ways they could wriggle out of their bind. Read it at The Daily Beast EXTRAORDINARY 5. 'Heaven Is Real,' Revisited Can consciousness exist when the body fails? When neurologist Dr. Eben Alexander announced to the world that it can—and that it had happened to him—critics called him delusional. In a rebuttal, Alexander says they're missing the point. According to Alexander, modern physics is proving the theory that the brain produces consciousness incorrectly. His seven-day odyssey beyond his physical body and brain convinced him that when the filter of the brain is removed, we see the universe clearly, exposing a larger, different conception of the world. Believe it or not. Read it at The Daily Beast DEMOCRACY Obama Praises Aung San Suu Kyi During trip to Burma. UNCERTAINTY Investment Slows Amid 'Cliff' Fears But markets are hopeful for a deal. PETRAEUS SCANDAL Broadwell Regrets Affair Damage Biographer tells friends she's devastated. GAZA STRIP Palestinian Civilian Deaths Mount Amid Israeli strikes against militants. TYPICAL 'Twilight' Tops Box Office Pushes 'Skyfall' to number two. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Slate's David Plotz: I Love the Petraeus Soap Opera! On this week's Spin Cycle, Howard Kurtz chats with longtime Slate editor David Plotz, who compares the Petraeus story with Bill Clinton's Lewinsky scandal: it was a 'grotesque thing that went out of control, but was so much fun.' More Videos The Story Behind the Photo by Brian Ries 25 Worst Airports in America by The Daily Beast My Dinner With Jennifer Lawrence by Ramin Setoodeh

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