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Readings — From the November 2012 issue
Easy chair — From the May 2012 issue
Article — From the February 2012 issue
Witnessing the birth of Occupy Wall Street
Readings — From the December 2011 issue
Notebook — From the July 2006 issue
Article — From the May 2000 issue
Among the radicals of the Pacific Northwest
Photography — From the May 2000 issue
Readings — From the August 1986 issue
Article — From the February 1978 issue
Wraparound — From the December 1974 issue
Article — From the October 1971 issue
Article — From the October 1967 issue
Article — From the August 1965 issue
A guide to the Lobbyist Americanus and his predatory pursuits

Minimum number of baboons forced to smoke crack in a 1989 study testing the efficacy of cigarettes as a drug delivery device:

A reduction in distrust toward atheists was documented among pious Canadians who are reminded of the Vancouver police.

A Missouri cinema apologized for hiring an actor dressed in body armor and carrying a fake rifle to appear at a screening of Iron Man 3.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”