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In search of what Obama built
The dangers of misunderstanding Iran
Spiraling downward at the Central Library
High school debate and the demise of public speech
A town fights back against a big-box coup
How Egypt lost its parliament
When your vote counts for nothing
As economic adversity continues to spread, from Athens to Madrid, London to the Beltway, austerity has become a most dangerous idea. What now dominates the world is the popular theory…
An unlikely comeback for dying newspapers
Revelations from Ronald Reagan's FBI file
Mitt Romney as bad fiction
The content of Obama's character
Coming of age and coming of race
Labeling our way to a clear conscience
Meeting the rebel government of an embattled country
How Mary Kay cosmetics preys on desperate housewives
The other winner of France’s election
A consideration of charity
The retail giant’s unlikely romance with small farmers
The looming collapse of agriculture on the Great Plains
How to read the résumé of a terrorist expert
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