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The decline and fall of public housing
The federal government builds a shrine to its archenemy
Who wins and who loses when we forget American history
How she got over
Cambodia’s border war against drug-resistant malaria
A golden age for the freelance soldier
How billionaire backers pick America’s candidates
South Sudan tries to learn English
Enduring the "last great Nazi war-crimes trial"
New mothers vs. La Leche League
The benefits of an empty stomach
Witnessing the birth of Occupy Wall Street
Election night in Peru’s largest prison
How the new monopolies are destroying open markets
Language lost and found
On the trail of an artistic mystery in the American West
The gruesome legacy of Mexico's antidrug campaign
A homeowners' revolt against the banks
Planning the future of a sinking island
The ebbing of the body politic
Israel’s water war with Palestine
Toward a right of return for Palestinians
Science’s crisis of faith
The Pentagon’s losing battle against IEDs
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