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PUBLISHED: June 18, 2013
LENGTH: 3 minutes (921 words)

The Case Against Cronies: Libertarians Must Stand Up to Corporate Greed

The Republican attack on President Obama's economic policy has changed subtly, but significantly, in the last three years. In 2009, he was allegedly a "socialist" and a "Marxist" who lusted for…
PUBLISHED: April 30, 2013
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1973 words)

Hierarchy of brothers question in marathon bombing

BOSTON (AP) — Tamerlan Tsarnaev ranted at a neighbor about Islam and the United States. His younger brother, Dzhokhar, relished debating people on religion, "then crushing their beliefs with…
LENGTH: 7 minutes (1952 words)
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Death of a Revolutionary

Firestone, top left, in 1970, at the beach, reading “The Second Sex”; center left, with Gloria Steinem, in 2000; and bottom right, in 1997. Best known for her writings, Firestone also…
PUBLISHED: April 15, 2013
LENGTH: 32 minutes (8084 words)

Her husband had taken their young daughter to Iran. She was determined to get the child back.

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PUBLISHED: April 5, 2013

“We Gained Hope.” The Story of Lilly Grossman’s Genome

One – The Twitch It started with a slight twitch. Steve and Gay Grossman both noticed it in their daughter Lilly in 1998, when she was just one-and-a-half years old. By the time she was four,…
AUTHOR:Ed Yong
PUBLISHED: March 11, 2013
LENGTH: 12 minutes (3130 words)

How to Stop the Bullies

In the annals of middle-school mischief, the Facebook page Let’s Start Drama deserves an entry. The creator of the page—no one knew her name, but everyone was sure she was a girl—had a diabolical…
PUBLISHED: March 21, 2013
LENGTH: 24 minutes (6019 words)

How Crazy Is Too Crazy to Be Executed?

Andre Thomas is escorted by officers during his 2005 murder trial. Chris Jennings/Herald Democrat Years later, after Andre Thomas had been convicted of killing his estranged wife, his 4-year-old son…
PUBLISHED: Feb. 12, 2013
LENGTH: 5 minutes (1441 words)

OTL: George Visger, The Damage Done

George Visger played for San Francisco in 1980. Courtesy of George Visger LOS ANGELES -- On a postcard-perfect Southern California morning, George Visger is pissing blood. This comes as a relief. For…
LENGTH: 35 minutes (8804 words)
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