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Katrina vanden Heuvel on the battle for paid sick days, Elana Leopold on the fight against Pam Geller's Islamaphobic ads, Sarah Woolf on the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto u...

Apr 3, 2013 / Various Contributors

ADHD Diagnoses Rise Sharply ADHD Diagnoses Rise Sharply

So hyperactivity’s now on the rise, Though overprescribing is also suspected. Could this be a hyperactivity plague? At least we know Congress has not been affected.

Apr 3, 2013 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Lack of Paid Sick Leave Is Unhealthy for America

The Lack of Paid Sick Leave Is Unhealthy for America The Lack of Paid Sick Leave Is Unhealthy for America

Being able to stay home sick keeps workers and children healthy and businesses profitable.

Apr 3, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Korean War Games

Korean War Games Korean War Games

Pyongyang's bellicose posturing conforms to an old pattern, but the dangers may be greater now because tensions are rising throughout the region.

Apr 3, 2013 / Bruce Cumings

The Cypriot Crash

The Cypriot Crash The Cypriot Crash

This tiny nation has been pushed off a cliff to "save" the eurozone. Reunification may be the only way to turn the island's fortunes around.

Apr 3, 2013 / Maria Margaronis

Will the Supreme Court Punt on Same-Sex Marriage?

Will the Supreme Court Punt on Same-Sex Marriage? Will the Supreme Court Punt on Same-Sex Marriage?

Gay rights advocates were hoping that the Court would issue a broad ruling, but the justices seem most concerned with issues of standing.

Apr 3, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter

The GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet

The GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet The GOP’s Drug-Testing Dragnet

How Republicans and industry profiteers are targeting high school students, welfare applicants and the unemployed.

Apr 3, 2013 / Feature / Isabel Macdonald

Why China’s Corruption Won’t Stop

Why China’s Corruption Won’t Stop Why China’s Corruption Won’t Stop

The Communist Party is failing to heed demands for political reform.

Apr 3, 2013 / Feature / Peter Kwong

The New Telecom Oligarchs

The New Telecom Oligarchs The New Telecom Oligarchs

In her book Captive Audience, Susan Crawford shows how media giants exert a stranglehold over consumers and government.
 

Apr 3, 2013 / Feature / Michael J. Copps

Alaska’s Lesson for the Left Alaska’s Lesson for the Left

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pulled off a huge upset in a state legislative race by showing that he cared.

Apr 3, 2013 / Feature / Russell Mokhiber

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