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Feature
Warning Signs: How Pesticides Harm the Young Brain
The pathbreaking CHAMACOS study has detected developmental problems in children born to mothers who toiled in California’s treated fields—but will anything change?
Susan Freinkel
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The Pesticide Industry vs. Consumers: Not a Fair Fight
By pouring money into politics, pesticide companies have beat back attempts to protect the public.
Lee Fang
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Editorial
Snapshot: Koch Bust
This chart was prepared by Lee Fang and Republic Report (RepublicReport.org).
Lee Fang
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The Senate’s Rejection of Debo Adegbile Sets a Dangerous Precedent
The successful smear campaign against him undermined a key principle of our justice system: that everyone is entitled to legal representation.
The Editors
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Columbia University Fired Two Eminent Public Intellectuals. Here’s Why It Matters.
The fate of Carole Vance and Kim Hopper should worry everyone who wants academics to play a larger role in public debates.
Michelle Goldberg
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Why We Need a New Church Committee to Fix Our Broken Intelligence System
As Senator Feinstein has revealed, the CIA will not only stall but even spy on Congress to impede its investigation of wrongdoing.
Frederick A.O. Schwarz Jr.
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Column
The Bigot’s Lament
After the defeat of Arizona's SB 1062, the religious right nurses its persecution complex.
Richard Kim
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‘I, Too, Am Harvard’ Rocks the Ivory Tower
At Harvard, as elsewhere, students battle the banality of racism by turning insult into art.
Patricia J. Williams
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Books & the Arts
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Missing Pictures
Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jiri Menzel’s I Served the King of England, Rithy Panh’s The Missing Picture
Stuart Klawans
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Shelf Life: Hal Hartley’s Unbelievable Truths
The Unbelievable Truth, Trust, The Book of Life, The Girl from Monday and Meanwhile
Akiva Gottlieb
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Letters
Letters
En pointe… tiny tasks, tiniest pay… mishegoss?… last word on the National Library of Israel…
Our Readers
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Crossword
Puzzle No. 3317
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto