The Wisconsin Idea

The Best Thing Elizabeth Wurtzel Has Written About Depression (Hint: Not “Prozac Nation”)

Lindsay Beyerstein

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Chiquita Republic

United Fruit's heir has again been linked to paramilitary abuses in Colombia.

James Bargent

Labor

Bullets Poison Firing Range Workers; First Signs of PTSD in Newtown; UAW Conspired with Ford

Mike Elk

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The Gravest Threat to World Peace

Not everyone agrees it's a nuclear Iran.

Noam Chomsky

Vital Signs: Hong Kong Defies Jackie Chan; Global Demonstrations to End VAW

Ben Lorber

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Guns and Drugs

We can curb gun violence by ending the War on Drugs.

Michelle Chen

‘We Are Here’: Zapatistas Send Silent Message With the Return of the PRI

Gloria Muñoz Ramírez

Can a Gang Bring Peace to the Streets?

Lydia Laurenson

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3 Fiscal-Cliff Truths You Won’t Hear On TV

The news media gave us a reality TV show. Here's what they left on the cutting-room floor.

David Sirota