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Culture
Tears of Gaza
A new documentary explores the Gaza War from the point of view of children.
Michael Atkinson
Feature
Drug Dealers Protecting Their Turf
Alcohol peddlers are fighting marijuana reform to keep out the competition.
David Sirota
Did Romney Don Brownface for Univision Interview?
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Poverty is Up; So is the Wealth of the .000001%
Eric Murphy
Feature
The Arizonification of America?
Author Jeff Biggers on whether Arizona--with its widening racial schisms--is a rogue state or a bellwether.
Michelle Chen
Labor
Wal-Mart Holds Secretive ‘Workerwashing’ Meeting in DC with Labor Advocates
Mike Elk
Lonmin Mine Strike Ends with Pay Raise
Jacob Marshall
British MP Joins Romney in Telling Poor to Try Harder
Nyki Duda
Culture
Honey, We Shrunk the Parks
Reclaiming public space, inch by inch
Isaac Dalke
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