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Why We Need Women in Power

Why We Need Women in Power Why We Need Women in Power

Women legislators tend to promote women’s issues. How do Bernie supporters think we should get gender parity in government?

Mar 3, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Christie as Trump’s Veep?

Christie as Trump’s Veep? Christie as Trump’s Veep?

If Chris and Donald form a team, Would many voters pick it? Could there be folks who might support A schoolyard-bullies ticket?…

Mar 3, 2016 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Presidents Putin and Jinping

Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War? Are the Major World Powers Blundering Toward War?

The US, Russia, China, and others are playing a dangerous game of military provocation. That’s exactly how World War I started a century ago.

Mar 3, 2016 / Michael T. Klare

Diary of (Not) Excavating a Mass Grave in El Salvador

Diary of (Not) Excavating a Mass Grave in El Salvador Diary of (Not) Excavating a Mass Grave in El Salvador

The country’s lone forensic investigator faces a system designed to keep the bodies buried.

Mar 3, 2016 / Feature / Óscar Martínez

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Letters From the March 21, 2016, Issue Letters From the March 21, 2016, Issue

Contra Clinton redux… the left’s shame… the migrant’s burden… Socialism? OK, but let’s push for a sane foreign policy.

Mar 3, 2016 / Our Readers

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Express My New Gender Presentation Without Buying Into Consumerism?

Asking For A Friend: How Do I Express My New Gender Presentation Without Buying Into Consumerism? Asking For A Friend: How Do I Express My New Gender Presentation Without Buying Into Consumerism?

And another person asks—can I donate welfare dollars to Bernie?

Mar 3, 2016 / Liza Featherstone

Ms. Grief

Ms. Grief Ms. Grief

Out of two new books, Constance Fenimore Woolson emerges as a figure of some dimension in her own right.

Mar 3, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Vivian Gornick

The Journalist Who Plunged Into Central America’s Deadliest Gang Wars

The Journalist Who Plunged Into Central America’s Deadliest Gang Wars The Journalist Who Plunged Into Central America’s Deadliest Gang Wars

Óscar Martínez reports, with great beauty, on his region’s deepest traumas.

Mar 3, 2016 / Feature / The Editors

Puzzle No. 3393

Puzzle No. 3393 Puzzle No. 3393

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1  5 We’re crazy about Virgin Islands magazine (6) 10 A parrot states: “In the Northeast and the West, work!” (5) 11 …

Mar 3, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access?

How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access? How Much More Proof Does the Supreme Court Need That Clinic Closures Restrict Abortion Access?

Justice Anthony Kennedy, expected to be the swing vote in the pivotal case against Texas, suggested a lower court might need to gather more information.

Mar 2, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

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