The Great Divorce, by David Brooks

“Why we need national service.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/opinion/pregnant-and-pushed-out-of-a-job.html?ref=opinion

Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job, by Dina Bakst

“They may not be disabled, but they still need to be protected.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/opinion/drones-for-human-rights.html?ref=opinion

Drones For Human Rights, by Andrew Stobo Sniderman and Mark Hanis

“The world could get clear, instant evidence of atrocities in Syria.”

Filibustering Nominees Must End

“Changing the rule is a risky course, but the only way to get the nation’s work done.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/student-protests-rile-chile.html?ref=opinion

Just Don’t Call Her Che, by William Moss Wilson

“Meet Chile’s Camila Vallejo, the new face of global activism.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/childrens-add-drugs-dont-work-long-term.html?ref=opinion

Ritalin Gone Wrong, by L. Alan Sroufe

“A.D.D. is probably not genetic, but due to the child’s environment. We are medicating millions of children, but long term, the drugs don’t work.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/in-the-gps-case-issues-of-privacy-and-technology.html?ref=opinion

Privacy, Technology and Law, by Barry Friedman

“Can government have access to our email and other digital traces?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/bruni-gay-wont-go-away-genetic-or-not.html?ref=opinion

Genetic or Not, Gay Won’t Go Away, by Frank Bruni

“Homosexual straight out of the womb? It’s unclear. And immaterial.”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/are-we-ready-for-a-morality-pill/?ref=opinion

Are We Ready for a “Morality Pill?,” by Peter Singer and Agata Sagan

“Why are some people prepared to risk their lives to help a stranger when others won’t even stop to dial an emergency number?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/dowd-tension-on-the-tarmac.html?ref=opinion

Tension On The Tarmac, by Maureen Dowd

“A runway debate in Arizona and a runaway debate in Florida.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/friedman-made-in-the-world.html?ref=opinion

Made In The World, by Thomas L. Friedman

“There is a big gap in how C.E.O.’s and political leaders look at the world.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/douthat-government-and-its-rivals.html?ref=opinion

Government and Its Rivals, by Ross Douthat

“How the power of the state crowds out other forms of community.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/sunday-review/religions-inspire-charity.html?ref=opinion

To Tithe Or Not To Tithe…, by Michael Paulson

“The faithful give more to charity.”

A Mortgage Investigation

“Four years into the mortgage meltdown, President Obama has promised a full inquiry.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/opinion/gps-and-the-right-to-privacy.html?ref=opinion

GPS and the Right to Privacy

“The Supreme Court reached the right result, but it left too many questions unanswered.”

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http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/why-evangelicals-dont-like-mormons/?ref=opinion

Why Evangelicals Don’t Like Mormons, by David S. Reynolds

“It’s about competition for members, not theology.”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/second-chances/?ref=opinion

Second Chances, by Linda Greenhouse

“The Supreme Court’s decision last week giving an Alabama death-row inmate who was abandoned by his lawyers a second chance at an appeal has been justly celebrated.”

Justices Say GPS Tracker Violated Privacy Rights

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/us/politics/gabrielle-giffords-says-shes-leaving-the-house.html?scp=2&sq=giffords&st=cse

For Giffords, House Comeback Is One Too Many

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/us/before-super-bowl-right-to-work-fight-heats-up-in-indiana.html?scp=2&sq=super%20bowl&st=cse

Line of Scrimmage Forms Over Union Bill

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/23/business/lockouts-once-rare-put-workers-on-the-defensive.html?scp=7&sq=unions&st=cse

More Lockouts as Companies Battle Unions

Bahrain Opposition Says King’s Measures Fall Short

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/world/asia/taiwan-vote-stirs-chinese-hopes-for-democracy.html?scp=2&sq=taiwan&st=cse

Taiwan Election Stirs Hopes Among Chinese for Democracy

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/world/middleeast/cyber-attacks-temporarily-cripple-2-israeli-web-sites.html?scp=1&sq=israeli&st=cse

2 Israeli Web Sites Crippled as Cyberwar Escalates

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/romanians-protest-austerity-measures.html?scp=2&sq=romania&st=cse

Protests Over Austerity Measures Turn Violent in Romania

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/world/africa/nigerian-president-rolls-back-price-of-gasoline.html?scp=3&sq=nigeria&st=cse

Under Pressure, Nigerian Leader Relents on Gas Price

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/frances-gloomy-economic-outlook-haunts-presidential-race.html?scp=3&sq=france&st=cse

As French Vote Nears, Sarkozy Is Haunted by Grim Economy

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/17/world/asia/pakistan-court-orders-prime-minister-to-testify.html?scp=3&sq=pakistan&st=cse

Pakistan Court Orders Prime Minister to Testify

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/world/europe/italian-cruise-ship-accident-raises-questions-about-crew-and-captain.html?scp=2&sq=captain&st=cse

Liner Captain Is Questioned in Capsizing Off Italy Coast

“…Air Force documents offer a remarkable portrait of modern drone warfare, one rarely found in a decade of generally triumphalist or awestruck press accounts that seldom mention the limitations of drones, much less their mission failures….”

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175489/tomgram%3A_nick_turse%2C_drone_disasters_/#more

Political Role for Militants Worsens Fault Lines in Iraq

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/world/middleeast/egyptian-prosecutors-say-hosni-mubarak-should-be-hanged.html?scp=3&sq=egyptian&st=cse

Prosecutors in Egypt Call for Mubarak to Be Hanged

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/cyberattack-exposes-20000-israeli-credit-card-numbers.html?scp=1&sq=israeli&st=cse

Cyberattack Exposes 20,000 Israeli Credit Card Numbers and Details About Users

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/world/europe/germany-president-christian-wulff-stops-publication-of-threatening-call-to-bild.html?scp=1&sq=german&st=cse

German President Retreats on Openness

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/07/world/middleeast/for-iranians-held-by-pirates-us-to-the-rescue.html?scp=2&sq=iranians&st=cse

For Iranians Waylaid by Pirates, U.S. to the Rescue

Internet Access Is Not a Human Right, by Vinton G. Cerf

“Technology is a means of enabling freedom, not an end in itself.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/opinion/kristof-waiting-for-mitt-the-moderate.html?ref=opinion

Waiting for Mitt the Moderate, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“And now for the battle of a man against himself.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/opinion/collins-the-march-of-the-non-mitts.html?ref=opinion

The March of the Non-Mitts, by Gail Collins

“New Hampshire is lovely this time of year.”

Mitt, The Paisley Tiger, by Frank Bruni

“Is shifting attire his fiercest threat?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/opinion/workers-of-the-world-unite.html?ref=opinion

Workers of the World, Unite!, by David Brooks

“The importance of Rick Santorum.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/opinion/cohen-a-time-to-tune-out.html?ref=opinion#

A Time to Tune Out, by Roger Cohen

“Connectivity aids productivity. It can also be counterproductive by generating that contemporary state of anxiety in which focus on any activity is interrupted by the irresistible urge to check e-mail or texts.”

Where the Real Jobs Are

“The Keystone pipeline is bad energy policy – and doesn’t do enough for the economy.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/opinion/krugman-nobody-understands-debt.html?ref=opinion

Nobody Understands Debt, by Paul Krugman

“Washington’s wrongheaded, ill-informed obsession.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/bruni-the-iowa-caucuses-bitter-harvest.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Iowa’s Harvest, by Frank Bruni

“The kooky, ugly carnival of the caucuses does lasting damage.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/douthat-Pariahs-and-Prophets.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Pariahs and Prophets, by Ross Douthat

“The extreme appeal of Ron Paul.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/kristof-Angelina-George-Ben-and-Mia.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Angelina, George, Ben and Mia, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“Looking for a leader? She just might be in Hollywood, not Washington.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/dowd-she-made-me-run.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

She Made Me Run!, by Maureen Dowd

“Quiet helpmeets turn into helpful nags.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/unknown-knowns-avoiding-the-truth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

A World in Denial of What It Knows, by Geoffrey Wheatcroft

“Our refusal to see what we know is true has led to one disaster after another.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/opinion/drug-policy-needs-centrists.html?ref=opinion

Overdosing on Extremism, by Kevin A. Sabet

“Why we need drug-policy centrists.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/the-joy-of-quiet.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Joy of Quiet, by Pico Iyer

“More ways to communicate with less and less to say. Distraction consoles us and yet makes us miserable.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/opinion/sunday/bill-mahers-new-rules-for-the-new-year.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

New Rules for the New Year, by Bill Maher

“New Year’s resolutions are the original New Rules.”

Politics Over Principle

“President Obama gives in to political pressure and will sign a dangerous detention bill.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/opinion/gop-monetary-madness.html?ref=opinion

G.O.P. Monetary Madness, by Paul Krugman

“On being consistent, clear and wrong.”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/15/please-stop-sharing/?ref=opinion

Please Stop Sharing, by Timothy Egan

“Let the counterrevolt begin; the shying of America would be a welcome thing.”

With Port Actions, Occupy Oakland Tests Labor Leaders

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/measures-to-capture-illegal-aliens-nab-citizens.html?scp=6&sq=immigration&st=cse

Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/us/politics/in-speech-holder-to-critique-new-voting-laws.html?scp=1&sq=holder&st=cse

Holder Signals Tough Review of New State Laws on Voting

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/technology/federal-panel-urges-cellphone-ban-for-drivers.html?scp=2&sq=cell%20phone&st=cse

U.S. Safety Board Urges Cellphone Ban for Drivers

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http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/amanpour-said-to-be-leaving-this-week/?scp=1&sq=amanpour&st=cse

Amanpour to Leave ABC’s ‘This Week’ and Rejoin CNN

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/14/nyregion/selling-metrocard-swipes-isnt-larceny-new-york-court-of-appeals-rules.html?scp=1&sq=swipes&st=cse

Selling Swipes May Be a Swindle, but Don’t Call It Larceny

Occupy Video Showcases Live Streaming

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/us/in-riverside-california-a-plan-to-charge-inmates.html?scp=2&sq=california&st=cse

In California, a Plan to Charge Inmates for Their Stay

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/nyregion/bill-would-make-new-nyc-officers-live-in-city.html?scp=2&sq=officers&st=cse

Legislation Would Make New Officers Live in City

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/nyregion/in-new-york-city-mayors-race-search-for-dream-candidate.html?scp=2&sq=mayor&st=cse

To Find the Perfect New York Mayor, Only 2 Years Left

Remember Kyoto? Most Nations Don’t

“Overall results have been dismal, even by Kyoto’s modest standards.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/voting-rights-and-texas.html?ref=opinion

Voting Rights and Texas

“Egregious violations of the Voting Rights Act prompted Hispanic groups to sue, and last month a federal court panel threw out the Legislature’s plan, which was also backed by Gov. Rick Perry.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/sunday-review/have-american-police-become-militarized.html?ref=opinion

When the Police Go Military, by Al Baker

“The Occupy movement brings out the martial character of law enforcement.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/im-sorry-the-scariest-words-in-politics.html?ref=opinion

I’m Sorry: The Scariest Words in Politics, by James Traub

“Real patriots don’t apologize? It’s as nutty as the idea that real men don’t eat quiche.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/bruni-and-now-professor-gingrich.html?ref=opinion

And Now…Professor Gingrich, by Frank Bruni

“Is brain of Newt the potion for an anti-intellectual party?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/internet-access-and-the-new-divide.html?ref=opinion

The New Digital Divide, by Susan P. Crawford

“Information superhighway? Many make do with a wireless bike path.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/sunday-review/the-junking-of-the-postal-service.html?ref=opinion

The Junking of the Postal Service, by Elisabeth Rosenthal

“Snail mail flirts with irrelevance, except for catalog companies and advertisers. And trash collectors. What if postal workers went on strike and nobody noticed? Look what happened in Canada.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/douthat-the-decadent-left.html?ref=opinion

The Decadent Left, by Ross Douthat

“What Occupy Wall Street can do for liberalism.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/friedman-this-is-a-big-deal.html?ref=opinion

This Is A Big Deal, by Thomas L. Friedman

“The effects of better gas mileage will be felt from energy to health to national security.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/school-lunches-and-the-food-industry.html?ref=opinion

How the Food Industry Eats Your Kid’s Lunch, by Lucy Komisar

“Privatized cafeterias spend money on processed foods instead of fresh meals.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/dowd-out-of-africa-and-into-iowa.html?ref=opinion

Out of Africa and Into Iowa, by Maureen Dowd

“Does Newt have the Republican nomination in his mitts?”

The True Costs of Privacy Invasion

“The government is trying to limit the force of the Privacy Act of 1974 and make it harder to hold agencies accountable for violations.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/opinion/profit-taking-inside-congress.html?ref=opinion

Profit-Taking Inside Congress

“A long-languishing bill to ban stock trading on inside information that lawmakers glean at private hearings and discussions has begun moving toward passage.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/opinion/blow-newts-war-on-poor-children.html?ref=opinion

Newt’s War on Poor Children, by Charles M. Blow

“Let’s start with the facts.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/opinion/virtually-educated.html?ref=opinion

Virtually Educated, by Gail Collins

“The little red schoolhouse is in the ether.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/03/opinion/jfks-legacy-as-seen-by-his-grandson.html?ref=opinion

From J.F.K.’s Grandson

The Ally From Hell

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/12/how-walmart-is-changing-china/8709/

How Walmart is Changing China

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/12/what-i-lost-in-libya/8724/

What I Lost in Libya

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/12/romney-8217-s-business/8718/

Romney’s Business

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/12/the-revolution-in-photography/8733/

The Revolution in Photography

Egypt’s Elections

“Washington must press the army to stop meddling and commit to a free and fair vote.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/11/16/does-congress-hear-occupy-wall-street/?ref=opinion

Does Congress Hear Occupy Wall Street?

“President Obama and leaders of Congress don’t seem to be addressing Occupy Wall Street’s concerns. Why?”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/reasonable-expectations/?ref=opinion

Reasonable Expectations, by Linda Greenhouse

“The Supreme Court will explore the permissible limits of government watchfulness over our daily lives.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/opinion/in-campaign-financing-more-money-can-beat-big-money.html?ref=opinion

More Money Can Beat Big Money, by Lawrence Lessig

“Instead of campaign spending limits, try ‘democracy vouchers.’”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/opinion/health-insurance-and-the-broccoli-test.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

The Broccoli Test, by Einer Elhauge

“The insurance mandate is constitutional.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/opinion/collins-something-to-shoot-for.html?ref=opinion

Something to Shoot For, by Gail Collins

“What’s a few concealed weapons between friends?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/opinion/an-assault-on-the-amazon.html?ref=opinion

An Assault on the Amazon, by Leao Serva

“A misguided bill would destroy Brazil’s last untouched rainforests.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/opinion/occupy-wall-street-the-next-chapter.html?ref=opinion

Occupy Wall Street: The Next Chapter (Letters)

U.S. Delays Decision on Pipeline Until After Election

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/voters-defeat-many-gop-sponsored-measures.html?scp=2&sq=voters%20defeat&st=cse

Voters Defeat Many G.O.P.-Sponsored Measures

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/russell-pearce-arizonas-anti-immgration-champion-is-recalled.html?scp=2&sq=recall&st=cse

Recall Election Claims Arizona Anti-Immigration Champion

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/nyregion/in-pivotal-victory-steve-bellone-a-democrat-is-elected-suffolk-county-executive.html?scp=1&sq=suffolk&st=cse

Bellone, a Democrat, Elected Suffolk Executive

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/health/policy/appeals-court-upholds-health-care-law.html?scp=3&sq=health&st=cse

Health Law Survives Test in Court of Appeals

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/us/supreme-court-casts-a-wary-eye-on-tracking-by-gps.html?scp=4&sq=gps&st=cse

Court Casts a Wary Eye on Tracking by GPS

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/business/media/political-ad-spending-helps-drive-a-consolidation-of-local-tv.html?scp=1&sq=political&st=cse

Political Ad Spending Spurs Local TV Mergers

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/science/earth/us-to-open-new-areas-to-offshore-drilling.html?scp=3&sq=u.s.&st=cse

U.S. to Open New Areas to Offshore Drilling

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/technology/federal-panel-emphasizes-safety-in-push-for-digital-health-records.html?scp=1&sq=panel&st=cse

Panel Emphasizes Safety in Digitization of Health Records

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/science/earth/parks-chief-blocked-plan-for-grand-canyon-bottle-ban.html?scp=1&sq=parks&st=cse

Parks Chief Blocked Plan for Grand Canyon Bottle Ban

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/cains-lawyer-on-accusing-think-twice.html?scp=5&sq=cain&st=cse

Cain’s Lawyer on Accusing: ‘Think Twice’

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/politics/perry-gaffe-support-for-cain-at-republican-debate.html?scp=1&sq=oops&st=cse

After ‘Oops’ in Debate, Perry Says He’ll Stay in Race

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/us/some-glitches-in-first-nationwide-emergency-alert-broadcast.html?scp=3&sq=stelter&st=nyt

Had This Been an Actual Emergency… Oops!

Standing in the Schoolhouse Door

“Evoking a squalid past, Alabama challenges the Department of Justice’s civil rights authority.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/the-courts-gps-test.html?ref=opinion

The Court’s GPS Test

“Without a warrant, the use of tracking technology can be an unreasonable search.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/telling-americans-to-vote-or-else.html?ref=opinion

Telling Americans to Vote, or Else, by William A. Gaston

“Low turnout has pushed our politics toward increased polarization.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/sunday-review/is-the-wikileaks-movement-fading.html?ref=opinion

Is This the WikiEnd?, by David Carr

“Very few people have both the access and the motivation to leak ensitive documents to the media. WikiLeaks made it easier to leak documents, but the peril in doing so is still great.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/sunday-review/the-secret-war-with-iran.html?ref=opinion

America’s Deadly Dynamics With Iran, by David E. Sanger

“Was an alleged Iranian plot to kill thr Saudi ambassador in Washington payback for the Stuxnet virus? Facing new forms of covert action against its nuclear program, Tehran is refusing to sit back and take it. The high stakes of an intensifying shadow conflict. Oh, and the Israelis see the Iran problem as 1939 all over again, an ‘existential threat.’”

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http://campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/05/the-politics-of-austerity/?ref=opinion

The Politics of Austerity, by Thomas B. Edsall

“A partisan environment pits taxpayers against tax consumers.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/worldly-philosophers-wanted.html?ref=opinion

Wanted: Worldly Philosophers, by Roger E. Backhouse and Bradley W. Bateman

“We need a new Keynes or Hayek, but economics no longer does the big picture.”

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http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/03/less-than-26-billion-dont-bother/?ref=opinion

Less Than $26 Billion? Don’t Bother, by Ezekiel J. Emanuel

“These conservative and liberal plans for cutting health care spending are dead ends.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/bruni-kim-kardashian-and-the-invention-of-outrage.html?ref=opinion

The Invention of Outrage, by Frank Bruni

“From Kardashian to Greece, we get worked up over the wrong things.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/douthat-our-reckless-meritocracy.html?ref=opinion

Our Reckless Meritocracy, by Ross Douthat

“When the ruling class is too smart for its own good.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/kristof-his-libraries-12000-so-far-change-lives.html?ref=opinion

His Libraries, 12,000 So Far, Change Lives, by Nicholas D. Kristof

“A tireless American just gave away his 10 millionth book at a library in Vietnam.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/friedman-indias-innovation-stimulus.html?ref=opinion

India’s Innovation Stimulus, by Thomas L. Friedman

“Native sons have gone from working for the West to fixing problems at home.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/opinion/sunday/population-control-marauder-style.html?ref=opinion

Population Control, Marauder-Style, by Bill Marsh

“Last week, the United Nations announced that the world’s population had reached seven billion, but there have been times when it headed in the opposite direction, and not in pleasant ways.”

Our Man in Kandahar

“Abdul Raziq and his men have received millions of dollars’ worth of U.S. training and equipment to help in the fight against the Taliban. But is our ally—long alleged to be involved in corruption and drug smuggling—also guilty of mass murder?”

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/the-quiet-health-care-revolution/8667/

The Quiet Health-Care Revolution

“While legislators talk about ‘bending the cost curve,’ one company serving Medicare patients has discovered how to provide better care at lower cost—with wireless scales, free transportation, regular toenail trimmings, and doctors who put the patient first.”

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/hacked/8673/

Hacked!

“As email, documents, and almost every aspect of our professional and personal lives moves onto the ‘cloud,’ a brush with disaster reminds the author and his wife just how vulnerable those data can be.”

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/all-the-single-ladies/8654/

All the Single Ladies

“Recent years have seen an explosion of male joblessness and a steep decline in men’s life prospects that have disrupted the ‘romantic market’ in ways that narrow a marriage-minded woman’s options: increasingly, her choice is between deadbeats (whose numbers are rising) and playboys (whose power is growing). But this strange state of affairs also presents an opportunity: as the economy evolves, it’s time to embrace new ideas about romance and family—and to acknowledge the end of ‘traditional’ marriage as society’s highest ideal.”

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http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/the-appeal-of-death-row/8662/

The Appeal of Death Row

“Why would a California convict opt for a death sentence? With few executions and better living conditions, why not?”