In this issue: vol. 1, no. 6
First, Reduce Harm
Faced with a horrific drug problem, Vancouver is trying a radical experiment: Let junkies be junkies.
Featured Articles
“Fly”-ing to Safety
A look at some current research that merits a raised eyebow or a painful grin.
Academic Research Does Not Take Holidays Off
There is, in fact, a surprising amount of scholarship on the subject of Thanksgiving, a uniquely American…
The Enduring Mystery of the Higgs Boson
Or how a documentary film makes the attempt to verify the existence of an atomic particle as fascinating…
Scary Cinema Verité
A documentary film warns that America’s fiscal policies are a looming disaster as Wall Street melts…
Gambling on Gary
If we're going to rescue Wall Street, let's bail out the industrial Midwest, too.
The Environmental Pyramid
A respected geochemical engineer proposes a new way to deal with toxic waste: Make it into shrines that…
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Views, Reviews and Interviews
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Business & Economics
The New College Try
Offline Diary
Monkey See, Monkey Brew
Business & Economics
How to B Good
Wonking Class Hero
Inventing for Peanuts
We Get Letters
Port Barrel Spending
Rational Argument
Juvenile Justice and the Theater of the Absurd
Legal Affairs
Voting Prison Blues
Business & Economics
Counting on the Middle Class
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