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I Was a Teenage Black Panther

When Jamal Joseph was 16, he was was one of the "Panther 21" -- a group arrested for an alleged plot to blow up the New York Botanical Gardens and several department stores. Here, he recalls the events that drew him into the organization's fold.

Jamal Joseph

The Radicals: How Extreme Environmentalists Are Made

They chain themselves to trees and sabotage bulldozers. But behind their united front, many eco-warriors have very personal -- and conflicting -- reasons for devoting their lives to the cause.

Zachary Fryer-Biggs & Malcolm Cecil-Cockwell

The Great Illusion of Gettysburg

How a re-creation of its most famous battle helped erase the meaning of the Civil War.

Yoni Appelbaum

From The Magazine

They Kill Horses, Don’t They?

A family farm, a drought, and difficult choices

Darcy Courteau

The Last Line of Defense

An unlikely crusader, Diana Holt wages a heroic, long-odds battle against the death penalty.

Raymond Bonner

Sojourner Truth, The Libyan Sibyl

Harriet Beecher Stowe describes her encounter with the legendary African American activist.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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The Odd Existence of Point Roberts, Washington

Life in a piece of America tacked on the tip of Canada.

Nate Berg

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What America Looked Like: The Dust Bowl

Brian Resnick

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Underwear Bomber Sentenced to Life in Prison

Andrew Cohen

In Historic Victory for Freedom, California Prison Rules That The Atlantic Is Not 'Contraband'

A few weeks ago, I reported on the decision of the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla, which is home to California's death row for…

Jeffrey Goldberg Feb 17, 2012

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The Mysteries of Barack Obama: Cervical-Thoracic Edition

His policies leave some people puzzled -- and that's without even considering his neck!

James Fallows Feb 17, 2012

The Case for Social Media in the Classroom

Educators must teach their students to be effective citizens of the digital world. And that knowledge doesn't come in textbooks alone

Vicki Davis

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Pat Buchanan Out

The End Of White America begins with Buchanan's (temporary) exile from the airwaves. Good for MSNBC.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Feb 17, 2012

Should The New York Times's Jerusalem Bureau Chief Be a Zionist?

An update on the controversy about Jodi Rudoren, the New York Times' education editor who has just been appointed the paper's Jerusalem bureau chief

Jeffrey Goldberg Feb 16, 2012

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'We're Going to Have Our Own Tank'

Why does a town with almost no crime need a $300,000 armored truck?

Ta-Nehisi Coates Feb 16, 2012

Dropping Out of the News

How a political junkie gave up his BlackBerry and became the laid back guy at the local coffee shop

Steve Tuttle Feb 15, 2012

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There's Racist Dog-Whistling, and Then There's ... Racism

If you think racism is dead in America, just read the comments section at the Fox News website.

Jeffrey Goldberg Feb 15, 2012

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Twitterverse to New NYTimes Jerusalem Bureau Chief: Stop Tweeting!

When you've just been named Jerusalem bureau chief, you may want to hold off on tweeting about Palestinian activists or link to a story from a pro-Hezbollah newspaper

Jeffrey Goldberg Feb 15, 2012

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In Minnesota, a School District Overturns Its Policy of Silence

After a scathing exposÃ© about gay students and suicide, a school board struggles to protect students from bullying without irking social conservatives.

Emily Richmond Feb 15, 2012

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The Cowboy and the Welfare State

The myth of self-reliance, the idea that we can support ourselves without assistance, is powerful.

Ta-Nehisi Coates Feb 15, 2012

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What America Looked Like: 4-Year-Old FDR

Before the day that lived in infamy, before the New Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was just a typical four-year-old, dressed up in a military-inspired kilt, coat, cape, and bow tie.

Brian Resnick Feb 14, 2012