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The Democrats’ Myth on Deficits
Dean Baker writes about the other partisan mythology about deficit: the balanced budget and Clinton’s surplus.
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An American Horror Story: The AHCA and Anencephaly
Among the other problems with the American Health Care Act bill is its failure to deal with many prenatal problems. Dr. Ricki Lewis illustrates.
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How VR could break America’s opioid addiction
Can virtual reality really soothe pain? Jo Marchant meets the doctors who say yes, and who hope this is a solution for the country consuming 80 per cent of the world’s opioid supply: the United States of America.
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Transit of Metis
Omar Willey goes to the theater to watch a story about Greek mythology that isn’t a play. Thoughts on Natascha Greenwalt’s evening of dance.
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Sunday Comics
Sunday Comics, meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov so you don’t have to.
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Viral Oppression
Luc Boltanski’s thoughts on the politics of going viral play out in our current fake news cycle. Rob Horning considers.
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The Wall Jumper: Unpaywall
Jon Tennant opines on the newest way to get science writing out of its prison and into the hands of readers.
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Fascism and Art
The bombing of Guernica, and Picasso’s response, 80 years on. S Brent Plate re-examines.

