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The 5.17.15 Issue
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Table of contents

The Great Democratic Crack-Up of 2016

They may have a strong presidential candidate, but at every other level, the party’s politicians and activists are fighting to survive — and fighting with one another.

The Last Day of Her Life

When Sandy Bem found out she had Alzheimer’s, she resolved that before the disease stole her mind, she would kill herself. The question was, when?

Is It Wrong to Let Children Do Extreme Sports?

Even as Americans have grown more fixated on childhood safety, kids are participating in risky pastimes in ever greater numbers.


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