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This month’s Noted
In Dire Health
Despite the passage of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. medical system is near collapse. What will save it is a single-payer system and physicians in group practice.
Scarcity Came to Town
Two leading minds on our lean times
A Tea Party State of Confusion
Republicans in South Carolina want to vote for an archconservative. But can they agree on one?
Harmony in the U.K.
A Londoner on Downton Abbey’s second season
Death Rattle
A new musical movement turns Mexican drug violence into catchy sing-alongs.
The Clean-Election State
Connecticut’s fight against corruption creates a model of transparent government.
Tocqueville for Toffs
Common people have to reclaim democratic civic society from moneyed interests.
Minimizing Special-Interest Power by Maximizing Participation
Fighting back against restrictive voting-rights laws and empowering small donors can help reclaim elections.
Calling for a Convention
Amending the Constitution is our best bet for fixing Congress.
Toppling the Money Empire
Grassroots movements can lead the way in taking big money out of politics.
Citizen Bopp
Meet the lawyer on a crusade to topple all limits on the role of money in politics.
Highlight Reel
The year in culture: the winners, the losers, and not spiking the football
A Ninja in Our Sites
An aggressive federal enforcement effort targets online piracy—and threatens the open Internet.
The Fanatics of the Center
Moderation has its zealots, so convinced of their righteousness that they ignore the likely impact of their actions.
