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October 26 & November 9, 2009 cover

October 26 & November 9, 2009
· A Struggle to Survive
· China's Stolen Sons
· Africa's Rising Stars

October 5, 2009 cover

October 5, 2009
· G.I. Jane
· Tweeting Their Way to Freedom?
· Fashion Police
· $7.25 An Hour: Is It All Good News?

September 21, 2009 cover

September 21, 2009
· Under One Roof: Legal & Illegal
· Bombs Away?
· Are We Cooking the Planet?
· 1929: From Boom to Bust
· What's in a Name?

September 7, 2009 cover

September 7, 2009
· Mission Impossible?
· China's Next Generation
· Decisions, Decisions
· Back to the Tap?

May 4, 2009 cover

May 4, 2009
· What We Eat
· Uneasy Neighbors
· A Is for iPod ... or Pizza ... or Cash
· Is It a Show or a Commercial?
· World War I: Why It Still Matters

April 20, 2009 cover

April 20, 2009
· Armed & Underage
· Google Mistrial
· The Cost of Capital Punishment
· 1939: Marian Anderson Sings to the Nation

April 6, 2009 cover

April 6, 2009
· Who's Coming to America
· Where Sweatshops are a Dream
· Are All Forests Created Equal?
· Supreme Decisions
· 1979: Iranian Revolution

March 16, 2009 cover

March 16, 2009
· Echoes of 1933?
· Language Barriers
· Are All Forests Created Equal?
· Three Mile Island

February 16, 2009 cover

February 16, 2009
· The Price of Going to Class
· After Guantanamo
· Cheap Oil: Good News & Bad News

January 12, 2009 cover

January 12, 2009
· Great Expectations
· Turning Back the Clock
· Car Trouble
· Free Speech on the Web
· A Revolutionary Recession
· Have We Overcome?
· The House That Slaves Built

December 1-15, 2008 cover

December 1-15, 2008
· The Rise of the Rest
· Mexico & the U.S.: What Kind of Border?

November 17, 2008 cover

November 17, 2008
· Obama's Challenge
· 'They Said This Day Would Never Come'
· A Veiled Debate
· The Greening of Suburbia

November 3, 2008 cover

November 3, 2008
· Whose Side Are You On?
· ELECTORAL COLLEGE 101
· Why I'm Volunteering For ...
· Beyond Apartheid: South Africa's Long Journey

October 20, 2008 cover

October 20, 2008
· 'Q&A: Economy in Crisis
· According to The Latest Poll...
· How the Supreme Court Really Works
· India at a Crossroads

October 6, 2008 cover

October 6, 2008
· 'The Most Insignificant Office'?
· The Charge: Genocide
· 1960: The First Mass Media Election

September 22, 2008 cover

September 22, 2008
· A New Cold War?
· 1959: Growing Up Saudi (Part 2: The Girls)
· The 30-Second Campaign
· The New Face of America

September 1, 2008 cover

September 1, 2008
· Election 2008: What's at Stake
· 1959: The Cuban Revolution
· Crude Awakening
· China's Cheerleaders
· "Election Speak"

May 5, 2008 cover

May 5, 2008
· China's Olympic Challenge
· Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela
· Summer Campaign Guide
· Run, Jump, Swim (Just Don't Log On)

April 14, 2008 cover

April 14, 2008
· Changing Faiths
· Shamila's Goal
· 1948: The Birth of Israel
· So Who'll Be Number 2?

March 31, 2008 cover

March 31, 2008
· 'We Say Sorry'
· Cuba at a Crossroads
· My Life as a Super Delegate

March 10, 2008 cover

March 10, 2008
· 1933: Hitler Comes to Power
· Will the Great Firewall Stand?
· Bush-Clinton Forever?

February 25, 2008 cover

February 25, 2008
· Why the World Is Watching
· No I.D., No Vote?
· Slackers, Beware!

February 11, 2008 cover

February 11, 2008
· Over a Barrel
· DNA: Too Much Information?
· South Korea Welcomes Its Daughters

January 14, 2008 cover

January 14, 2008
· Democracy Lite
· 16 Candles—and a Ballot?
· Do You Have a Right to "Bear Arms"?

December 10, 2007 cover

December 10, 2007
· Che: The Man Behind the Myth
· Guilt by The Bottleful
· Primary Matters
· A Day on the Campaign Trail

November 19, 2007 cover

November 19, 2007
· Technology vs. Tyranny
· The Other India
· Injustice in Jena?
· College Hijinks

October 22-November 5, 2007 cover

October 22-November 5, 2007
· Africa's Rising Hopes
· Why China Needs Its Own Progressive Era
· Mexico: The Challenges Ahead

October 1, 2007 cover

October 1, 2007
· A Fair Race?
· Fashion Police
· "A Grave Wrong"

September 17, 2007 cover

September 17, 2007
· Hot Topic
· Stolen Futures
· 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know: Part 2

Septembe 3, 2007 cover

September 3, 2007
· Isn't the Election Next Year?
· The Perfect Weapon
· 10 Supreme Court Cases Every Teen Should Know: Part 1
· 1957: The Integration of Central High
· Online Exclusive: The Court Weighs In on Schools' Use of Race
May 7, 2007 cover

May 7, 2007
· American Idols
· Typecasting, Japanese Style
· Is Multitasking a Crime?
April 16, 2007 cover

April 16, 2007
· Smuggled to America
· Detroit's Bumpy Ride
· Applying to College: A Survival Guide
· Unsisterly Conduct
· 1967: The Six-Day War

April 2, 2007 cover

April 2, 2007
· Is There No Escape?
· Going to War: Who Decides?
· Desperate Letters
· Turkey at a Crossroads
· In the Shoes of an Illegal Immigrant
· 1947: Jackie Robinson Integrates Baseball

February 19, 2007 cover

February 19, 2007
· Will Americans Vote Outside the Box?
· Hurricane Hugo
· Pesos for Pizzas?
· Polar Bears: On Thin Ice
February 5, 2007 cover

February 5, 2007
· The Death Penalty Debate
· Iran: Students Speak Out
January 15, 2007 cover

January 15, 2007
· Darfur: The Genocide Continues
· It's a Good Thing Citizens Aren't Tested
· How the Middle East Got That Way
· Is It Time to Bring Back the Draft?
December 11, 2006 cover

December 11, 2006
· Where's Mao?
· Young Lives on Hold
· Breaking the Marble Ceiling
November 27, 2006 cover

November 27, 2006
· Travis's Dilemma
· Out of Africa
· Slavery's Diaspora Pays a Visit
· Behind the Veil Debate
November 13, 2006 cover

November 13, 2006
· North Korea Goes Nuclear
· Moving the Mississippi
· Back in Session
October 23, 2006 cover

October 23, 2006
· Midterms: A Tough Test for Congress
· Can Afghanistan Stay the Course?
· Sudan: Lost Boy Found
October 9, 2006 cover

October 9, 2006
· Africa's Child Laborers
· Iraq: What We're Not Seeing
· It's All in the DNA
September 18, 2006 cover

September 18, 2006
· Guess Who's Looking at Your Web Page?
· Israel vs. Hezbollah
· 1979: Iran's Islamic Revolution
· Fidel's Finale?
September 4, 2006 cover

September 4, 2006
· The Day That Changed The World
· Is Our Planet in Peril?
· The Debate Over Immigration: 200 Years & Counting
May 8, 2006 cover

May 8, 2006
· The Great Immigration Debate
· Flu Fears
April 24, 2006 cover

April 24, 2006
· The Art of Dissent
· Is Iraq Coming Apart?
· Are There Civil Rights in Cyberspace?
April 3, 2006 cover

April 3, 2006
· Broken Jails, Broken Justice
· The Cartoon Controversy Hits Home
March 13, 2006 cover

March 13, 2006
· Troubled Waters
· When Democracy Gets Messy
· The Problem With Iran
· Shifting Gears
February 20, 2006 cover

February 20, 2006
· Domestic Spying
· The 300th Million American?
· Africa's Child Brides
· Mideast Muddle
January 30, 2006 cover

January 30, 2006
· In The Line of Fire
· Desperate to Make the Grade
· Locked Away Forever
January 9, 2006 cover

January 9, 2006
· Fyodor's Russia
· Islam In America
· The Power of One?
· The End of Apartheid
· Choking on Progress
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December 12, 2005 cover

December 12, 2005
· Dreams of a Korean Summer
· Second-Term Blues
November 28 cover

November 28, 2005
· Does Class Still Matter?
· 1991: The War Before the War
· Beyond the Border
November 14 cover

November 14, 2005
· Is Labor Losing Its Voice?
· A Girl in Exile
October 31 cover

October 31, 2005
· Taking the Next Step
· Arctic Meltdown?
October 10 cover

October 10, 2005
· In Katrina's Wake
· Robo-Legs
· After Gaza
· Niger's Anguish
September 19 cover

September 19, 2005
· A Love-Hate Affair
· Justice, Delayed
September 5 cover

September 5, 2005
· Globalization & America
· Soldiers, But Not Citizens