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1. Here’s why Iowa still matters.
By Colin Woodard in Politico
2. Can we reinvent cancer surgery?
By Jessica Leber in Fast Co.Exist
3. We couldn’t get the Taliban completely out of Afghanistan. What if ISIS can?
By Scott Peterson in the Christian Science Monitor
4. Are failed states the biggest global threat?
By John Gray in the New Statesman
5. We could save the industry — or at least fund good journalism — with a streaming service for news.
By Patrick Howe in MediaShift
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