1. Here’s how cities are surviving the retail meltdown.
By Nolan Gray in CityLab
2. This program tackles the trauma from gun violence that doctors can’t heal.
By Elizabeth Van Brocklin in The Trace
3. Why can’t modern medicine use illegal drugs for therapeutic purposes?
By Marc Lewis and Shaun Shelly in Aeon
4. A nuclear conflict is more likely than you think.
By Milo Beckman in FiveThirtyEight
5. Contrary to popular belief, people are paying for their news.
By the American Press Institute

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