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# March 24, 2014 | Vol. 183 No. 11 March 24, 2014 |  

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March 24th, 2014 | Vol. 183, No. 11 | U.S.

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## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsSportsU.S.WorldOthers

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### 10 Questions with Russell Simmons

The Hip-hop, fashion and poetry mogul on crime, wealth and why everyone should meditate

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Anita Hill Returns in New Documentary

 A new movie revisits Clarence Thomas's controversial confirmation hearings

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### Veronica Mars Rising

A fan revival proves you can go home again, kind of

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### A Sugar Shock for Your Diet

New guidelines could significantly curb our sugar intake. Are they too harsh?

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Make Fun Of Everything

When did America get so politically correct? It’s when we refuse to mock a group that we truly act like bullies 

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Put the Sex Back in Sex Ed

When public schools refuse to acknowledge gender differences, we betray boys and girls alike

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Sweep Our Dirty Rivers Clean

This concept for a barge that scoops up debris could keep pollution from reaching the oceans

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Diversify Corporate America

I wouldn’t have thought my gender affected the decisions I made on Wall Street—until I got fired

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Cook with the Whole Farm

Our long-term health—and that of the land—requires a cuisine that transforms agriculture

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Let Kids Run Wild Online

Trapped by helicopter parents and desperate to carve out a space of their own, teens need a place to make mistakes

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Stop Sending Aid to Dictators

Traditional foreign aid often props up tyrants more than it helps the poor. It’s time for a new model

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Take Your Ears on Vacation

Being a ‘sound tourist’ can help us get more out of travel—and help reveal sonic delights in our everyday lives

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Tell (Real) Stories with Video Games

Gaming has evolved from Pong to cinematic worlds. But we can do more: We can play history

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### Bring the Doctor with You

The logical next step in managing chronic disease is technology that tracks our vitals and guides us to better health

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### College President: SAT Is Part Hoax, Part Fraud

The president of Bard College says recent changes to the SAT are motivated by the competition that College Board has experienced with its arch rival, the ACT, rather than any serious soul searching

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### A Secession Plan That Works

Why should Ukraine be the only country that’s ripe for splitting in two?

### Politics

[Politics](/section/politics/)

### The (Not Very) Quiet Campaign for Hillary Clinton

Exclusive: An army is forming for the Democratic front-runner should the former Secretary of State decide to run for president in 2016, but the groups' leaders are keeping a safe distance -- and Clinton is glad to have the space

### Sports

[Sports](/section/sports/)

### The Game That Saved March Madness

How a near-upset long ago keeps Cinderellas coming back to the Big Dance

### U.S.

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### Conservatives Inc.

Marketing wizards make millions off the movement. Is it money well spent? 

[U.S.](/section/us/)

### That's the Big Idea

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### China Takes Stock

Why the country's tech firms are flocking to U.S. Exchanges

[World](/section/world/)

### Briefing (13 Mar 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Pop Chart (13 Mar 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### World (13 Mar 2014)

[World](/section/world/)

### Roger Hilsman

Presidential adviser

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