Tragedy

Pakistan: Why we should come quickly to the aid of those displaced by the flood.
Death: We seem incapable of taking good care of the dying. Surgeon Pauline Chen explains why.
Girls: How Indian parents who don’t want daughters get around the law.
Hate: Islam isn’t the first faith that Americans have reacted to with suspicion.

Closet

Republican: The former chair of the Republican National Committee comes out, and voices some regret about not doing more for gay rights.
Archies: The comic book series is primed to introduce its first gay character.

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