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Photograph of participants voting “yes” or “no” in a deliberative process in 2014 in Oregon, where the state’s Citizens’ Initiative Review process selects a demographically balanced group of 24 voters to consider ballot measures. The result is a statement containing key facts and the best reasons to vote for or against a measure; it is distributed widely to citizens before they cast their vote. Under consideration here was Measure 90, which would have permitted open primaries (it failed).
Society

A deliberate fix for democracy

Take a group of random citizens, give them the facts and let thoughtful discussion unfold

Photograph of an old cemetery in Wantage, New Jersey, with stones dating from the 1800s.
Society

She sees dead bodies

An environmental historian looks at how Americans treat corpses and what it means

A billboard depicts an older male tobacco executive lounging in a bikini while smoking a cigarette.
Society

The anti-ads

Countermarketing succeeds by exposing the motives behind the advertising of unhealthy products. It worked for teen smoking — could it do the same for junk food?

“Still life: Balsam Apple and Vegetables,” James Peale
Health & Disease

Balance, not carbs or fat, is the key to healthy eating

An expert’s view on a common-sense diet: Don’t fuss over details, and put more plants on the plate

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