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More than 130 Berliners died trying to cross the "death strip," the no-man’s-land between two massive concrete walls that divided their city for nearly 30 years.
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Letter From the Rio Grande Valley, Texas: Crossing the Border Between Two Sister Cities
Borders are arbitrary, but they can feel transcendent.
PS Picks: ‘(Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love,’ a New Book That Depicts Vlogging as Aspirational Labor
PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.
How to Improve the Primary Process? Make It Less Democratic.
It sounds counterintuitive—and would be a hard sell—but making the way the two major political parties nominate candidates less traditionally democratic could also make it more open to compromise and negotiation.
Field Notes: Launching a Rocket at the Spanish Civil Guard
San Martín Del Rey Aurelio, Spain: In 2012, miners launched a rocket at Spain's civil guard, which, according to press reports, was attempting to halt protests against the government's decision to reduce coal subsidies.
A Holocaust Museum Where Talking Is Encouraged
Eva Kor survived Auschwitz and Josef Mengele. Today, she's healing by telling her story.
The Desegregation of American Airports
A new book by a German historian looks at the conflicting history of segregation in commercial air travel.
The Myth Behind Painkilling Lettuce
Some doctors' manuals from the 19th century do list Lactuca virosa as a pain reliever, but there's little evidence that it works.
Field Notes: A Sacrifice for the Afterlife in Indonesia
Tana Toraja, Indonesia: At a funeral in a remote corner of Indonesia, water buffalo are sacrificed in order to help carry the deceased to the afterlife.
Cat Fight: Inside the Struggle to Save the Latest Migrants Crossing the U.S-Mexico Border
Jaguars are crossing the border into the United States, causing a stir among scientists, mining interests, and those bent on building a wall.