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October 2010 Issue
October 2010 Cover
What the Baby Boomers owe America, a Doonesbury retrospective, autism's first child, Joe Biden's unexpected career, and more View Magazine
  • The Least We Can Do
    Michael Kinsley
  • The Story of a Generation
    Garry Trudeau
  • Autism’s First Child
    John Donvan and Caren Zucker
  • The Salesman
    Mark Bowden
  • Judgment Day
    Marc Ambinder
  • Tyranny’s Got Talent
    Peter Savodnik

The Band

By Marcellus Hall
October 2010 Issue
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