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March 2021

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Features

SOCIAL MEDIA - polar bear on sea ice

The Ice Is Calling

A climate change dispatch from the polar bear capital of the world

SOCIAL - The main oven at Pizzeria Da Michele

Pie Is a Constant

In Naples, the formula calls for pizza

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Healers of Navajo Nation

Combining traditional medicine and modern science, these courageous physicians rise to the challenge of the pandemic

SOCIAL Opener; Cuba Aerial and Juanita Moody

Cuba Confidential

On the brink of nuclear war, America’s bold response to the Soviet Union depended on an unknown spy agency operative named Juanita Moody. Now her story can be told

Departments

Bending Towards Justice

We must use the lessons of the past to help our country grow and move forward

Prologue

Tragic Figures

The unfinished Civil War memorial that became a symbol of peace—and a scene of insurrection

Prologue

Out of the Shadows

A new exhibition brings an overlooked Mississippi painter into the light

Prologue

The Fever That Struck New York

The front lines of a terrible epidemic, through the eyes of a young doctor profoundly touched by tragedy

Prologue

Who's There?

The hardworking nurse who envisioned a new way to know who was at the door

Prologue

The Secret Garden

A gown worn by Martha Washington reveals a dimension of her nature that few have been aware of

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