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April 11, 2014 Issue

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Cover story U.S.

The Family Feud Over Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy

The rancorous disputes of the King siblings—most of them over lucrative licensing deals for their father's words and image—are rending family ties

Guantánamo Bay Is the Most Ridiculous Place on Earth

Terrorists, tiki bar and a Pizza Hut: What more could you want from a vacation spot?

In Focus

Smoke Signals

South Korean marine LVT-7 landing craft sail to shores through smoke screens during the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises called Ssangyong, part of the Foal Eagle military exercises, in Pohang, South Korea, March 31, 2014.

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Periscope

Her Biggest Race

Erika Brannock, who lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, plans to stand up and cheer at the 118th marathon

Cold Comfort Neighbors

Ancient differences between Korea and Japan are frustrating Obama's plans for the region

End of the Gandhi Line

The family that has ruled India since 1947 is heading for electoral defeat

It's a Plane. It's a Yacht. No, It's Your Tuition Bill

Sending a kid to college costs 40 percent of a typical family's income

One Tweet if by Land

Twitter has been touted as a revolutionary's best friend

Think Republican, Speak Compassion

New blood at the American Enterprise Institute has conservative think tanks scrabbling for attention—and ideas

Horizons

A Long Strange Trip

The first clinical trial of LSD in over 40 years points to a new way to treat anxiety

Lose the Black Box

The biggest mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is why the airlines refuse to fully monitor planes

Whales Are Being Killed by Noise Pollution

Sound pollution might be driving whales insane—and causing mass strandings

Death Rays

We're fighting cancer by subjecting ourselves to cancer-causing radiation (Effective doses shown above are measured in millisieverts.)

It's a Wind-Wind Situation

Offshore wind farms could slow hurricanes, and power our cities while they're at it

Downtime

Can shushing make Afghanistan a tourist destination instead of a place not to get killed?

A Town Called Malnourished

Food deserts don't exist just in our inner cities; in rural America they can be found amidst fields of plenty

Solitude's Despair

Solitary confinement is a moral outrage, a living death that leaves inmates praying for the needle

Reductress Ad Absurdum

Parodying women's media is as easy as shooting fish (without bicycles) in a barrel

Editor's Picks

Read Max Azzarello Manifesto About Lighting Himself on Fire at Trump Trial

The man believed to be the person who lit himself on fire outside a Manhattan court wrote a detailed letter beforehand.

By Kaitlin Lewis

3 MIN READ

George Kelly Verdict to be Revealed —What to Know

"I'm positive that we're going to have a good outcome. I have faith," Kelly, who is accused of killing an unarmed migrant on his property, said on Thursday.

By James Bickerton

2 MIN READ

Donald Trump Faces New Legal Headache over 'Hidden Debt'

By Sean O'Driscoll

3 MIN READ

Iran, Allies Respond to Israel's 'Attack'

By David Brennan

2 MIN READ

Donald Trump Scores Win on Abortion

By Khaleda Rahman

3 MIN READ