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May 10, 2013

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Longform’s Picks of the Week

The best stories from around the world.

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The ‘Go Slow’ Caucus

As pressure builds for a military option in Syria, can the White House afford to keep quiet?

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Wikimedia Commons

Russia Wasn’t Built in a Day

Inside Moscow's ridiculous plan to redevelop a massive Soviet-era exhibition space.

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Pakistan’s Rollercoaster Election

Is this a generationally significant change of power, or more of the same dysfunction?

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Out With It

Americans deserve to hear the dirty secrets of the CIA’s war on terror. We’ll all be better off with the truth.

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It’s Morning in Islamabad

Yes, it’s broke, violent, and tumultuous. But here are five reasons Pakistan is better off than you think.

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Think Again: Big Data

Why the rise of machines isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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The Electric Kool-Aid Flashback Test

Should we arm the Syrian rebels? America's attempts to do so in the past hold a few answers.

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