Editor's Desk
Jon Meacham
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This week, we present our second "What You Need to Know" issue with an eclectic mix of essay questions on politics, culture, business, health and society. In so doing, we hope to spur debate on some of the big and small issues you'll be thinking about this election year.

Full Column
 
 
Letters
Perspectives
My Turn
Newsmakers
 
CULTURE | TRUE OR FALSE
Public Art: Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls Transform New York
CULTURE | MULTIPLE CHOICE
What Should Have Tipped Anne Hathaway That Her Ex-Boyfriend Was Big Trouble?
How Much Did 'Taxi to the Dark Side' Earn at the American Box Office?
Who Exports the Most TV to the U.S.?
TECHNOLOGY | TRUE OR FALSE
Global Warming Is a Cause of This Year's Extreme Weather
HEALTH | MULTIPLE CHOICE
What Condition Could Stem Cells Help First?
HEALTH | TRUE OR FALSE
The Obese Should Have to Pay More For Airline Tickets
CULTURE | TRUE OR FALSE
Why Having Kids Doesn't Make Us Happy
 
TIP SHEET
Tips for single parents to make summer travel with the kids a breeze. Jane Bryant Quinn on emergency 401(k) withdrawals. Taste testing a sophisticated breed of sloe gin. And our Checklist of what to buy, see and do this week.