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Hands Up, Don’t Shoot by Lalo Alcarez, courtesy of Michael Massenburg. More

Caitlin Ng ( caitlinng.com ) We don’t need to deny our aggression, passion, and desire in order to lead a spiritual life, the author argues. Rather, we can “deploy them . . . to change the world for the better.” Commit Yourself to Nonviolence by Caitlin Ng. More

Fiona Ostby ( fionaostby.com ) “Many people don’t know about midlife discrimination, which means they blame themselves rather than capitalism,” Gullette writes. “We should fear ageism, not aging.” Illustration by Fiona Ostby. More

Creative Commons/The U.S. Army Where does Obama stand on military policy? While he escalated the war in Afghanistan, he also withdrew American troops from Iraq and ended the Pentagon’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” mistreatment of gays and lesbians. Here, U.S. and Afghan forces assemble in Ghazni More

Michael Woloschinow ( marlenaagency.com ) Is the Left slowly dying, or has it saturated our lives so fully that we don’t even notice its ideals at work within and around us? Illustration by Michael Woloschinow. More

Brian Stauffer ( brianstauffer.com ) As unemployment rises, middle-aged men are increasingly turning to suicide. If we don’t elect a government willing to address this crisis, younger people may lose the prospect of valuing their own aging. Illustration by Brian Stauffer. More