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In “Harsh Talk,” Margaret Talbot writes about Latino voters and the G.O.P.

In “Powerful Gestures,” George Packer writes about Rosalynn Carter’s visit to the Thai-Cambodian border, and the Obama Administration’s inaction in response to the Syrian refugee crisis.

In “The Hillary Hearing,” Amy Davidson writes about Hillary Clinton’s performance at the Benghazi hearing, and the shouting match between Trey Gowdy and Elijah Cummings.

In “Stranger than Fiction,” David Remnick writes about Hillary Clinton’s performance at the first Democratic Presidential debate, and its impact on her campaign, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden.

In “October Surprises,” Amy Davidson writes about the first Democratic Presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle, and about a 2007 debate in Philadelphia that was the turning point in Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign.

In “The New World Disorder,” Philip Gourevitch considers what President Obama should do about ISIS, Bashar al-Assad, and a new move by Vladimir Putin.

In “The Heart of the Deal,” Amy Davidson writes about Carly Fiorina, the former C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard and current Republican Presidential candidate.

In “Dinner Talk,” Evan Osnos writes about Xi Jinping’s state visit and the strained relationship between the U.S. and China, which is due in part to economic instability, nationalism, and hacking.

In “Unopen Doors,” Amy Davidson writes that Europe is accepting refugees from Syria and that America should, too.

In “Paging Dr. Carson,”  Amy Davidson writes about how a kid from Detroit went to Yale, changed neurosurgery, entered politics, and became a Republican ideologue.