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Extreme Foliage  Long the sedate hobby of octogenarians, leaf peeping is taking on a whole new daredevil character. (COUP Boston, Fall 2012)
Spy Lab  How a team of Harvard geeks is using a satellite—plus a little help from George Clooney—to rewrite the rules of humanitarianism. (Boston Globe Magazine, April 29, 2012)
 Failing the TestMassachusetts is one of only two states in the country without a law granting prison inmates the right to test DNA evidence that might prove their innocence. A lingering, long-contested bill may finally change that. (With Lindsay Markel, Boston Globe Magazine, November 20, 2011)Winner: 2012 Clarion Award for Magazine Feature ArticleBehind the investigation: Schuster Institute of Investigative Journalism
 W HotelFourteen months ago, the W Hotel was the hottest property in the city. Today it has filed for bankruptcy protection. So… WTF Happened? (Boston Magazine, January 2011) 
Yankee MagazineThe Top 25 Foliage Towns in New England Using hard data, opinion and lots of travel time we have (for the first time!) gone out on a limb. Here are the best foliage towns in New England. Each is worth a visit. (Yankee, September/October 2010)
The NationThe Case Against Coke A global, grassroots campaign against Coca-Cola is using product bans and lawsuits to shed light on the corporate giant’s exploitation and brutality in Colombia, India and elsewhere. (The Nation, May 1, 2006)
The Invisible HarvestThe Invisible Harvest Exploitation. Coercion. Poverty wages. New England has its own Grapes of Wrath, and it’s happening now. Inside the hidden world of the migrant farm workers who put food on your table. (Boston Magazine, November 2002)  Finalist for the 2002 Livingston Award for Young Journalists
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donna golden » 24 June 2011, 12:52 am

How can I find your article Missed Diagnosis on Dr. Nassir Ghaemi?

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Michael Blanding is an award-winning magazine writer who covers politics, social issues, and travel. He has written for publications including The Nation, The New Republic, AlterNet, The Boston Globe, Condé Nast Traveler, and Boston Magazine, where he is a contributing editor. He has also taught magazine writing at Emerson College, Tufts University, and Grub Street Writers. His first book of investigative non-fiction, The Coke Machine: The Dirty Truth Behind the World's Favorite Soft Drink was published by Avery/Penguin in September 2010.

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