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Building a Moon Shot for Racial Justice
MY DISSERTATION ADVISER, A VETERAN OF SEGregated Chicago, liked to say that social science is not rocket science—it’s a lot harder. Social systems and social progress have a lot more variables than physical ones and behave much less predictably.
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May 12, 2025
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POPE FRANCIS 1936-2025
An Argentine with a gift for empathy, a discomfort with opulence, and a profound love for the poor changed the face of the Catholic Church
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May 12, 2025
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A JUDGE'S WARNING
Excerpts from the April 17 opinion of J. Harvie Wilkinson III, chief judge of the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, addressing the Trump Administration
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May 12, 2025
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5 questions you should always ask at doctor's appointments
When you go to the doctor, you’re probably the one answering most of the questions. Yet it’s essential to make sure you're asking plenty of your own. “We need to get someone to fund a bazillion-dollar PSA to tell people to be bolder when they talk to their doctors,” says Risa Arin, founder and CEO of XpertPatient, a patient-education platform. “I see this over and over again: people aren’t asking any questions, never mind the right ones.” We asked experts to share the questions you should ask your doctor to help you get well or stay that way.
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May 12, 2025
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A Life of Activism
A Q&A WITH BASKETBALL STARS MAYA MOORE AND CARMELO ANTHONY
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May 12, 2025
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The Battle for Our Memory Is the Battle for Our Country
ON JUNE 7, 2020, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN LEWIS MADE HIS last public appearance at the Black Lives Matter mural, painted on the road adjacent to the White House.
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May 12, 2025
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Health Matters
MERE HOURS AFTER BIRTH, MOST newborns are tested for two things: whether they have signs of hearing loss and whether they have a range of rare conditions that could severely affect their health and their lives.
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May 12, 2025
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A man who can't make friends, played for laughs
TIM ROBINSON, THE FORMER SATURDAY NIGHT Live writer and performer who now co-stars with Paul Rudd in the prickly cringe comedy Friendship, is probably a genius.
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May 12, 2025
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Bearing Witness
THE ARTIST PERSPECTIVE ON PROGRESS
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May 12, 2025
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RADICAL MERCY
Pope Francis’ greatest achievement was pushing the church to prioritize compassion
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May 12, 2025
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Art Is a Way: Struggle, Loss, And Black Living
LARCENIA FLOYD DIED IN 2018, TWO years before George. But when her son was being asphyxiated to death by Derek Chauvin, he screamed for her. It was the “Mama!” heard around the world, an anguished incantation that called millions into the streets to protest.
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May 12, 2025
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The D.C. Brief
ELISSA SLOTKIN KNOWS SOMEthing about strategy. The Michigan Senator worked for George W. Bush’s National Security Council and Barack Obama’s Departments of State and Defense before winning a Michigan congressional seat in 2018.
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May 12, 2025
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Will a trade war with China bring back U.S. factory jobs?
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS PROMISED HIS TARIFFS will usher in a “new golden age” for American workers, harking back to an industrial past that has been lost to decades of globalization.
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May 12, 2025
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THE SELFIE POPE AND MEME-ING THE FAITH
Pope Francis knew how to preach in the social media era.
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May 12, 2025
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This pill could forever change how people lose weight
Potential delivery methods for orforglipron, photographed at Eli Lilly's Indianapolis headquarters on March 31. The ultimate form has yet to be finalized
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May 12, 2025
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How concerned are you about the current measles outbreak in the U.S.?
Dr. Peter Marks The longtime head of vaccine and drug approvals at the FDA on measles, missed opportunities, and resigning
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May 12, 2025
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THE RETURN OF THE DIRE WOLF
FOR THE FIRST TIME, SCIENTISTS SAY THEY'VE SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT A SPECIES BACK FROM EXTINCTION. THAT HAS BIG IMPLICATIONS FOR ENDANGERED ANIMALS
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May 12, 2025
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The Trump, Taiwan, and China puzzle
SINCE THE INAUGU-rations of William Lai as Taiwan's President in May 2024 and Donald Trump as U.S. President in January, Beijing has been on edge.
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May 12, 2025
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Fear of the 'other' in a nation of immigrants
THE U.S. HAS ALWAYS HAD A TRICKY RELATIONSHIP WITH immigrants and refugees, even if part of the American mythology is that we are a land of newcomers. In this mythology, they—migrants—are a part of us.
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May 12, 2025
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The 100 Most Influential People in the World - ICONS
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April 28, 2025
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The 100 Most Influential People in the World - LEADERS
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April 28, 2025
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The 100 Most Influential People in the World - TITANS
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April 28, 2025
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The 100 Most Influential People in the World - INNOVATORS
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April 28, 2025
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The 100 Most Influential People in the World - PIONEERS
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April 28, 2025
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The 100 Most Influential People in the World - ARTISTS
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April 28, 2025
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HOW THE FIGHTING ENDS
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks out on Trump, Putin, and the price of peace
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April 14, 2025
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RAINN WILSON
The stories we tell as artists cannot ignore the science, writes the co-founder of Climate Basecamp
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April 14, 2025
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How to relax and unwind without drinking alcohol
ALCOHOL HAS LONG BEEN SYNONYMous with relaxation.
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April 14, 2025
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MICHAEL BLOOMBERG
It’s all about numbers for the special U.N. climate envoy. And the numbers don’t lie—taking action on climate makes economic sense
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April 14, 2025
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A traumatic Iraq War mission unfolds in real time
If a movie can be elegant and brutal at once, this one is
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