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How a far-right former bounty hunter popularized a Covid conspiracy theory
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How a far-right former bounty hunter popularized a Covid conspiracy theory

\"Died Suddenly\"

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May/June 2023
Powered UP
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Powered UP

Tired of being at the mercy of the regional utility, a bluecollar Latino community took matters into its own hands.

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May/June 2023
Electrify Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
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Electrify Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

Decarbonizing America will require a building spree not seen in generations.

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May/June 2023
Green Machine
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Green Machine

How California NIMBYS and city councils use environmental laws to kill climate-friendly development

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May/June 2023
Getting to YES
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Getting to YES

Learning to love the green building boom

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May/June 2023
GROUNDS FOR RECONSIDERATION
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GROUNDS FOR RECONSIDERATION

Howard Schultz sold himself as a benevolent, modern boss. Then Starbucks employees pushed for a union.

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May/June 2023
TO INSPECT AND SERVE WATCHING THE DETECTIVES
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TO INSPECT AND SERVE WATCHING THE DETECTIVES

After 2020's protests, eyes turned to city budgets. Can controllers' audits change policing?

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May/June 2023
A Whale of a Problem
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A Whale of a Problem

Should sustainable seafood assessments care about human livelihoods?

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March/April 2023
DOCTOR'S ORDERS
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DOCTOR'S ORDERS

Would patients be safer if we let medical residents rest?

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March/April 2023
LIGHTS, CAMERA, PROPAGANDA
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, PROPAGANDA

How right-wing provocateurs like Candace Owens weaponizing documentary filmmaking

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March/April 2023
The Abortion Pill's Secret Money Men
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The Abortion Pill's Secret Money Men

The untold story of the private equity investors behind Mifeprex-and their escalating legal battle to cash in post-Dobbs

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March/April 2023
Forever Home
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Forever Home

A Native woman fought for years to gain custody of her granddaughter. Now the case is before the Supreme Court and could have consequences far beyond child welfare.

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March/April 2023
THE WEBSITE FROM HELL
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THE WEBSITE FROM HELL

> THE TROLLS > WHO HOUNDED PEOPLE TO KILL > > THEMSELVES > CREATED THE > ONLINE CULTURE > WE HAVE TODAY.

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March/April 2023
STREAM OF NOXIOUSNESS
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STREAM OF NOXIOUSNESS

How Nick Fuentes' white nationalist broadcasts summoned a new generation of GOP hate

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March/April 2023
THE CLOSER
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THE CLOSER

Can red-state voters be persuaded to protect abortion? This organizer has done it twice.

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March/April 2023
THE PRISON PROFESSOR
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THE PRISON PROFESSOR

Leo Hylton is on a mission to teach away incarceration, one Zoom at a time.

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March/April 2023
OUTGUNNED
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OUTGUNNED

Kevin McCarthy holds the gavel. Insurrectionists will run the House.

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March/April 2023
Jervis Middleton – Black and Blue
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Jervis Middleton – Black and Blue

Torn between community and badge, Officer Jervis Middleton had to make a choice. It didn’t go well.

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January/February 2023
A Watershed Moment
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A Watershed Moment

Rain gardens can help cities adjust to a changing climate.

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January/February 2023
Stranger Dangers
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Stranger Dangers

How one website has become a magnet for kids and sexual predators, and what it might mean for the future of tech.

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January/February 2023
The Dirty Secrets of Elite College Admissions
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The Dirty Secrets of Elite College Admissions

The Supreme Court is set to kill affirmative action. Just not for rich white kids.

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January/February 2023
Номе Front
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Номе Front

Months after they fled, ukrainians return home, seeking normalcy-or at least closure. Instead they find rubble and dust.

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January/February 2023
POWER LUNCH
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POWER LUNCH

Why universal free school meals matter

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January/February 2023
The charged language of policing
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The charged language of policing

AMERICAN POLICE speak in a peculiar lexicon. When an officer guns somebody down, it is an \"officer-involved shooting.\" When a department spokesperson speaks of \"the use of force,\" police violence is reduced to basic physics.

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January/February 2023
THE ROE EFFECT
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THE ROE EFFECT

Abortion played a decisive role in November. Now the battle moves to the courts.

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January/February 2023
FALSE FLAGS: WHAT LIES BENEATH
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FALSE FLAGS: WHAT LIES BENEATH

Let us not lose sight of the January 6 insurrectionists’ real motivation.

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January/February 2023
REVENGE OF THE NORMS - THE GREAT REPRIEVE
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REVENGE OF THE NORMS - THE GREAT REPRIEVE

Democracy was on the ballot. It won the chance to stay there.

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January/February 2023
RULES FOR RADICALS MAGA MAYHEM
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RULES FOR RADICALS MAGA MAYHEM

The ongoing threat to American democracy will come from an unrepentant House.

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January/February 2023
ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PUNDITS IN THE BACK
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ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PUNDITS IN THE BACK

Are media commentators really so clueless about the media?

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January/February 2023
FREE THE PILL
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FREE THE PILL

The FDA is poised to approve the first over-the-counter birth control. What took so long?

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November/December 2022