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Fables Of The Reconstruction

America’s post-Civil War experiment in racial equity didn’t simply end on its own—it was violently overthrown.

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July/August 2017
School Of Rock
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School Of Rock

Newbery medalist Kwame Alexander on music, race, and the power of poetry.

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July/August 2017
Run For Cover
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Run For Cover

This cool technique can save sea creatures and soil—so why aren’t more farmers using it?

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July/August 2017
Is Counting Calories The Key To Staying Fit!
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Is Counting Calories The Key To Staying Fit!

For decades, counting calories was seen as the key to staying fit. There are a few—actually a trillion—little problems with that.

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July/August 2019
Better Dead Than Red!
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Better Dead Than Red!

Why one conservative stalwart now believes we need to destroy the Republican Party

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November/December 2018
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Will Claire McCaskill Win A Tight Race In Missouril?

Will Claire McCaskill's fight against opioids help her win a tight race in Missouri this fall?

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November/December 2018
This Native American Life
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This Native American Life

BACK IN JUNE, activist Shaun King tweeted out a colleagues Intercept story to his million-plus followers: All over this country, for decades on end now, indigenous women have gone missing at an alarming rate, he wrote. Authorities are just now truly acknowledging the crisis. I remembered then to ask around the rez whether Roberta was still missing.

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November/December 2018
Local Jails Go Full
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Local Jails Go Full

Want to know how your local jail operates? Sorry, that may be a trade secret.

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March/April 2019
Get In Line. Follow The Rules. Go To Jail.
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Get In Line. Follow The Rules. Go To Jail.

A Haitian asylum-seeker’s nightmare journey shows the extreme human toll of Trump’s immigration regime.

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March/April 2019
Life After Life
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Life After Life

Thousands were locked up for crimes they committed as teens. The Supreme Court has given them a chance at freedom. Now comes the hard part.

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March/April 2019
Bach, Don't Kill My Vibe
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Bach, Don't Kill My Vibe

Behind the hit podcast that applies classical music theory to hip-hop.

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March/April 2019
The Secret Bodega For Abortion Pills
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The Secret Bodega For Abortion Pills

What happened when one woman tried to make safe and cheap abortion pills available through the mail.

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March/April 2019
How Facebook Screwed Us All
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How Facebook Screwed Us All

Facebook talks a good game about connecting us, but it’s really tearing us—and our democracy—apart.

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March/April 2019
Don't Have A Cow!
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Don't Have A Cow!

Our power to stop climate change may depend on what’s for dinner.

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May/June 2019
Corruption Isn't Just Another Scandal. It's The Rot At The Core
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Corruption Isn't Just Another Scandal. It's The Rot At The Core

We’re launching a new reporting project.

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July/August 2019
Should Ecosystems Have Legal Rights?
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Should Ecosystems Have Legal Rights?

Should ecosystems have legal rights?

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July/August 2019
If the Suit Fits
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If the Suit Fits

Meet the lawyer fighting for the rights of high-profile transgender clients like Chelsea Manning and Gavin Grimm.

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May/June 2017
The Lioness In Winter
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The Lioness In Winter

Dianne Feinstein Has Been the Ultimate Establishment Democrat. Will Trump at Last Bring Out Her Roar? 

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May/June 2017
Flight 1040
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Flight 1040

To escape the taxman, ultrawealthy Americans are ditching their citizenship at record rates.

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May/June 2017
Oil and Water
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Oil and Water

A journey to Standing Rock evokes tribal memories of wealth, murder, and betrayal.

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May/June 2017
Bee Not Afraid
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Bee Not Afraid

Prime time’s lone female comedy host  on loving America and ridiculing its president.

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May/June 2017
A Fleeing Man. A Hung Jury. Eight Bullets.
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A Fleeing Man. A Hung Jury. Eight Bullets.

What Does It Take to Convict a Cop?

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March/April 2017
How To Deflate A Demagogue
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How To Deflate A Demagogue

Less hot air, more sunlight.

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November/December 2017
Taking Pains
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Taking Pains

One medical group’s quest to sidestep dangerously addictive opioids

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4 mins  |
September/October 2017
Artless
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Artless

If Donald Trump succeeds in gutting the nea, his own base may suffer the most.

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September/October 2017
Debugging The Planet
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Debugging The Planet

Even Editing Away Parasites Comes With Profound Ethical Quandaries.

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September/October 2017
A Remote Chance
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A Remote Chance

As more immigration hearings are held via teleconference, thousands of detainees never get their day in court.

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May/June 2018
Georgia On Her Mind
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Georgia On Her Mind

 Stacey Abrams wants to be America’s first black woman governor. First, she has to build a delicate coalition.

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May/June 2018
Holding Court
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Holding Court

The return of the political athlete

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May/June 2018
As America Guts Solar Programs, China Turns Up The Heat
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As America Guts Solar Programs, China Turns Up The Heat

As the Trump Administration guts America’s solar programs, China is turning up the heat.

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July/August 2018