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A decade after Elliot Rodger’s horrific massacre, his mother is on a quest to help threat assessment experts—and other parents—prevent the next tragedy. The story is written by Mark Follman, who has incisively reported on gun violence in America for more than 10 years. Also in this issue, we compiled Reconstruction-era documents to identify Black Americans given land as reparations only to have it returned to their enslavers. Among the discoveries is that, on Skidaway Island, in Georgia, the formerly enslaved briefly formed a self-governed paradise in the making, but today that land is a wealthy white enclave. We also report on technology and genealogy making the case for reparations specific—and undeniable. Journalist Madison Pauly, with Henry Carnell, reports that the counselors once discredited for “ex-gay” theories have rebranded and are coming after trans kids. Plus, a feature revealing how Donald Trump’s pugilistic spokesman takes campaigning to a whole new low.

THE FAST AND THE SPURIOUS

Ohio GOP Senate hopeful Bernie Moreno built an empire selling cars-and stiffing workers.

6 mins

WHITE MAN'S BURDEN

Who is behind the right's assault on a Biden policy welcoming Native knowledge?

6 mins

CHURCH AND STATEHOOD

A new Puerto Rican political party puts faith before status.

5 mins

40 Acres and a Lie

We compiled Reconstruction-era documents to identify 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans given land-only to have it returned to their enslavers.

10+ mins

PARADISE STOLEN

Black families were cheated out of their land on Skidaway Island. Now it's a wealthy white enclave

7 mins

WHAT WE ARE OWED

Technology and genealogy have made the case for reparations specific-and undeniable.

9 mins

The Conversion Therapist Will See You Now

The counselors once discredited for their "ex-gay" theories have rebranded. And now they're coming after trans kids.

10+ mins

SAVED

Finding self-love after Christian conversion therapy

3 mins

"I Hope My Hindsight Will Be Others' Foresight"

A decade after Elliot Rodger's horrific massacre, his mother is on a quest to help threat assessment experts-and other parents-prevent the next tragedy.

10+ mins

RAGING BULL DONALD TRUMP'S PUGILISTIC SPOKESMAN HAS TAKEN CAMPAIGNING TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF LOW.

IN late February, after Donald Trump had nearly vanquished the entirety of the Republican primary field, his spokesman, Steven Cheung, took aim at the one opponent still standing. \"Birdbrain, are you a liar or just plain stupid?\" he posted on X.

10+ mins

DATA BLOCKERS

Overturning Roe didn't just bludgeon abortion access. It sabotaged science, too.

4 mins

GROWING PAINS

Why are governors rejecting funds for kids' summer meals?

3 mins

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