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Or Other Crime
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Or Other Crime

How Black voting rights were sabotaged by a three-word phrase in the 14th Amendment, and how they can be reconstructed

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March/April 2021
Josh Hawley – The Apprentice
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Josh Hawley – The Apprentice

Before the Capitol insurrection, Josh Hawley was seen as the future of the Republican Party. He still may be.

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March/April 2021
Tyranny of the Minority
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Tyranny of the Minority

Democrats may control Washington, but the fight for democracy is far from over.

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March/April 2021
The Nuclear Option
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The Nuclear Option

Biden has signaled support for a new generation of smaller nuclear reactors. Are they the path to a carbon-free economy—or just a bid to keep a troubled industry alive?

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March/April 2021
Lost In Translation
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Lost In Translation

Hey Siri, why don’t digital assistants understand people who don’t sound like white Americans?

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March/April 2021
In The Tank
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In The Tank

Ethanol’s clean promise has only led to dirtier air.

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March/April 2021
Unpopularity Contest
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Unpopularity Contest

The case for finally doing away with the Electoral College

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March/April 2021
How Facebook Broke Us
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How Facebook Broke Us

The social network has pushed poison on users for years. Now we know it did so deliberately.

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March/April 2021
American Carnage
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American Carnage

Trump used the White House to unleash a domestic terrorism movement. Security experts are worried what it will do next.

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March/April 2021
March to Washington
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March to Washington

Nikema Williams isn’t as well known as Stacey Abrams, but the woman who will fill John Lewis’ seat represents a different—and formidable— kind of power.

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January/February 2021
True Stories
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True Stories

To beat anti-science trolls, sometimes you have to think like one.

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January/February 2021
Keeping the Faith
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Keeping the Faith

Raphael Warnock is braving the swamp to redeem Georgia. And America.

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January/February 2021
Lock Him Up?
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Lock Him Up?

Why Donald Trump could be the first president to face criminal charges

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January/February 2021
Ladies Who Launch
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Ladies Who Launch

Trump propelled many women to join the liberal resistance. Now they’re determined to remake their communities.

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January/February 2021
“Everyone is tired of always staying silent''
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“Everyone is tired of always staying silent''

Amid the pandemic, farmworkers are demanding a seat at the table.

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January/February 2021
Mixed Media – The Mother Of Conspiracies
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Mixed Media – The Mother Of Conspiracies

How QAnon found a home in parenting groups

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January/February 2021
The Racist Next Time
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The Racist Next Time

Trump rode bigotry to the White House. The next Trump could too.

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January/February 2021
To Depose A President
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To Depose A President

Trump is about to lose his biggest defense gainst the women suing him for defamation.

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January/February 2021
Back From The Brink
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Back From The Brink

Trump brought the nation to the threshold of autocracy. The damage won’t be easily reversed.

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January/February 2021
RED STATE REBELLION
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RED STATE REBELLION

Can Utah—of all places—show voters how to seize power from conservative supermajorities?

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January/February 2021
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Color by Numbers

GreatSchools has become the go-to source for information on local schools. Yet its ratings could be making neighborhood segregation worse.

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November/December 2020
Break It Up
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Break It Up

The cycle of punitive justice begins in school. But a transformative movement is changing that, one hallway fight at a time.

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November/December 2020
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Raising Arizona

Latinx activists are closer than ever to flipping the state—if Democrats don’t take them for granted.

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8 mins  |
November/December 2020
To Serve America
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To Serve America

We can tackle hunger and joblessness at the same time.

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November/December 2020
Sacrifice Play
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Sacrifice Play

How the Negro Leagues were killed

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November/December 2020
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"Our Country is Full"

America’s asylum system was already broken. Then Donald Trump turned it into a machine of unchecked cruelty.

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November/December 2020
It Can Happen Here
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It Can Happen Here

Trump knows he can’t win without trashing the Constitution. And he may just get away with it.

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November/December 2020
Basket of Disposables
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Basket of Disposables

Why is the Trump administration pushing restaurants to use more plastic?

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November/December 2020
Exile on Maine Street
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Exile on Maine Street

If Susan Collins is forced into retirement in November, you can thank Maine’s oldest voters.

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November/December 2020
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Cop Out

How Black Oaklanders finally expelled the school police

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November/December 2020