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Immaculate deception

Religiously driven, anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are filling the Planned Parenthood void—at taxpayers’ expense.

In It to Win It

We need a massive climate war effort –now.

The Grueling Class

Why Silicon Valley loves Stoicism

All The Rage

Dan Crenshaw declared war on cancel culture. But who’s really getting canceled?

Get Out

Hundreds of cities have adopted crime – free housing programs. But are the policies better at keeping communities safe – or keeping them white?

Food + Health – Econundrums – Pilot Project

Cooks like me have a deep attachment to gas stoves. But it’s time to put out the fire.

House of Cards

How Joe Biden helped build a financial system that’s great for Delaware banks and terrible for the rest of USA.

When Your Rapist Demands Custody

More states are banning abortion without exceptions for rape. But what happens to women who must carry their pregnancies to term?

Home Again: Apartment Therapy

If you think prison is hard, try getting out and finding a place to live in one of the nation’s most unaffordable areas.

Is Donald Trump's Mysterious $50 Million Loan Evidence Of Tax Fraud?

Is Donald Trump’s mysterious $50 million loan evidence of tax fraud?

Food For Thought: Green Moo Deal

The answer to cow burps may come from the sea.

Where Roe Doesn't Reach

While people worry about a world in which abortion access is no longerprotected, the women of Mississippi are already living in it.

Plan C

Millions of women are already living in the post-Roe world. Abortion rights activists are preparing for whatever’s next

No Man Is An Island

Finding my father amid the wreckage of Hurricane Maria .

Smoked Out

The California wildfires were just the beginning of trouble for undocumented immigrants in Sonoma County.

Constant Sorrow

Coming to terms with our racist musical heritage.

Out Of The Blue

 This year, a surge of Democratic candidates is challenging Republicans in places—and races—where progressives usually fear to tread.

Reunion

What happens when two segregated high schools merge?

Defense Of The Nerds

When hackers are charged with online mischief, Tor Ekeland is their guy.

Hearing Voices

Jesmyn Ward explores African American life in the haunted South.

Into The Void

Ken Burns thought he understood the Vietnam War—until he started working on a film about it.

Minnesota Nice

Ilhan Omar’s journey from a refugee camp to the statehouse.

Better Call Don

Meet the man with the hardest job in Washington: keeping Trump on the right side of the law.

Chris Murphy Thinks Gun Control Is A Winning Issue

Chris Murphy fights to make gun control a winning issue for Democrats.

My Mammogram Waiting Game

I delayed getting one until I was supposed to. Would it have caught my cancer?

Team Of Virals

A new breed of Democrats is giving fans an all-access backstage pass to the political sausage-making. Is this transparency, or TMI?

Visible Man

With the success of Very Smart Brothas, blogger Damon Young is ready for his close-up.

Artificial Intelligence Transform The Way We Make Music

Artificial Intelligence could put a bunch of composers out of work—and transform the way we make music.

Don't Mourn. Fight

The threat of authoritarianism requires all hands on deck.

A Fish Out Of Water

Can farmers in Iowa help save the world’s seafood supply?