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The Senate Is America’s Most Structurally Racist Institution

The Senate Is America’s Most Structurally Racist Institution

Why is massive overrepresentation for white America still acceptable in 2020?
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Aug 10, 2020
COVID-19 Studies Are Proving That Density Is Not the Enemy

COVID-19 Studies Are Proving That Density Is Not the Enemy

The real risk factor is different
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Aug 7, 2020
COVID-19 Is Horrible — So Is Worrying You’ve Infected Someone

COVID-19 Is Horrible — So Is Worrying You’ve Infected Someone

On one of the last days of normal life, I put my daughter and her classmates at risk
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Aug 6, 2020
Teachers Aren’t Sacrificial Lambs. No Essential Worker Is.

Teachers Aren’t Sacrificial Lambs. No Essential Worker Is.

Don’t blame school workers for trying to protect themselves from danger
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Aug 5, 2020
Two Lawyers, a Summer of Unrest, and a Molotov Cocktail

Two Lawyers, a Summer of Unrest, and a Molotov Cocktail

What would make a young professional throw a gasoline-filled beer bottle at a cop car?
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Aug 4, 2020
What Will the First Day of School Look Like?

What Will the First Day of School Look Like?

Terrified teachers. Obstinate officials. Exhausted parents. Inside the messy, bungled battle to reopen New York City’s schools.
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Aug 3, 2020
The Pros and Cons of Biden’s Top Vice-Presidential Prospects

The Pros and Cons of Biden’s Top Vice-Presidential Prospects

Joe Biden has a long list of veep possibilities led by Kamala Harris, and probably not much of an inclination to gamble
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Jul 31, 2020
Lezley McSpadden Is Still Fighting

Lezley McSpadden Is Still Fighting

Six years ago, her son Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson. The officer has faced no charges.
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Jul 31, 2020
Trump Can’t Stop the Election, But He Can Threaten Democracy

Trump Can’t Stop the Election, But He Can Threaten Democracy

When Joe Biden predicted Trump would try this, Republicans laughed
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Jul 30, 2020
Restaurant Workers Must Confront a Terrifying Future

Restaurant Workers Must Confront a Terrifying Future

“There’s this doomsday feeling…”
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Jul 29, 2020
‘We Should Not Surrender on This’

‘We Should Not Surrender on This’

Bernie Sanders on the pandemic, the economy, and the sweeping change Biden could bring
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Jul 24, 2020
A Doctor Who Specializes in Long-Term COVID-19 Effects Is Alarmed by What He Sees

A Doctor Who Specializes in Long-Term COVID-19 Effects Is Alarmed b...

Dr. Zijan Chen’s patients still suffer from COVID symptoms months after their diagnoses
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Jul 24, 2020
Julián Castro and the ‘Timeless’ Policing Crisis

Julián Castro and the ‘Timeless’ Policing Crisis

Police reform was the centerpiece of his failed campaign. Now it’s on everyone’s mind.
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Jul 23, 2020
American Death Cult

American Death Cult

Why has the Republican response to the pandemic been so mind-bogglingly disastrous?
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Jul 20, 2020
America’s Teachers Face an Impossible Choice

America’s Teachers Face an Impossible Choice

Two years ago, teachers walked out over pay and school funding. As the debate over reopening rages, some are preparing to walk out again.
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Jul 17, 2020
‘I’m So Furious’: Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Dismal COVID Response

‘I’m So Furious’: Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Dismal C...

Arne Duncan on how America’s dismal COVID-19 response has made reopening schools more difficult
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Jul 16, 2020
The Capricious Death of Daniel Lewis Lee

The Capricious Death of Daniel Lewis Lee

The federal government executed its first prisoner in 17 years. It’s still unclear why.
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Jul 15, 2020
The Washington Football Team Is Finally Changing Its Name. Who’s Next?

The Washington Football Team Is Finally Changing Its Name. Who’s Next?

The worst moniker in sports is no more. It may soon have company.
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Jul 14, 2020
The New Problems of Outdoor Dining

The New Problems of Outdoor Dining

Unpredictable weather, not enough tables, and the constant threat of COVID-19
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Jul 14, 2020
The Unburdened Believer

The Unburdened Believer

The Trump campaign is spiraling. Can White House yes-man Hogan Gidley fix it?
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Jul 10, 2020
Could Dumping Pence Be a Last-Minute Game Changer for Trump?

Could Dumping Pence Be a Last-Minute Game Changer for Trump?

Incapable of changing his ways to salvage reelection, Trump might decide blaming the coronavirus mess on Pence and dropping him is the…
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Jul 8, 2020
Trump Can’t Turn Bubba Wallace Into Colin Kaepernick

Trump Can’t Turn Bubba Wallace Into Colin Kaepernick

In his attempt to demonize an innocent driver, the president finds that even NASCAR won’t listen to him anymore
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Jul 7, 2020
Actually, D.C. Is Full of ‘Real People’

Actually, D.C. Is Full of ‘Real People’

GOP senators are sounding some old-fashioned dog whistles while arguing against statehood for Washington, D.C.
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Jul 2, 2020
10 Tips on How to Bring Your Sport Back During a Pandemic

10 Tips on How to Bring Your Sport Back During a Pandemic

Fake crowd noise is good. So is shaming players who break the rules.
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Jul 1, 2020
By Denying Aid to States, the GOP Is Aiding the Coronavirus

By Denying Aid to States, the GOP Is Aiding the Coronavirus

Republicans’ foot-dragging on fiscal aid hasn’t just hurt the economy, but also helped fuel the surge in coronavirus cases
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Jun 30, 2020
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