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Sep 19, 2019
What We Can Learn About Being Good From a Village That Saved Thousands During the Holocaust
IDEAS
by Maggie Paxson
Sep 19, 2019
How I Learned to Be a Better Doctor From My Wife’s Struggle With Alzheimer’s
IDEAS
by Arthur Kleinman
Sep 19, 2019
How Many Personal Stories Must Women Share to Convince Others of Their Humanity?
U.S.
by Lyz Lenz
Sep 19, 2019
Al Sharpton on the Invaluable Activism of Juanita Abernathy
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by Al Sharpton
Sep 19, 2019
Walter Isaacson on How Cokie Roberts Came to Love American Politics
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by Walter Isaacson
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Sep 17, 2019
The History of Citizenship Day Is a Reminder That Being an American Has Always Been Complicated
HISTORY
by S. Deborah Kang
Sep 17, 2019
'I Will Not Allow That to Be Your Life.' A Mother's Letter to Her Black Sons on Growing Up in America
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by Imani Perry
Sep 17, 2019
Waiting is a Boot on Your Neck: How Refugees Summon Joy and Why They Hide It From Us
IDEAS
by Dina Nayeri
Sep 16, 2019
Netanyahu's Dangerous Accusations of Anti-Semitism Against HBO Show 'Our Boys'
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by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen
Sep 16, 2019
Netanyahu's Defense Treaty with Trump Is a Bad Idea. Just as Well It's Only a Gimmick
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by Alon Pinkas
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Sep 13, 2019
'It Is Our Very Governments Who Are Killing the Earth.' A Brazilian Indigenous Leader Speaks Out On Deforestation in the Amazon
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by Benki Pyãnko
Sep 13, 2019
Here's What Young People All Over the World Say They Want Most in a Partner
IDEAS
by Belinda Luscombe
Sep 12, 2019
American Universities Must Choose: Do They Want to Be Equal or Elite?
IDEAS
by Daniel Markovits
Sep 12, 2019
How I Came to View the American Flag as a Threat
IDEAS
by Damon Young
Sep 12, 2019
This Comic Creator Hopes His Terrible Ideas for Producing Energy Will Inspire You to Think of Better Ones
IDEAS
by Randall Munroe