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Aug 7, 2019
'The Most Formidable Mind of Our Times.' Tayari Jones Honors Toni Morrison's Work and Legacy
IDEAS
by Tayari Jones
Aug 7, 2019
Social Media Has Been a Tool for Good After Mass Shootings. We Can't Cede It to Hate
IDEAS
by Ryan Deitsch
Aug 7, 2019
The Dangers of Linking Gun Violence and Mental Illness
IDEAS
by Megan L. Ranney and Jessica Gold
Aug 6, 2019
Trump's Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Was Never About Legality — It Was About Our Brown Skin
IDEAS
by Julissa Arce
Aug 6, 2019
My Words Led to Violence. Now Trump's Are Too
IDEAS
by Rob Schenck
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Aug 6, 2019
American Students Are Taught Racism Is Bad—But They're Still Not Learning the Truth About Race
IDEAS
by Charles King
Aug 2, 2019
Einstein Feared a Nazi Atom Bomb—But Immigrants Made Sure the U.S. Got There First
HISTORY
by Trevor Lipscombe
Aug 2, 2019
The Shame of the Border Crisis Will Never Leave Us
IDEAS
by Luis Alberto Urrea
Aug 1, 2019
Why You Need to Make a 'When I Die' File—Before It's Too Late
IDEAS
by Shoshana Berger and BJ Miller
Jul 31, 2019
Angelina Jolie: The Crisis We Face at the Border Does Not Require Us to Choose Between Security and Humanity
IDEAS
by Angelina Jolie
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Jul 31, 2019
What the Protests in Russia Mean for President Putin
IDEAS
by Ian Bremmer
Jul 30, 2019
Human Trafficking Has a Hidden Cause — and It's on the Rise Worldwide
IDEAS
by Prachi Vidwans and Malaak Jamal
Jul 30, 2019
These Academics Spent $1.35 To Make Middle School Less Awful. Here's How
by Belinda Luscombe
Jul 30, 2019
Don’t Get Mad if a Doctor Says They Need to Screen Your Child for Abuse
IDEAS
by Richard Klasco and Daniel Lindberg
Jul 29, 2019
7 Books That Were Better Than Their Movie Adaptations
IDEAS
by Morgan Hoit