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'The Black Hills are Not for Sale'
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'The Black Hills are Not for Sale'

The Lakota are fighting to protect their most sacred sites from mining—again.

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March/April 2020
The Man Who Would Beat King
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The Man Who Would Beat King

Can a Big Ag–bashing minor league baseball player take down Congress’ most ardent white nationalist? Not if Republicans get him first.

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March/April 2020
THE MUCKRAKERS
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THE MUCKRAKERS

How a bunch of gutsy Ukrainian journalists helped light the fuse that led to Trump’s impeachment

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March/April 2020
SOUTHERN STRATEGY
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SOUTHERN STRATEGY

Jaime Harrison is running to unseat Lindsey Graham. Does he have the blueprint to flip the Senate?

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March/April 2020
GHOST STORIES
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GHOST STORIES

Hooking up while trans at the latest frontier of misogyny

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March/April 2020
FIELD OF SCHEMES
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FIELD OF SCHEMES

Are foreign fraudsters undermining American organic meat?

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March/April 2020
The Young and The Relentless
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The Young and The Relentless

The climate crisis generation is sick of waiting

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January/February 2020
MAKE AMERICA GRAZE AGAIN: THE LAST ROUNDUP
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MAKE AMERICA GRAZE AGAIN: THE LAST ROUNDUP

Will small farmers’ beef with Trump sway the 2020 election?

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January/February 2020
Count Me Out
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Count Me Out

Letting states decide who gets representation is the new front in the Republican War on Voting Rights.

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January/February 2020
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Immaculate deception

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

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January/February 2020
In It to Win It
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In It to Win It

We need a massive climate war effort –now.

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January/February 2020
The Grueling Class
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The Grueling Class

Why Silicon Valley loves Stoicism

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January/February 2020
All The Rage
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All The Rage

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

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January/February 2020
Get Out
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Get Out

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

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November/December 2019
Food + Health – Econundrums – Pilot Project
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Food + Health – Econundrums – Pilot Project

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

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November/December 2019
House of Cards
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House of Cards

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

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November/December 2019
When Your Rapist Demands Custody
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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?

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September/October 2019
Home Again: Apartment Therapy
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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.

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November/December 2019
Is Donald Trump's Mysterious $50 Million Loan Evidence Of Tax Fraud?
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Is Donald Trump's Mysterious $50 Million Loan Evidence Of Tax Fraud?

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

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November/December 2019
Food For Thought: Green Moo Deal
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Food For Thought: Green Moo Deal

The answer to cow burps may come from the sea.

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November/December 2019
Where Roe Doesn't Reach
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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.

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September/October 2019
Plan C
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Plan C

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

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September/October 2019
No Man Is An Island
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No Man Is An Island

Finding my father amid the wreckage of Hurricane Maria .

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January/February 2018
Smoked Out
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Smoked Out

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

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January/February 2018
Constant Sorrow
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Constant Sorrow

Coming to terms with our racist musical heritage.

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January/February 2018
Out Of The Blue
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Out Of The Blue

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

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May/June 2018
Reunion
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Reunion

What happens when two segregated high schools merge?

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November/December 2017
Defense Of The Nerds
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Defense Of The Nerds

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

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November/December 2017
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Hearing Voices

Jesmyn Ward explores African American life in the haunted South.

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September/October 2017
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Into The Void

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

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September/October 2017