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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?
7 min |
March/April 2019
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Visible Man
With the success of Very Smart Brothas, blogger Damon Young is ready for his close-up.
8 min |
March/April 2019
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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.
10+ min |
March/April 2019
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Don't Mourn. Fight
The threat of authoritarianism requires all hands on deck.
7 min |
January/February 2017
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A Fish Out Of Water
Can farmers in Iowa help save the world’s seafood supply?
10+ min |
January/February 2017
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Mighty Morphin Power Player
What does Hillary’s top political benefactor want from a Clinton administration?.
10+ min |
November/December 2016
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Remote Controlled​​​​​​​
Sinclair broadcast group is taking over local stations around the country—and turning them into trump tv.
10+ min |
November/December 2017
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Canadian Bakin
While the Trump administration reboots the war on pot, Canada is poised to corner the legal market.
4 min |
July/August 2018
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Grapes Of Fear
Low pay, long hours, grueling work: Life was hard enough for California’s vineyard workers— then Trump threatened to deport them.
10 min |
July/August 2018
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Riley's Coup
How an Oakland rapper made a film about race and class and rapacious capitalism that millions will pay to see
9 min |
July/August 2018
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A Far Cry
Another way Trump hurts Trump country
3 min |
July/August 2018
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Outgunned And Outmanned
The nation’s top gun cops are underfunded and buried in bureaucracy—just the way the nra wants them.
6 min |
September/October 2016
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The Case For Lo Pro
Why America’s latest dietary fetish is bad for just about everybody.
4 min |
September/October 2016
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Make America Hate Again
Meet the white nationalists salivating at the thought of a Trump presidency.
6 min |
July/August 2016
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Is CBD Really The Miracle Drug That Marketers Claim?
Is CBD really the miracle drug that marketers claim?
4 min |
November/December 2018
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The Most Important Election Of Your Lives
The mid-terms will determine whether Donald Trump's two-year assault on democratic norms will be repudiated or validated. No pressure.
8 min |
November/December 2018
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Nation Building
Thirteen thousand people. Four thousand square miles. Meet the activists fighting to organize one Arizona reservation.
6 min |
November/December 2018
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The Last Dinosaur
Trump and the fossil fuel lobby can stall for time. But change is coming faster than you think.
6 min |
November/December 2018
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How Restaurant Workers Can Stop Sexual Harassment
How restaurant workers can stop sexual harassment by customers.
3 min |
November/December 2018
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Where's The Beef?
Livestock companies have a message for veggie burger makers: Hands off the word “meat.”
3 min |
January/February 2019
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The Problem With Sexy Science
When peer review fails, how can journalists, researchers, and lawmakers be more vigilant?
4 min |
January/February 2019
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How The Reddest Of Red States Built A Preschool Program Second To None
How the reddest of red states built a preschool program second to none
10+ min |
January/February 2019
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How Washington Left Students To Drown In Debt
Why is the nation's flagship debt forgiveness program failing the students it's supposed to help?
10+ min |
September/October 2018
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Is It Time To Test Drugs On Pregnant Women?
Is it time to test drugs on pregnant women?
3 min |
September/October 2018
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Tapped Out
How US thirst for cerveza could worsen water shortages in Mexico
3 min |
September/October 2018
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Sins Of Submission
Purity culture taught me to rationalize my sexual assault. #ChurchToo forced me to reckon with it.
8 min |
September/October 2018
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A Growing Elder Care Crisis
A growing elder care crisis is making life hell for families. Maine is considering a radical solution.
10+ min |
September/October 2018
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The Anti Abortion 'Rescue' Movement Born Again
A radical wing of the anti-abortion crusade has returned, emboldened by the prospect of the end of Roe v. Wade.
6 min |
September/October 2018
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Old Cops, New Tricks
An innovative police unit is pioneering a better way to investigate sexual assault on campus— and listen to survivors.
6 min |
September/October 2018
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Hidden Figures
The 2020 census will shape the future of our democracy. The Trump administration is working to make that future whiter and more conservative.
10+ min |