Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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Chan Srithaweeporn / Getty Photos: The Moods of Monument Valley
A collection of images of some of the many moods of this iconic valley, from wild storms to dusky evenings to bright, sunlit panoramas
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The Reinvention of a Downtown: Danville’s Story, Part 2
Previously in this series: why the ups and downs of economic history have left the southern Virginia town of Danville…
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Father’s Day, 2019
On this date 11 years ago, which was Father’s Day in 2008, I posted a tribute to my own father…
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‘Ex-offenders Matter’
How one formerly incarcerated woman built a bridge from prison to society
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The 23-Year-Old Woman Who Pioneered Investigative Journalism
In the Victorian era, the audacious Nellie Bly went undercover in a mental asylum.
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Richard Rowe / Reuters Tornado Damage: 13 Days of Devastation in Photos
Images of some of the cities and towns affected by this record-breaking tornado outbreak over the past 13 days
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Atomic Veterans Were Silenced for 50 Years. Now, They’re Talking.
Some of the last surviving soldiers exposed to nuclear-bomb tests share their unfathomable experiences.
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Pro-Choice and Anti-Abortion: On Both Sides of the ‘Heartbeat’ Bills
A new short documentary seeks to understand the viewpoints of those who support and oppose more restrictive abortion legislation.
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The Tragic Consequences of the NHL’s Science Denial
The National Hockey League insisted that Todd Ewen’s death wasn’t related to his hockey career. Science suggests otherwise.
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Goddess of Fire
After a Hawaiian park ranger discovers his family ties to an ancient deity, he begins a process of self-discovery.
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Christopher Furlong / Getty The 140-Year-Old Dream of ‘Government Without Taxation’
In 1879, a political economist argued that wealth derived from land value belonged to the American public. Today, economists are reviving interest in his ideas as a way to combat wealth disparities.
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The Online Speech Wars
The ongoing battle over First Amendment rights in the digital space
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Watch a Community Police Itself
A Detroit minister rallies his neighbors to shut down a drug house in an inspiring display of collective action.
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Nati Harnik / AP In Photos: Deadly Floods Sweep the Midwest
Snowmelt and last week’s “bomb cyclone” have overwhelmed rivers in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and neighboring states, causing widespread flooding that has broken dozens of records and cost at least three lives.
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Edel Rodriguez White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots
A long-overdue excavation of the book that Hitler called his “bible,” and the man who wrote it
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Who Has Time for Doomsday, Anyway?
A filmmaker surveys Alaskans on their level of concern about North Korea’s missile tests.
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Kati Lacker Get Off My Lawn
How a small group of activists (our correspondent among them) got leaf blowers banned in the nation’s capital
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‘The Internet Isn’t Interested in Nuance’
After analyzing a viral video depicting the shooting of Walter Scott, a college student finds himself going down the rabbit hole in an obsessive quest for the truth.
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David Goldman / AP Alabama Tornado Devastation in Photos
On March 3, a monster of a tornado left a path of destruction more than 20 miles long in Lee County, Alabama.
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What Does It Mean to Support ‘Free College’?
Many Democratic candidates are animated by the idea of free secondary education, but the particulars of the policy remain vague.
