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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Edmon de Haro Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore
Our unpredictable and overburdened schedules are taking a dire toll on American society.
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Paul Spella When GoFundMe Gets Ugly
The largest crowdfunding site in the world puts up a mirror to who we are and what matters most to us. Try not to look away.
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What Happens When Your Town Dries Up?
In California’s Central Valley, residents cope with the devastation of a water crisis and the uncertainty of their future.
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He’s Evangelical. He’s Progressive. And He Wants Your Vote.
In the 2018 midterm elections, Robb Ryerse ran for Congress on a platform that rejected Trumpism.
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How Black Americans Were Robbed of Their Land
The U.S. government dispossessed 1 million black families of their farms. This is one family’s story.
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Oliver Munday Has the Presidency Skipped Gen X?
Caught between Baby Boomers and Millennials, this generation may have missed its chance.
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Where the Towers Fell
The 9/11 Memorial is both a tourist destination and a graveyard. How do we interact with it?
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Nathan Bajar Medicaid’s Dark Secret
For many participants, the program that provides health care to millions of low-income Americans isn’t free. It’s a loan. And the government expects to be repaid.
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What Happened to Wilson?
A reporter follows a lead about a mysterious office building filled with children.
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Ben Fearnley What I Wish I’d Known About Sexual Assault in the Military
For women, fending off unwanted male attention is the job that never ends.
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Hanna Barczyk The End of the Roman Empire Wasn’t That Bad
Maybe the end of the American one won’t be either.
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On Trump and Queeg: A Follow-up
Three days ago I argued that if Donald Trump were in any consequential job other than the one he now…
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He Fought for Migrant Kids. Then He Got Rich.
Juan Sanchez built his career fighting for migrant children. Later, he made millions off them.
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Gary Hershorn / Getty Photos: The Statue of Liberty, Mother of Exiles
Images of Liberty Enlightening the World, taken over more than 130 years
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John Dominis / The LIFE Picture Collection via ... Photos of Woodstock 1969, on Its 50th Anniversary
Images from a cultural touchstone event that took place 50 years ago this week
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Zora J. Murff The Great Land Robbery
The shameful story of how 1 million black families have been ripped from their farms
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Tyler Comrie How Economists’ Faith in Markets Broke America
And what it means for our future
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Allan Grant / The LIFE Picture Collection via ... Opening Day at Disneyland: Photos From 1955
A look back at the opening days of the Disneyland theme park, in Anaheim, California, in 1955.
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Jim Crow’s Last Stand
Until the midterm elections last year, a split jury could convict a defendant to life without parole in Louisiana.
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Jose Jimenez / Getty Photos: Days of Protest in Puerto Rico
Hundreds of thousands of Puerto Ricans have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rosselló.
