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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Bryan Schutmaat The Christian Withdrawal Experiment
Feeling out of step with the mores of contemporary life, members of a conservative-Catholic group have built a thriving community in rural Kansas. Could their flight from mainstream society be a harbinger for the nation?
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The Hidden Crisis in Rural America
Most nonmetropolitan counties don’t have mental-health professionals, resulting in a “revolving door” to jail.
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5 Days in Jail
A young woman describes the harrowing experience of being held in jail because she couldn’t afford bail.
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NASA The Flight of Apollo 12: Photos From 50 Years Ago
A look back at the second mission to land humans on the moon, which blasted off on November 14, 1969.
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Photograph by Sam Kaplan; prop styling by Brian ... How America Ends
A tectonic demographic shift is under way. Can the country hold together?
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Veterans ‘Deprogram’ War Through Dance
When Roman Baca returned from serving in the Iraq War, he started a dance company. Now he helps other veterans heal from trauma through ballet.
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Jonno Rattman Can Marriage Counseling Save America?
Borrowing techniques from couples therapy to bring liberals and conservatives back together
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Diana Ejaita Frederick Douglass’s Vision for a Reborn America
In the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, he dreamed of a pluralist utopia.
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Philip Pacheco / AFP / Getty Embers Fly in California’s Wind-Driven Wildfires
Extreme winds and dry conditions are driving several wildfires across the state, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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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.
