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Americans are told to give their all—time, labor, and passion—to their jobs. But do their jobs give enough back?

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Donald Trump’s alignment with Benjamin Netanyahu has been so total that, ahead of the U.S. Presidential election, sixty-three per cent of Israelis supported him over Joe Biden.

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The President Can’t Be Allowed to Escape Justice Yet Again

Despite all the outrage sparked by last week’s riot, the President has grounds for believing that he won’t receive any immediate punishment for openly inciting an insurrection.

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The Hard Crowd

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A Daughter’s Search in “Sing Me a Lullaby”

Frustrated by a lack of answers about her biological grandparents, the filmmaker Tiffany Hsiung sought out the story on her own.

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Deciding Who Should Be Vaccinated First

The immunologist Barry Bloom discusses how to balance the vaccination needs of older Americans and frontline workers.

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An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate

The Texas-based pilot was with a group that descended on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office suite.

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Black America Has Reason to Question Authorities

From vaccines to public schools, a history of cruelty and neglect informs Black communities’ relation to the state.

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You missed your chance to be a prodigy, but there’s still growth left for grownups.

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The Origins of Video-Chat Voice

We sound strange on Zoom, Skype, and FaceTime. Why?

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A Heartfelt Plea from Sarah McLachlan and the A.S.P.C.R.

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Won’t you be the person to help one of these vulnerable Republicans today?

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Lawrence Wright on How the Pandemic Response Went So Wrong

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Reporting on the trajectory of COVID-19 in the U.S., the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist says that “the magnitude of our failure is unparalleled.”

January 11, 2021

The Owies and Boo-Boos of Serious Men

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Just because these men are strong, successful, and sombre doesn’t mean they don’t hurt just like you and me.

January 11, 2021

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Eric Trump and Donald Trump, Jr.

Wearing his bathrobe, Trump summoned his adult sons to the Oval Office and scrawled his message on a piece of paper with one of the Sharpies that had served him well in the past.

January 11, 2021
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From Bronze Age farmers to New World colonialists, the stories of struggle to claim more ground have shaped where and how we live.

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Lawrence Wright on the Plague Year

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the U.S.’s failures in dealing with COVID-19. Plus, a molecular biologist answers questions about the virus’s worrisome new strain.

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