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American democracy is under threat. But what is that threat, exactly?
Is it election theft, minority rule, voter suppression, or all of the above?
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How trauma became the word of the decade
The very real psychiatric term has become so omnipresent in pop culture that some experts worry it’s losing its meaning.
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How you can get free N95 masks from the US government
You’ll soon be able to get free N95 respirator masks from your local pharmacy or community health center.
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The luxurious fantasy of suffering in Hanya Yanagihara’s novels
The author of A Little Life and To Paradise writes long, voluptuous books all about human pain.
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The never-ending suffering of the legacyquel
The new Scream movie and The Matrix Resurrections explore what happens when stories never end.
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The animal that’s everywhere and nowhere
Axolotls are among the most widespread amphibians on Earth. In the wild, they’re almost extinct.
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You go viral overnight. Now how do you get rich?
Inside the fledgling cottage industry helping influencers make money.
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Biden is defending key Trump immigration policies in court
The Justice Department is fighting to maintain Trump’s border restrictions and against compensation for separated families.
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A Syrian war criminal is actually going to prison
Crimes against humanity are rarely prosecuted successfully, but a Syrian colonel got a life sentence for just that. Documentarian Adithya Sambamurthy explains how Germany is spearheading the effort.
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The school shooting generation grows up
An early wave of survivors came of age in a wholly unprepared world. Now they’re in their 30s and 40s, grappling with the present.
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