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Colson Whitehead Digs Into Slavery for Latest Novel
Author Colson Whitehead's new book “The Underground Railroad” takes readers on a journey through vivid Black magical realism and asks: What is the price of freedom?
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All Too Visible: The New Terrorism Targeting Trans Communities
A wave of terror strikes the few places we've claimed for our own.
Ethnic Studies Courses Break Down Barriers and Benefit Everyone — So Why the Resistance?
As cities incorporate Ethnic Studies curricula, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.
Tom Price’s $150,000-Plus Stock Windfall
The HHS secretary divested his shares in a small biotech company — and in the process doubled his money.
In California, Salt Taints Soil, Threatening Food Security
Salt has been the bane of agriculture dating back to when the practice first emerged 10,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
Why Do We Face Another Government Shutdown?
Turns out that the anti-government Tea Party right remains just as disinterested in working with the Republican leaders as they were with Democrats.
Tennessee University Fires NPR Reporter After Politicians Complain
The firing of Jacqui Helbert exemplifies why universities need strong policies and procedures to protect freedom of the press on campus.
The US Provided Cover for the Saudi Starvation Strategy in Yemen
The Pentagon has been the main driver in the US policy of supporting the Saudi strategy of starvation in Yemen.
Freeing Up the Rich to Exploit the Poor — That’s What Trump and Brexit Are About
A bonfire of public protections is being lit in Britain and in the United States — and the beneficiaries of it will be the very rich.
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Kevin Coval Resurrects History in “A People’s History of Chicago“
“A People's History of Chicago” brings this great American city to life with all of its scars and bruises, its sparkling beauty and contradictions intact.