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Andrew Harnik / AP Medicare for More
Hillary Clinton’s new proposal to expand coverage for middle-aged adults provides a glimpse at how she would make Obamacare her own.
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Alvin Baez / Reuters Congress's Promise to Puerto Rico
A new bill to stave off economic collapse in the commonwealth finally might make it through disagreements on Capitol Hill, but sparks a new debate of its own.
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Marion Post Wolcott / Library of Congress America's Health Segregation Problem
Has the country done enough to overcome its Jim Crow health care history?
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Alvin Baez / Reuters Will Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Spark a Humanitarian Disaster?
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew’s trip to Puerto Rico highlights the human costs lurking behind every financial crisis.
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WGN America Underground: A Thrilling Quest Story About Slavery
A harrowing new period drama takes its cues from both history and the apocalyptic narratives that populate today’s TV and film.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters Racism by Any Other Name
Terms such as “racial conflict” fail to describe the challenge Obama faced, or the resentment that has powered Trump’s rise.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Hoop Dreams in the Hoosier State
What’s the difference between politics and basketball in Indiana?
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Taboo Larry Wilmore Broke
The comedian's n-bomb at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner highlights a generational shift in black culture.
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Lynne Sladky / AP Why Zika Needed An Ounce of Prevention
Congress delayed the fight to fund the virus—a decision that comes at the cost of public health and potentially billions for the U.S. economy.
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Steve Helber / AP Governor McAuliffe's Gambit
A move to restore voting rights to Virginians with felonies has signaled a new way forward in the commonwealth.
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Alvin Baez / Reuters A Commonwealth in Crisis
As Puerto Rico reaches another debt cliff, political dysfunction on the mainland spells disaster.
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Is Climate Change a Prisoner's Dilemma or a Stag Hunt?
Welcome back, gamers! This installment of the project on game theory and climate change will take some time to outline…
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Nasa / UGREEN 3S / Science Photo / Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The Atlantic Cancer: The Final Frontier
Landmark breakthroughs in cancer treatment and a policy structure where those advances can flourish have given fuel to the ambitious “Moonshot” to cure the disease. But is it really possible?
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John Gillis / AP On Hillary Clinton's Pandering
Hillary Clinton’s remarks about hot sauce sparked controversy—but where is the line between pandering and authenticity?
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Game Theory and Climate Change: Defining the Problem
Welcome back, gamers! A week ago, I wrote a Note here with the goal of crowdsourcing reader and expert knowledge…
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Sanders’s Not-So-Southern Strategy
The Vermont senator’s eagerness to write off voters in the South exposes a key weakness in his campaign.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Sir Richard's War
An international team headlined by Richard Branson is trying to roll back the global war on drugs. And it’s getting started on the American front.
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Using Game Theory to Break the Climate Gridlock
Let the game begin! I was very excited by my colleague Andrew McGill’s work to bring game theory into the…
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David Becker / Reuters Rorschach's Crime Bill
Bill Clinton’s unforced error on the trail places the 1994 Violent Crime Act back in play.
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters A Free-Speech Debate Devoid of Facts
A survey reveals how little commentators know about what students think about the First Amendment.