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Mar 23 20173 minutes
'I, Olga' Charts One Woman's Path From Alienation To Brutal, Senseless Violence
The film about a young woman who ran her truck onto a Prague sidewalk in 1973, killing eight pedestrians, is tough to sit through, and recent events lend it a chilling sense of relevance.
Mar 23 20176 minutes
Why Banning Laura Kipnis Would Betray Wellesley's Academic Mission
Six professors at the college insist that campus speakers like the feminist intellectual will cause students “damage” or “injury.”
Mar 23 20174 minutes
Trump’s Populist Mirage
Trump promised to revitalize the blighted heartland. His policies will punish them.
Mar 22 20171 minute
Germany Deports Native-Born Terrorism Suspects, In A First
The two men were born in Germany but don't have citizenship; their families are from Algeria and Nigeria. German officials say it's the first time the government is taking such a step.
Mar 22 20172 minutes
Are We Being Too Superficial About the Gender Problem in Science?
Why should the share of women in a given occupation affect its average pay? It’s a curious inverse relationship. Census data show that when the former increases, the latter decreases—when certain occupations see large influxes of female labor, they s
Mar 21 20172 minutes
Joey Meek, Who Knew Of Dylann Roof's Plan, Sentenced To 27 Months In Prison
Before Roof shot dead nine parishioners at a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., he told his friend Joey Meek about his murderous plans during an alcohol and cocaine-fueled night.
Mar 21 20171 minute
Chicago Police Say They're Investigating Livestreamed Gang Rape Of Teenage Girl
A teenage girl was "apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys," in a video watched live by about 40 people, The Associated Press reports. The girl, who was missing, has been located.
Mar 21 20173 minutes
How Universal Child Care Affects Boys vs. Girls
A case study from Quebec reveals surprising differences in how children—and their parents—respond to subsidized care.
Mar 20 20173 minutes
Former Law Student: Gorsuch Told Class Women 'Manipulate' Maternal Leave
A student who took an ethics course under Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch at the University of Colorado Law School in 2016 made the allegation in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mar 20 20173 minutes
Why Young People of Color Are Central To 'Raising The Age' Debates
The politics of raising the age in New York State are complicated: both liberals and conservatives broadly support raising the age in principle, but question the governor's proposal.
Mar 20 20172 minutes
DHS Publishes List Of Jurisdictions That Rejected Immigrant Detainer Requests
The Trump administration has ratcheted up pressure on sanctuary jurisdictions by publicizing the first weekly list of cities and counties that have ignored federal requests for cooperation.
Mar 20 20174 minutes
How Betsy DeVos Could End the School-Integration Comeback
Federal attention to classroom diversity made a resurgence in the final months of the Obama administration. Will the established programs peter out?
Mar 20 20177 minutes
Why Black Families Struggle to Build Wealth
It’s harder for African Americans to climb the economic ladder, and to sustain their progress.
Mar 20 20173 minutes
How Trump Earned His Low Approval Rating
The man in the White House is failing even those who favored his “Make America Great Again” platform.
Mar 20 20174 minutes
Coming Out as Transgender Made Me a More Effective CIA Officer
An intelligence official explains how being honest with herself and her colleagues helped her serve her country.
Mar 19 20178 minutes
Love and War: Camille Paglia Predicted 2017
What the ’90s provocateur understands about the Trump era.
Mar 17 20173 minutes
Why a Mexican Border Wall Won’t Stop the Drug Cartels
Building a wall is expensive symbolism; it won't prevent catapults, submarines or laundered cartel money.
Mar 17 20173 minutes
Why a Mexican Border Wall Won’t Stop the Drug Cartels
Building a wall is expensive symbolism; it won't prevent catapults, submarines or laundered cartel money.
Mar 17 20173 minutes
The Jobs Programs Trump's Budget Would Cut
For a president fixated on employment, his proposal for federal spending leaves out a surprising number of young, elderly, and disabled workers.
Mar 17 20173 minutes
What Lies Ahead for Obama's Countering Violent Extremism Program?
A new report confirms the skepticism of civil libertarians. But if the initiative is discontinued, will its replacement be any better?
Mar 16 20173 minutes
Dangers Of Opana Opioid Painkiller Outweigh Benefits, FDA Panel Says
Opana ER has been linked to an HIV outbreak in rural Indiana among people who abuse the opioid painkiller. An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration says the drug is too risky.
Mar 16 201711 minutes
Melinda Gates: The Tech Industry Needs to Fix Its Gender Problem—Now
“If we don't have women in the tech space, we won't even be asking ourselves some of the right questions.”
Mar 14 20172 minutes
Brazilian Soccer Star, Convicted In Ex-Girlfriend's Murder, Returns To The Sport
The team that signed Bruno Fernandes de Souza says he "deserves a new opportunity." Souza, sentenced to 22 years in prison for ordering the 2010 murder, was recently released on a technicality.
Mar 14 201716 minutes
Kellyanne’s Alternative Universe
Will the truth ever catch up with Trump’s most skilled spin artist?
Mar 14 20172 minutes
Big in China: Murder Villages and Scam Towns
In some rural areas, crime has become a cottage industry.
Mar 13 20171 minute
Duterte’s Fiercest Critic Finds Herself In Jail
NASH JENKINS/MANILA ON THE MORNING OF FEB. 24, PHILIPPINE Senator Leila de Lima—one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s most outspoken critics—was arrested in Manila on charges of drug trafficking. Her arrest, which she and her supporters said was an act
Mar 13 20172 minutes
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Nigerian author of the best seller Americanah is out with a new book, Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Mar 13 20171 minute
Nayib Bukele
Ioan Grillo In a barrio of San Salvador, Mayor Nayib Bukele stands on a renovated soccer pitch defending penalty kicks from a line of kids. Most are approaching the age when many local youths join feared street gangs, known here as maras. But Bukele
Mar 13 20171 minute
Hate Incidents Sow Fear Across U.S.
WHEN 21 JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTERS across the U.S. received bomb threats on Feb. 27, the JCC staff in Rockville, Md., knew what to do: notify the authorities and confirm the evacuation routes. The group’s national office had immediately alerted all its
Mar 13 20171 minute
Hanne Gaby Odiele
CADY LANG Up to 1.7% of the global population is born with intersex traits—that is, variations in chromosomes, genitals and internal organs that put an individual outside the typical binary of male or female. If that sounds rare to you, consider tha

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Even as the Vance family manages to achieve some semblance of ‘The American Dream,’ J.D. Vance shows how deeply the scars of poverty—and the familial and societal ills that it engendered—have compromised the health and happiness of each generation. A must-read for those interested in the ramifications of American social, economic, and political policy.

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