Barbara Bush Changed With Her Country
The former first lady was notably eager to learn about people she didn’t understand—and recognize she might have been wrong about them.
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A Surprising U.S.-Canada Border Dispute
250 years later, the two countries still can’t agree on who lays claim to Machias Seal Island.
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Andy Friedman The Gun Guru of YouTube
John Correia wants you to prepare for the worst day of your life.
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‘It’s Not About Sex; It’s About Power’
Oregon State Senator Sara Gelser reflects on the cost of workplace harassment.
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Fear and Anxiety at Refugee Road
Hundreds of immigrants in Columbus, Ohio face an ICE crackdown.
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Justin Metz How Trump Radicalized ICE
A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top—inside America’s unfolding immigration tragedy
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The Poetry of America’s Most Dangerous City
Kondwani Fidel relates his life experience through spoken-word poetry in this kinetic short documentary.
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Stephanie Keith / Reuters A 400-Mile Ride to Mark 150 Years of the Fort Laramie Peace Treaty
Stephanie Keith, a photographer with Reuters, accompanied the Fort Laramie treaty riders from Green Grass, South Dakota, to Fort Laramie, Wyoming, commemorating 150 years of the peace treaty between the Sioux Nation and the U.S. government.
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Josh Edelson / AFP / Getty Dramatic Photos of the California Wildfires
Dry conditions, high temperatures, and strong winds have once more spawned several large and destructive wildfires across the state of California.
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Redneck Muslim
Can Shane Atkinson, a white man from Mississippi who converted to Islam, reconcile two seemingly incompatible identities?
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Comey Is ‘Really Concerned’ About Trump’s Attacks on the FBI
James Comey reveals why the president’s criticism of the country’s legal institutions is corrosive.
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Epic Web Studios Talent Dispersal: The Story of Epic and Erie
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Trailer: The Fight to Reunify Separated Families
An upcoming Atlantic documentary follows a pro bono attorney on her quest to help a migrant mother get her son back.
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Life Is Suffering, and Everything Is Temporary
A Mexican immigrant shares poetic wisdom from working the fields and escaping poverty.
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How the Trade War with China Will Affect the U.S.
If Trump continues to escalate tariffs on Chinese goods, there will be negative consequences for the economy.
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When the Poor Turn Against the Poor
The American aristocracy is anxious, pitting have-nots against each other.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Photos From the Nationwide “Families Belong Together” Marches
Across the country yesterday, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in small towns and big cities to march and voice their opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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The Lucky Ones
Migrant children describe crossing the border and spending days in a detention center.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters For the Love of the Local Newspaper
Regional publications do work that really matters to their communities. And local journalists know it in their bones.
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Jose Luis Magana / AP When a Local Tragedy Becomes National News
Annapolis residents are struggling to make sense of the attack at the Capital Gazette, which is already being politicized.
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Narrowly Escaping the Travel Ban
Fleeing violence in Somalia, a Muslim family finds refuge in the United States after a long period of separation.
