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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Jesse Draxler; Photo: David Hume Kennerly / Getty The First White President
The foundation of Donald Trump’s presidency is the negation of Barack Obama’s legacy.
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Tristan Fortsch / KATU-TV via AP Wildfires Rage Across the American West
Dozens of forest fires are currently burning across eight western states, forcing thousands to flee, destroying homes, and closing highways.
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Peter Yang The Uncomfortable Truth About Campus Rape Policy
At many schools, the rules intended to protect victims of sexual assault mean students have lost their right to due process—and an accusation of wrongdoing can derail a person’s entire college education.
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John Moore / Getty When a Company Is Making Money From the Opioid Crisis
Some shareholders of a major drug distributor are arguing that the company's goals should be more in line with society's.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Anti-Sanctuary-Cities Bill That Outlawed Dissent
A federal court enjoined much of a Texas law that punished officials who dared “endorse” the view that its provisions were harmful to public safety.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters The Non-Religious States of America
New survey data indicates that religiously unaffiliated people in the U.S. are diverse—and in many places, they make up a greater share of the population than any faith group.
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Richard Vogel / AP Trump Ends Obama-Era Protection for Undocumented Immigrants
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Tuesday that the Obama-era program shielding nearly 800,000 people brought to the U.S. as children from deportation is being rescinded.
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Matt Chase Americans Have Given Up on Public Schools. That’s a Mistake.
The current debate over public education underestimates its value—and forgets its purpose.
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William Hong / Reuters The Weighted Task of Pre-K Teaching
Debates about methods of educating the youngest students are often tied up in issues of equality and race.
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Jim Urquhart / Reuters Photos From Burning Man 2017
Each year, participants in the Burning Man Festival travel to the playa of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to form a temporary city—a self-reliant community populated by performers, artists, free spirits, and more.
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Radio Atlantic News Update: The Questions After Harvey
If history is any guide, the biggest challenges caused by the disaster in Houston will come into focus after the nation's attention turns elsewhere.
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Kyle Grillot / Reuters How Higher-Education Leaders Are Fighting for DACA
This week, university presidents have penned personal letters to Trump in defense of their undocumented students.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters How Immigration Hardliners Are Forcing Trump's Hand on DACA
The president appears poised to end the Obama administration’s protections for young illegal immigrants.
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Erich Schlegel / Getty Latest Photos of Harvey's Disastrous Flooding
Less than a week ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall, dumping trillions of gallons of rain on parts of Texas and Louisiana, spawning unprecedented flooding.
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Richard Drew / AP What a New Trump Administration Hire Could Mean for For-Profit Colleges
The Education Department has tapped a former dean of the for-profit DeVry University to oversee a unit that responds to allegations of fraud.
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R.S. Clements / Library of Congress The Next Houston
Disaster planners have long feared that a direct hurricane hit on Miami or New York could be even more catastrophic than Harvey.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Why a Republican Pollster Is Losing Faith in Her Party
“If I pack up my toys and go home, there are people in red MAGA hats who would be saying, ‘Don’t let the door hit you on your way out.’”
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Ina Fassbender / Reuters Trump Administration Puts on Hold an Obama-Era Desegregation Effort
The rule would have helped poor Americans move to more expensive neighborhoods with better schools.
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Lee Celano / Reuters How Schoolchildren Will Cope With Hurricane Harvey
Class is canceled for at least a week in Houston, and the disaster could upend academic success.
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State Archive of Florida Why the Gulf Coast Is Uniquely Vulnerable to Disasters
It isn’t just because of the weather, a historian argues.
