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My Black Stepson Is Proof That Our Schools Put White Culture First

We could raise student test scores by 11% if schools thought more about how everyone learns best. by Andre Perry

My Hysterectomy Horror Story Is Why It Should Be Called ‘TrumpDoesn’tCare’

My state ‘opted out’ of the only affordable insurance plan (and if the GOP health care bill passes, yours might too). by Jonna Ivin

Kyle Kulinski Of The Young Turks Says Democrats Need To Change Before They Can Defeat Trump “People don’t really care about labels.”

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Eric Pfeiffer
Debunking Doomsday A fear-based appeal might attract your attention — but it isn’t what drives real change Why making people feel bad just makes global warming worse.

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Carly Schwartz
Why Financial Independence For Millennials Is More Elusive Than It Seems Can we fully make it on our own? Can we fully make it on our own?

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Hanna Brooks Olsen

When Racehorses Retire The trainers who prepare a horse for life after its racing career is over What it takes to teach a horse its racing career is over.

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Stacey McKenna
The Disappearing Roadside Motel To understand America as it was, travel its highways Mom and pop motels are shuttering across the United States – and so are traditional notions of American freedom.

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Andrew Wood
How This Chicago Organization Is Using Sports To Empower Young Girls Girls in the Game is improving the lives of those who might otherwise get left behind. Girls in the Game is improving the lives of those who might otherwise get left behind.

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Joseph Misulonas

A Leaked Memo Just Revealed The Feds Are About To Roll Back Civil Rights In Schools Kids of every color, ability, and gender rely on these protections — here's what could be lost With more than 16,000 complaints alleging special ed discrimination in five years, it's clear our kids still need defending.

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Joseph Williams
How Health Care Costs Keep Me From Getting Married Our current system would lead to financial ruin for my partner if we tied the knot. Our current system would lead to financial ruin for my partner if we tied the knot.

Money

Laura Kiesel
In The Land Of Bill Gates, A Standoff Over Money For Schools Not one of Washington State’s 13 resident billionaires pays a dime in income tax. Washington State has been fined $67 million — and counting — because it doesn’t want to pay for basic education.

Education

Hanna Brooks Olsen

What Happened To The Openly Gay Athlete? Male athletes aren’t coming out at the professional level Male athletes aren’t coming out at the professional level.

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John Affleck
The EU Made British Food Sexy. Will Brexit Bring Boring Back? A year after the divisive vote, the U.K. faces a decidely less delicious future. A year after the divisive vote, the U.K. faces a decidely less delicious future.

Food

Carla Passino
A Financial Balancing Act How I reconciled my American dream with my responsibility to my immigrant parents How I reconciled my American dream with my responsibility to my immigrant parents

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Arabelle Sicardi

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