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/ 2 weeks agoFor one survivor, the 1920 Election Day massacre in Florida was ‘the night the devil got loose’
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed the use of racist literacy tests and poll taxes to ban Black voters. It...
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/ 2 weeks agoSudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher
The work of estimating conflict mortality is difficult. But that doesn’t make this grim exercise, nor accounting for the broader effects...
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/ 2 weeks agoWith Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle
The 2024 campaign closes with candidate Donald Trump and allies conjuring a world of insult and degradation of an infantilized, feminized...
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/ 2 weeks agoNew Orleans schools still separate and unequal 70 years after Brown v. Board of Education
On Nov. 15, 1960, four Black first graders desegregated New Orleans schools. One of them was Tessie Prevost, who died in...
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/ 2 weeks agoTariffs are back in the spotlight, but skepticism of free trade has deep roots in American history
The use of national tariffs in the US began in 1791, led by Alexander Hamilton, and grew throughout the 19th century,...
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/ 2 weeks agoIndependent voters think for themselves and stay out of politics – 3 essential reads
Despite the power that political independents are anticipated to have over the election results, there’s a lot that remains unknown about...
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/ 2 weeks agoThe next president will play a key role in shaping US trade policy – here’s what voters need to know
The past two administrations had vastly different records, and past is likely to be a prologue this year.
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/ 2 weeks agoRust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there
US election coverage often portrays rural America as entirely white and conservative. This narrow view obscures the issues that matter to...
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/ 2 weeks agoIn Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped...
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/ 2 weeks agoAmericans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats
Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out...
