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This painting explains a surprising amount about about your political views

YouGov; “Coffee Thyme” by Sam Gilliam, crayon, 1980. The link between modern art and modern politics. Simple polling reveals Americans’…

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Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, files for bankruptcy

Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images The move is the first step of an agreement to settle thousands of lawsuits…

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The case for raising kids in the city

Children play in the waterfall at Yards Park in Washington, DC, in 2018. A common fear of would-be parents is…

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This AI can pass a 12th-grade standardized science test

Aristo can score over 90% on a standardized 8th grade science test and 80% on a 12th grade test. |…

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A shocking debate ad compared AOC’s policies to a brutal genocide

Former California Republican congressional candidate Elizabeth Heng. | Youtube It’s part of Republicans’ electoral strategy. One of the most shocking…

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A generation of economists helped get us into this mess. A new generation can get us out.

A protest on Wall Street in New York City, June 2011. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images The new economics, and how…

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What we learned from the Biden-Sanders-Warren debate fight over Medicare-for-all

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), former Vice President Joe Biden, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on stage during the Democratic presidential…

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The best case for and against a fracking ban

Hydraulic fracturing has made the US a leader in oil production and helped curb greenhouse gas emissions. 2020 Democratic presidential…

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These 4 ABC and Univision reporters will moderate the third Democratic debate in Texas

Jorge Ramos appears on ABC’s Good Morning America. | Getty Images They are Jorge Ramos, Linsey Davis, George Stephanopoulos, and…

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The reporters who broke the Weinstein story have 3 big questions about the #MeToo movement

New York Times reporters Jodi Kantor (left) and Megan Twohey. | Martin Schoeller Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey talk to…

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