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If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time If Black Men Want to Heal Racism’s Wounds, We Can’t Pretend to Be Strong All the Time
We’re proud that we’ve survived. But we should be honest about the costs.
Jun 23, 2016 / Feature / Mychal Denzel Smith
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Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue Letters From the June 20-27, 2016, Issue
For if dreams die… Thinking big—by thinking small… A chance to apologize… Unfinished or incomplete?…
Jun 2, 2016 / Our Readers
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This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football This NFL Hall of Fame Member Won’t Let His Grandson Play Football
Harry Carson is calling for keeping children out of the sport entirely.
May 23, 2016 / Dave Zirin
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These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source
When teachers are underpaid and schools are underserved, why do we pay veterans to encourage young students to join the military?
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What Happened to Sandra Bland? What Happened to Sandra Bland?
To answer that question, you must begin way before she died in a Texas jail.
Apr 21, 2016 / Feature / Debbie Nathan
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The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns The Newtown Families Just Won a Big Victory in Their Fight Against Remington Guns
Will the gunmaker have to pay the price for the Sandy Hook mass shooting?
Apr 14, 2016 / George Zornick
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This Is Your Brain on Climate Change This Is Your Brain on Climate Change
A major new study paints a grim picture of how climate change will affect health, both physical and mental.
Apr 5, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter
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This Film Is the Gem at a Controversial Oscars This Film Is the Gem at a Controversial Oscars
Last Day of Freedom is a haunting animated film about a veteran sent to death row.
Feb 24, 2016 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
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Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA Delonte West, Mental Health, and Royce White’s Unpublished Letter to the NBA
A former NBA player is suffering and another former player is taking the league to task for failing to do the right thing.
Feb 24, 2016 / Dave Zirin
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How a Former Black Panther Could Change the Rules of Solitary Confinement How a Former Black Panther Could Change the Rules of Solitary Confinement
The case of Russell Maroon Shoatz, who spent nearly 30 years in solitary confinement, could set a precedent for others held in prolonged isolation.
Feb 22, 2016 / Victoria Law