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India is poised to become the world’s next economic colossus. But the culturally diverse country faces several challenges that could...
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“The past is never dead,” William Faulkner wrote. “It’s not even past.” Many communities are wrestling with that lesson today, as...
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In 1969, Woodstock and its counterculture protest music defined an era. Fifty years later, it still resonates. Could a gathering the...
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The loss of a single language, legendary linguist Kenneth Hale used to say, “is like dropping a bomb on the Louvre.” Saving the...
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Quantum physics probably isn’t your normal topic of conversation. But we should have at least a working understanding of some of the...
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By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo – In Baltimore, students understand what others think about their city. They aren’t blind to...
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By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo – Brenden Bixby chose college over working full time on the apple orchard that his dad manages...
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School choice is a rallying cry for Republicans and the Trump administration. Florida is leading the voucher charge at the state...
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Reports from the latest Central American migrant caravan indicate a growing lack of food and shelter. Support from Mexican towns and...
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Louisiana’s flagship public university, LSU, has a checkered past on integration. A black student president helps students of color...
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Boys in crisis? The claim has cropped up in several places around the world. It often points to shifting social realities – and...
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Young women are supporting each other and challenging attitudes that contribute to trafficking. Helping others discover their agency,...
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The Flint water crisis may have faded from national headlines, but for locals the story is lifelong. The city’s holistic...
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Sanford and Portland, Maine At the peak of the recycling crisis here, Kayla LeBrun almost pressed the panic button that summons...
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