I spend a lot of time in the place no one wants to be — the cancer center. Every two […]
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I spend a lot of time in the place no one wants to be — the cancer center. Every two […]
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To find tensions in American society, look at K-12 textbooks. Not in them, but in the debates they bring to […]
Do genetics or environmental factors determine one’s gender identity? The question may seem a distinctly modern one. Indeed, premodern people […]
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As the Trump presidency begins, many Americans are considering how to oppose the harmful federal legislation that will likely follow […]
In 2015 over a million women, children, and men from conflict-ridden parts of Africa and the Middle East made their […]
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I routinely listen to Slate’s DoubleX Gabfest, a podcast about women’s issues hosted by Hanna Rosin, June Thomas, and Noreen […]
For three decades, my dad’s brothers framed houses. The three of them had a small construction business in rural Connecticut. […]