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What President Trump’s Tax Returns Reveal About The Tax Code

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

What's fair? And why is it so hard to simplify the tax code?

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When COVID-19 Hangs Around For The Long Haul

Tuesday, September 22, 2020

It might take much longer than 14 days for COVID symptoms to disappear. What then?

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Why Israel Is Going Back Into Lockdown

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

The lockdown lasts until at least October 11th, stretching through the Jewish High Holidays.

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Remastered 'Tony Hawk' Games Land A High-Scoring Trick

Thursday, September 10, 2020

The very first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games came out two decades ago, for the original PlayStation. Their blocky, flat graphics haven't aged well, but now a remastered version restores their shine.

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Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic, What Is Campus Like This Year?

Tuesday, September 08, 2020

With the start of the fall term comes challenges that students, professors, and even the institutions themselves are facing.

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Who Are The Armed Civilians Showing Up At Protests?

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

Wisconsin isn't the only instance of police allowing the presence of armed white vigilantes during protests.

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LeVar Burton Is Still Reading To Us During The Pandemic (Rebroadcast)

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

The former host of "Reading Rainbow" talks to us about — what else — his favorite books, and beyond.

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'Fall Guys' Is Candy-Colored Party Battle Fun

Thursday, August 13, 2020

If you're stressed out by battle royale shooter games like Fortnite, you and your friends may enjoy steering the jelly-bean-esque characters of Fall Guys around an array of goofy obstacle courses.

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‘Dying Before Their Time:’ Why Detroit’s Seniors Are Dying Sooner

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

The life expectancy of the city's older residents is shorter than their peers in other parts of the state.

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Saving The World — But First, A Haiku — In 'Ghost Of Tsushima'

Friday, July 17, 2020

Sucker Punch's new samurai combat game gives players a gorgeous open world to explore, haikus to write and enemies to defeat — but the characters can be flat, leading to moments of dull gameplay.

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How George Soros Became The Subject Of So Many Far-Right Conspiracies

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Conspiracy theorists blame Soros for immigration, protests, pandemics, elections and more.

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There's One Pleasant Surprise In 'The Last Of Us Part II': Its Depiction Of Judaism

Thursday, July 02, 2020

The fungal zombie apocalypse game is relentlessly grim and wrenching — but there are a few bright moments. One of them is Dina, the love interest, and one of video gaming's rare Jewish characters.

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On the Trail With Reid Wilson

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

A story about alleged bounties for American soldiers in Afghanistan offered by Russia surfaces amid a surge of coronavirus cases. We unpack both those stories with Reid Wilson of The Hill.

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A Conversation With Former Foreign Minister Of Mexico Jorge Castañeda

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

With so much happening, it can be hard to see the bigger picture when you're living in it. But is it easier to take notice when you're looking from the outside in?

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Reckoning With Racist Brands

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Washington, D.C.'s NFL team. Aunt Jemima. Chicos.

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'The Last Of Us Part II' Is A Gut Punch That Just Keeps Punching

Thursday, June 18, 2020

The hotly-anticipated, pandemic-delayed sequel to 2013's fungal apocalypse game The Last of Us packs all the visual and emotional wallop of the first — and more.

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From Cincinnati, Fort Worth And Montgomery: Three American Mayors On Meeting This Moment

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

People are turning toward their local leaders for guidance on coronavirus, but they're also demanding accountability when it comes to police brutality. Now, some constituents are demand they either make changes or resign from office.

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Rev. Dr. William Barber II On Poverty, The Pandemic And The Protests

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

The Reverend Doctor talks with us about the intersection between faith and justice.

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The Past And Present Of Protests In America

Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Among a national conversation about policing tactics and the destruction of property, we're asking who gets to protest — and how they are policed.

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Video Games Don't Have To Be Educational To Spark Learning

Friday, May 29, 2020

Our video gaming columnist says she was a reluctant student as a child — but video games, even non-educational ones like the Assassin's Creed series, helped her get interested in learning.

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