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Athletes vs. Injustice: Protests in Sports
When N.F.L. players, starting with Colin Kaepernick, took a knee during the National Anthem to protest they ignited an uproar over injecting politics onto the playing field. sportscivil-rights
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Migrant Children in Custody: The Long Battle for Protection
The number of immigrant children held in federally contracted shelters reached record levels last year, leading to lawsuits over the Trump administration’s treatment of minors. law-policyimmigration
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Genetic Screening: Controlling Heredity
With every new advance in prenatal genetic screening, the ability to prevent suffering has also sparked difficult questions about what should count as “a disease” versus “a difference,” and whether we’re in danger of wiping out certain segments of the population. This story was produced in collaboration with PBS, American Experience. science-technologymedicine
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How Supreme Court Confirmations Became So Bitter: From Bork To Kavanaugh
Will Brett Kavanaugh answer any questions? He may not -- and it all goes back to the bitter hearings over Judge Robert Bork, which forever changed how nominees answer questions. politics
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Gerrymandering's Surprising History and Uncertain Future
Both political parties have always played the redistricting game. But some of today’s battles have roots in a civil rights case decided by the Supreme Court 30 years ago. PoliticsCivil Rights
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'Why Hasn't Sexual Harassment Disappeared?'
From naming the problem in the 1970s, to bringing it out of the shadows in the 90s, to a growing accountability today – the evolution of sexual harassment in the workplace. sex-gender
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Reproductive Rights and the Women Who Sparked a Movement
As the U.S. tightens restrictions on women's reproductive health, the new season of The Handmaid's Tale seems more relevant than ever. We look back on a group of women who broke sexual taboos in the 1970s, and how the fight over women's bodies continues today. sex-gender
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The Split (1860): Conventional Wisdom
Some issues are too fundamental for a party to withstand, and the consequences can last for a generation. Politics
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The Speech (2004): Conventional Wisdom
Sometimes the most important speech at the convention isn't delivered by the nominee. politics
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How It Started (1831): Conventional Wisdom
In 1831, a radical third party had a new idea for selecting a presidential candidate, and it’s still in use today: the national nominating convention. politics
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The Outsider Republican (1964): Conventional Wisdom
Donald Trump's candidacy wasn't the first time the Republican Party was split by an outsider declaring war on the establishment elite. politics
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