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Robert Land Academy promised to reform boys into “good citizens.” Former students allege it subjected them to years of humiliation, degradation, and abuse

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Politics

Kamala Harris’s Campaign Is Only Meme Deep. Can It Be Sustained?

August 19, 2024August 19, 2024 - by Michelle Cyca

The danger in trying to engineer viral moments

Environment

Yellowknife’s Wildfire Evacuation Was Tailored for the Privileged

August 16, 2024August 16, 2024 - by Pat Kane

A year ago, about 20,000 people fled the city. For many, the evacuation was more traumatizing than the fires

Health

The Opioid Crisis Is Surging. We’re Still Ignoring Experts

August 15, 2024August 15, 2024 - by Taylor C. Noakes

The perils of prioritizing politics over public health

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Books / November 2024

The Hidden Racism of Book Cover Design

August 14, 2024August 19, 2024 - by Tajja Isen

The publishing industry’s troubling reliance on visual stereotypes

An illustration of a professor writing 'Exam' on a board, turning to see all her students holding up slips of paper with accommodation requests

Education / September/October 2024

Are Universities Failing the Accommodations Test?

August 13, 2024August 13, 2024 - by Simon Lewsen

As instructors struggle to meet the complex needs of students, schools are leaving both to fend for themselves

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Society

Generation Z Is Revolutionizing Sex

August 12, 2024August 12, 2024 - by Sadaf Ahsan

Should we all be taking notes?

Current Affairs

Donald Trump Insulted a Room Full of Black Journalists. I Was There

August 10, 2024August 10, 2024 - by Pacinthe Mattar

The NABJ convention was meant to be a time to lift each other up. Instead, we were shushed into silence while Trump attacked us

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Society

“They Dug Their Own Grave”: End Times for the Meeting House?

August 9, 2024August 9, 2024 - by Rachel Browne

The popular megachurch kept its doors open amid sexual abuse convictions and multi-million-dollar lawsuits. Then came insurance adjusters

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Society

Meet the Granfluencers

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 - by Nicole Schmidt

From funeral fits to dating hacks, elderly TikTokers are slaying online

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The Opioid Crisis Is Surging. We’re Still Ignoring Experts

The Hidden Racism of Book Cover Design

Are Universities Failing the Accommodations Test?

Generation Z Is Revolutionizing Sex

Donald Trump Insulted a Room Full of Black Journalists. I Was There

“They Dug Their Own Grave”: End Times for the Meeting House?

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