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The Quiet Trauma of the Uprooted: Confronting the Origin Myths of Cuban Refugee Families

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Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

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Lydia Kiesling on Refusing to Speak at an Anti-Trans University

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Copaganda on the News: On the Crucial Stories the Media Ignores

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Alec Karakatsanis Calls Out the News Cycle’s Focus on Petty Theft Rather than Its Root Causes

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