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Letter From Minnesota: <br>“Mad Means Something”

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Charles Baxter on the Rage of the Poet, and Its Power

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Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

Letter to My Daughter After the Murder of a Poet in the Streets of Minneapolis

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Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Kao Kalia Yang on Preparing For the Worst in the Face of ICE’s Occupation

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How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

How We’ve Handled Disease Throughout History

Susan Wise Bauer on Epilepsy, Understanding Illness, and Ancient Diagnoses

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How the <em>NY Post</em> and the <em>NY Daily News</em> Turned Victims Into Criminals

How the NY Post and the NY Daily News Turned Victims Into Criminals

Heather Ann Thompson on the Role of Tabloid Journalism in Shaping the Racist Narrative of the 1984 Bernie Goetz Subway Shooting

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