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There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers

There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers There Goes the Neighborhood, Episode 7: When You Go to School With Gentrifiers

14-year-old Corrine Bobb-Semple has lived in Bed-Stuy her whole life. Her classmates haven’t.

Apr 20, 2016 / Podcast / There Goes the Neighborhood and Kai Wright

New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead

New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead New York to Ted Cruz: Drop Dead

The Texan tried to make the state’s Republican primary a referendum on Mayor Bill de Blasio. It didn’t work.

Apr 20, 2016 / John Nichols

Hillary Clinton’s Win in New York Raises Tough Questions for Bernie Sanders and His Supporters

Hillary Clinton’s Win in New York Raises Tough Questions for Bernie Sanders and His Supporters Hillary Clinton’s Win in New York Raises Tough Questions for Bernie Sanders and His Supporters

Sanders should keep running, but he needs to lay out what exactly he’s fighting for.

Apr 20, 2016 / D.D. Guttenplan

Ethnic Armenian soldiers stand next to a cannon

Why Do Neo–Cold Warriors Want Another Proxy Fight With Russia? Why Do Neo–Cold Warriors Want Another Proxy Fight With Russia?

The recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is a case study in how anti-Putin rhetoric obscures what is really going on.

Apr 19, 2016 / Pietro A. Shakarian

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

I can’t often afford new toys for my son, but I can give him the gift of creativity.

Apr 19, 2016 / Alison Stine

Sign protesting Trump in Patchogue

With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed With Donald Trump, in the Long Island Town Where Hate Killed

Patchogue’s Latino community has learned that anti-immigrant rhetoric can become a lot more than talk.

Apr 19, 2016 / Julianne Hing

Protesters are removed from Trump rally in Buffalo

‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’ ‘Hate Is Not Welcome Here’

These protesters disrupted one of the biggest rallies of Trump’s campaign.

Apr 19, 2016 / George Zornick

Kobe Bryant After Last Game

Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology

After being cleared of rape charges in 2003, the basketball star conceded that the absence of consent may have occurred. Here’s why that matters.

Apr 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Guantanamo Bay protest

What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo What Really Stands in the Way of Closing Guantánamo

On his first day in the Oval Office, Obama swore he’d close Gitmo. He’s got nine months left to do it.

Apr 19, 2016 / Karen J. Greenberg

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Primary Season That Won’t End The Primary Season That Won’t End

An ongoing series that won’t be over any time soon.

Apr 19, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

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