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US Soccer Is Neglecting Latino Talent—and It Shows US Soccer Is Neglecting Latino Talent—and It Shows

There are millions of youths playing soccer in the United States. So why is the men’s national team so terrible?

Oct 21, 2019 / Isma’il Kushkush

Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking

Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking Quebec Students Can Teach the World a Thing or Two About Striking

After all, they’ve been doing it for decades.

Oct 18, 2019 / StudentNation / Miriam Lafontaine

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Our Children Will Be Casualties of Trump’s Presidency Our Children Will Be Casualties of Trump’s Presidency

This administration is jeopardizing their future by rolling back environmental policies and slashing education budgets.

Oct 4, 2019 / Frida Berrigan

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Hong Kong’s Lost Generation Hong Kong’s Lost Generation

What does it mean to grow up fighting a superpower?

Oct 2, 2019 / Benjamin Haas

Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine?

Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine? Do I Need Diversity in Every Issue of My Magazine?

And a male teenager asks how about the line between “normal thoughts of sex and objectification.”

Sep 27, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis

The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis The Student Debt Problem Is a Family Crisis

More and more parents are ending up trapped between what they feel is a moral obligation toward higher education and their financial reality.

Sep 20, 2019 / Mike Konczal

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous? When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?

Another reader asks how to deal with her racist classmates in a largely white high school.

Sep 6, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

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Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class

When an affluent, young, white quarterback walks away, it rips the mask off the race and class dynamics of the league. 

Sep 3, 2019 / Dave Zirin

In 2020, Millennials and Generation Z Could Force Politicians to Deal With Climate Change

In 2020, Millennials and Generation Z Could Force Politicians to Deal With Climate Change In 2020, Millennials and Generation Z Could Force Politicians to Deal With Climate Change

For the first time, younger people, across the board, are more motivated to act on climate change than their elders.

Aug 23, 2019 / Madeline Ostrander

It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act

It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act

When it comes to extending the statute of limitations for survivors of abuse, late is better than never.

Aug 22, 2019 / Katha Pollitt

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