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Fear and Rage and Grief and Joy

On building something better than what we’ve been given.

by Gina Mei

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Books

What Mainstream Exvangelical Books Leave Out

by Chrissy Stroop

An illustration of the welcome sign for the state of Arizona, with a white star in the center emitting red and yellow stripes, with the text "The Grand Canyon State Welcomes You." The sign is in front of a brick wall, and behind a chainlink fence with barbed wire.
Down-Ballot

When Local Police Enforce Federal Immigration

by Jamar Younger

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Down-Ballot

Paying the Bill for Lousiana’s Crumbling Coast

by Sara Sneath

A colorful illustration of a city hall, with red tape over its front doors. The top of the roof mimics a vote-by-mail drop-off box, with a completed ballot halfway into it.
Down-Ballot

Is Noncitizen Voting Actually a Non-Issue?

by Cassie McGrath

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Old Friends

Have You Made a Non-Human Friend Today?

by Molly Savard

An illustration of two friends lying on the floor, one wearing a light blue, short sleeved collared shirt, her hands clasped over her chest and her eyes closed; the other woman is wearing a pink blouse and is leaning on her shoulder, looking up at the sky. Behind them there is a checkered blanket and bouquets of flowers. In two inserts, we see the woman in the pink shirt alone, clearly in pain and grieving.
Old Friends

“Then Came the Bodies”

by Marianne Eloise

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Culture

The Healing Power of the Friendship Retreat

by Alanna Bennett

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Culture

No New Friends

by Amil Niazi

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Down-Ballot

The Tipping Point

by Maya Shavit

An illustration of three incarcerated people standing in front of a yellow police lineup wall with heights listed on the left. The face of each inmate is cropped out, but each is wearing an orange jumpsuit. The two on the outside are holding white pieces of paper, one with a check mark and the other with an x. The inmate in the center is holding a ball and chain, with a check mark on it.
Down-Ballot

California Voters Can End Forced Prison Labor

by Matt Pearce

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, and Foreign Affairs Minister of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan participate in the signing ceremony of the Abraham Accords on the South Lawn of the White House September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC, USA. They stand on a balcony, waving at the photographers below. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
Policy

Biblical Failure

by Fatima Ayub

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Food

The Proxy Fast Food War

by Alex Park

Equal Rights Amendment supporters voice their disapproval of the 22-16 vote against E.R.A. in the Florida Senate as they streamed out of the capitol for a demonstration and shouted "vote them out" in response to the Senate vote, June 21, 1982. It is a black and white photo of women gathered in protest. They appear to be shouting.
Abortion

Voting Isn’t Going to Be Enough

by Raina Lipsitz

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Disability

Who Do Workplaces Actually Accommodate?

by s.e. smith

Books

What We’re Reading This Fall

by The Conversationalist Team

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Art

“Where the F*ck Are the Artists Going to Live?”

by Cara Marsh Sheffler

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Gender

“Everything a Woman Ought to Know”

by Katie Dancey-Downs

Illustration of a vegetarian fast food restaurant. Many people can be seen enjoying their food, while others are seen ordering it. In small bubbles hovering over food items, we see a breakdown of the ingredients that went into them. On the left side of the illustration, we see a sweeping landscape of a farm, and a farmer holding a box of veggies, waving at one of the cashiers in the store.
Capitalism

Is An Ethical Fast Food Chain Possible?

by Alex Park

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