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30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay-Z’s career embodies hip-hop’s biggest contradictions
What happens when a rapper whose early work explored capitalism’s brutality becomes one of the system’s most successful beneficiaries?
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The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government
European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
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War-induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution
Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.
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How young coquí frogs balance the competing demands of growth and fighting disease
A new study tracks how young frogs are trying to avoid a deadly fungal infection.
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The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers
More than 2 in 5 social media marketers say they plan to leave their job within two years, and many cite insufficient mental health support from supervisors.
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Beyond car seats and childproof pill bottles: A child psychologist explains how to empower kids to make safer choices
Unintentional injuries kill 20 US children every day. Building a family culture of safety can help them learn to make wise choices.
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Pennsylvania coroners refuse to release autopsy reports – and that hinders research on deaths in custody
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also breaking the law.
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I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.
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How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step-by-step guide
Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden routine.
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Climate warnings need to be told in tangible ways to prevent disaster
The science will tell us what is likely to happen. The harder question is whether that knowledge reaches people in a form they can feel and act on.
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Coming out on TV in 1970 could have ruined your life – so why did activists do it?
Coming out on television in the 1970s was a radical act of protest.
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ASIO chief reveals former Australian resident directed attack on Melbourne synagogue
The head of ASIO Mike Burgess has outlined Australia security situation in his annual threat assessment.