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Prolonged social isolation can do severe, long-lasting damage to the brain

These trailblazers are heading to Washington to advance a bold social and economic justice agenda, with a strong focus on reversing inequality.

Voting by young people hit historic highs. And the proportion of young people who joined protests and marches tripled since the fall of 2016, from 5 percent to 15 percent.

These lists offer a preview of what’s ahead for Trump and his lieutenants.

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As results from the recent midterm elections show and the book under review chronicles, restrictive voter identification laws, registration requirements, felon disenfranchisement and voter purges still deny millions access to the ballot box.

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Historians debate to what extent the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for Hitler’s march to World War II, but there can be little doubt that the treaty ending the “War to End All Wars” continues to be a major factor in our “War Without End."

At 29, the Democratic Socialist—a young woman heralded by some as her party's future, savior, and new face, immediately after she became an overnight household name in June—is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.

Donald Trump’s appeal to racial resentment worked better than it should have. The results from Tuesday suggest that his strategy might have been an effective one, even if it promises to destroy the country’s social cohesion.