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The Networks of Women Behind the Polio Vaccine

Stephanie Martin Lady Science
The polio vaccine highlights the networks of women—some scientists, some not, some named, and some not—who made the laborious, costly, and difficult work of vaccine development possible.

Hold The Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy

Hardy Merriman, Ankur Asthana, Marium Navid, Kifah Shah Hold the Line
If you’re reading this, you are likely concerned about how this year's election is taking place.This guide is designed to help people from all walks of life take action to ensure that we have a successful election in November 2020.

‘Extreme Option: Overthrow Allende’

Peter Kornbluh National Security Archive
Fifty Years Ago, President Richard Nixon ordered the CIA to organize a coup against Chile's elected President Salvador Allende. Here is the story, with the just-declassified documents recording the genesis of this infamous directive.