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The Supreme Court’s Surprising Term

Jeannie Suk Gersen The New Yorker
During a time when the country has been starkly divided on matters ranging from the pandemic to the Presidency, the Court has largely avoided partisanship.

How Occupation Affects Maternal Healthcare in Palestine

Aisha Malik Lady Science
A history of colonialism and occupation has had dire consequences for Palestine’s women, from lack of education and access to resources about family planning to extreme physical conditions in which they must live and give birth.

On the Trail of an Ancient Mystery

John Markoff The New York Times
Although it was not programmable in the modern sense, some have called it the first analog computer.

The CIA's Student-Activism Phase

Tom Hayden The Nation
In the 1960s, the agency sought to fight Communism through the students’ rights movement. There’s little reason to think its tactics have changed.

Can Chuy beat Rahm in the Race for Mayor?

Steve Bogira Chicago Reader
If anyone can overcome the hurdles for a Latino mayoral candidate in Chicago, it's Garcia given his lifetime commitment to a multiracial coalition—not just talking the talk, but 30 years of walking the walk.