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How ‘Hamilton’ Is Revolutionizing the Broadway Musical
The bracing fusion of hip hop and the musical form shows that America’s history—and its future—belong to men and women of color as profoundly as to anyone else.
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Two new films prove the urgency, and inadequacy, of outrage.
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If the drought continues, farmers and residents may have to abandon some of the richest agricultural land in the country.
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The South Side hasn’t had a trauma center for 25 years. Could activists bring one to the University of Chicago?
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