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What Is Distance Learning For?
Ms. V did this with eighteen kids, every single day. How hard could it be for us to do it with one kid, our own?
How New York Activists Revealed Police-Department Secrets
The widespread protests over George Floyd’s death helped prompt legislators to repeal a law known as Section 50-A, which kept police disciplinary records from public view.
Living Through Turbulent Times with Jane Austen
How six unexpectedly far-ranging novels carried me through eight years, two births, one death, and a changing world.
Trump’s Losing, But Republicans Will Not Abandon Him
Most Republicans are staying behind the President, partly because he is an unusually vengeful politician who will go after those, such as Jeff Sessions, who he thinks cross him.
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Andrew Cuomo’s Pandemic Poster
The governor’s latest civic-minded art work, “New York Tough,� reflects the same magical thinking that has characterized the country’s coronavirus response.
Ethiopian Tradition for the Vegan-Curious, at Ras Plant Based
At Romeo and Milka Regalli’s Crown Heights restaurant, vegan proteins stand in for meats, and tangy, fermented injera soaks up sauces spiked with traditional berbere spice or puckery lime.
The Promising Results of a Citywide Basic-Income Experiment
A program in Stockton, California—historically, the foreclosure capital of the U.S.—has been providing an unconditional five hundred dollars per month to a group of residents.
How to Extract a Mother’s Rogan Josh Recipe Over Zoom
Standing in her kitchen in Michigan, my mother finally walked me through the recipe, peering into the screen as I held it above the pot of sputtering oil, so that she could sign off on the exact shade of red.
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“Maskhole,� “body Zoom-morphia,� and more neologisms for coronavirus communication.
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Why did American policing get so big, so fast? The answer, mainly, is slavery.
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