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Life Stories (page 56)

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Jet fuel's flight of fancy

Deepak Kumar, Stephen P. Long, Vijay Singh - The Conversation
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Teamwork wins in science

Samantha McWhirter
Dr. Klaus Fuchs (AP)

The spy who changed everything

Mike Rossiter
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The messy reality of religious liberty

David Mislin - The Conversation
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Explaining harassment before sex

Caroline Knorr - Common Sense Media
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Saving lives in America's overdose lands

Titi Yu - BillMoyers.com
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Populism in the 21st century

Rajan Menon - TomDispatch.com
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The right hijacks religion

Bill Moyers, Michael Winship - BillMoyers.com
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An undated photo made available by the University of Birmingham, England, of Stonehenge where a hidden complex of archaeological monuments has been uncovered using hi-tech methods of scanning below the Earth's surface. (AP Photo/University of Birmingham, Geert Verhoeven) (AP)

Neolithic Britain:

Jim Leary - The Conversation
"Coco" (Walt Disney Studios)

Explaining "Coco" to your kids

Betsy Bozdech - Common Sense Media
Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News by Kevin Young (Graywolf Press)

From P.T. Barnum to FAKE NEWS

Melanie McFarland
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Propublica's ad gambit

Ariana Tobin - ProPublica
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President Johnson stands before american Troops at Cam Ranh Bay while visiting South Vietnam, Oct. 26, 1966. (AP)

Johnson in Vietnam: A turning point

Victor Brooks
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Helping kids deflect "alternative facts"

Common Sense Media staff - Common Sense Media
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Feeling envy during the holidays? Good

James Suzman
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12 delicious podcasts about food history

Ma'ayan Plaut
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This file photo released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as Francis Underwood, left, and Robin Wright as Clair Underwood in a scene from Netflix's series, "House of Cards." A gift of membership to Netflix is a perfect present for a movie lover. (AP Photo/Netflix, Nathaniel E. Bell) (AP)

Should I feel bad watching Spacey movies

Cary Cooper - The Conversation
FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2012 file photo, the Surgeon General's Warning appears on a pack of Camel cigarettes purchased at a Chicago area news stand. (AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

How a Tenn. judge abuses drug court

Phillip Smith - Alternet
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The dangers (and potentials) of kratom

C. Michael White - The Conversation
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Don't censor social media

Paul Levinson - The Conversation
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Liberals are the new conservatives

David Masciotra
"Portinari Triptych" by Hugo van der Goes (Wikicommons)

Was Mary a teenage mom?

Christopher A. Frilingos - The Conversation
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How to change federal policies

Mary FIsher, Natalie Lowell, Ryan Kelly, Samuel May - The Conversation
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The ethical, sustainable chocolate you

Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner - Alternet
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