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Rear view of girl reading a book in the library (Getty Images/Wavebreakmedia)

Book bans and culture wars came for libraries. They’re still standing strong

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Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

“The cruelty is just the point”: A broken student loan system has women at the center

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The people standing between students and ICE? Teachers

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A pro-LGBTQ+ demonstrator holds a sign outside a Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) Board of Education meeting on June 20, 2023 in Glendale, California. (David McNew/Getty Images)

Moms vs. culture wars: How suburban women flipped school boards

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YouTube Farmers, from left: Zach Johnson, Meredith Barnard, Nick Welker, Ryan Kester, and Tony Fast. (Photo courtesy of YouTube)

Can YouTube give farmers a financial boost?

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Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) addresses a crowd during a campaign trail block party on September 29, 2019 in Columbia, South Carolina. Booker has appeared at more than 40 2020 presidential campaign events in South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images) (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

Will 2020 mark the rise of a vegan voting bloc?

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Mike Lewis and Shelby Floyd in a hemp field in Kentucky. (Photo credit: ) (Anna Carson Dewitt Photography, courtesy of Third Wave Farms)

For young farmers, hemp is a “gateway crop”

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(Photo courtesy of the LA Food Policy Council)

Bringing fresh produce to LA’s corner stores alone won’t solve food inequality. But it’s a start.

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A study group as part of ASU’s CAMP program. () (Photo courtesy of Seline Szkupinski Quiroga)

For children of migrant farmworkers, high school graduation takes a village

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Recovering potatoes for Food Forward. (Photo © Eron Rauch)

A new produce warehouse in Los Angeles will prevent millions of pounds of food waste

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(Photo by Lance Cheung / USDA)

Boston brings sustainability, equity to its food purchasing

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