What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me
He became the first Black Supreme Court justice, and the stories he told his clerks — like me — revealed how he helped break down America’s color line.
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The 7.18.21 Issue
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CreditAssociated Press Los Angeles Goes to War With Itself Over Homelessness
The pandemic has intensified a bitter, yearslong fight over homelessness in the city — with no end in sight.
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CreditGlenna Gordon for The New York Times Can the Black Rifle Coffee Company Become the Starbucks of the Right?
The company doubled its sales last year by leaning into America’s culture war. It’s also trying to distance itself from some of its new customers.
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Why Jane Goodall Still Has Hope for Us Humans
“Traveling the world I’d see so many projects of restoration, people tackling what seemed impossible and not giving up.”
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As a Doctor, May I Refuse to See Unvaccinated Patients?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on mitigating risk from Covid-19 without punitive measures —and more.
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CreditIllustration by Tomi Um The EthicistFor Those of Us Who Love McDonald’s Sweet-and-Sour Sauce
A dish inspired by a childhood in Georgia where the PlayPlace was a hot spot for finding other Korean families.
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CreditLinda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Sue Li. Prop stylist: Nicole Louie. EatHe Thought It Was the Flu, but He Had Never Been So Sick
Was there a clue in the dark color of his urine?
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CreditIna Jang DiagnosisOnline Security Questions Are Not Very Effective. I Still Love Them.
A celebration of the sudden, strange personal inquiries that guard our entrance into some of the internet’s most impersonal zones.
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CreditPhoto illustration by Delcan & Co. Letter of RecommendationA Tour de France With a Twist: Only 1 Rider
The cyclist Lachlan Morton completed a 3,400 mile journey alone and unsupported — and in the process returned the race to something like its roots.
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Adrian Matejka does here what all good poets do, startles you with a reminder, even a simple one.
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CreditIllustration by R. O. Blechman PoemWhether in a classroom or the halls of Congress, a dry-erase board can help simplify even the most complicated topics.
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