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This is the best explanation of gerrymandering you will ever see.

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Reminder: this is how you steal an election.

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Yup

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The Only Realistic Way to Fix Campaign Finance By LAWRENCE LESSIG, nytimes.com

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — FOR the first time in modern history, the leading issue concerning voters in the upcoming presidential election, according to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, is that “wealthy individuals and corporations will have to…

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Like It or Not, Donald Trump Is News James Poniewozik, time.com

Saying that his campaign isn't a legitimate political story may feel good, but it denies reality.

On Friday, July 17, the Huffington Post announced that it would no longer cover Donald Trump, a candidate for President of the United States, as…

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"It has been easy to ignore the doings in Greece for the last few years, with the perpetual series of summits in Brussels that never seem to resolve anything. But it’s time to pay attention. These next few days are shaping up to become a transformational moment in the 60-year project of building a unified Europe. We just don’t yet know what sort of transformation it will be."

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America’s Sexual Hypocrisy Addiction Samantha Allen, thedailybeast.com

A new poll shows a rather large discrepancy between what Americans say they think about porn, extramarital sex and sexually active teens—and what they actually practice in their real lives.

When it comes to sex, America’s motto is “Do as I say, …

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What’s the Point of a Professor? By MARK BAUERLEIN, nytimes.com

ATLANTA — IN the coming weeks, two million Americans will earn a bachelor’s degree and either join the work force or head to graduate school. They will be joyous that day, and they will remember fondly the schools they attended. But as this unique…

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Our government is a dysfunctional mess. Here are 4 ways to fix it Elias Isquith, salon.com

D.C. is a disaster, but former journalist and campaign pro Michael Golden tells Salon there’s reason for hope

One of the more important realities of American government is so prosaic that its discovery can be something of an anticlimax. Because …

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If you’re a CEO, it pays to share your wealth. This Seattle boss did Deborah Hargreaves, theguardian.com

Finally, a boss who has the honesty to admit that he doesn’t need his multimillion-dollar package and is prepared to spread it among his staff.

Dan Price, chief executive of Seattle technology company Gravity Payments, is hiking wages to $70,000…

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Gupta: Time for medical marijuana revolution By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent, cnn.com

I see signs of a revolution everywhere.

I see it in the op-ed pages of the newspapers, and on the state ballots in nearly half the country. I see it in politicians who once preferred to play it safe with this explosive issue but are now willing …

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The Drone That Didn’t Strike Conor Friedersdorf, theatlantic.com

Some of the most powerful people in the U.S. government wanted to kill Mohanad Mahmoud Al Farekh.

Some of the most powerful people in the U.S. government wanted to kill Mohanad Mahmoud Al Farekh. The military, the CIA, and an influential Republi…

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American teachers, more demoralized than ever, are quitting in droves Steven C. Ward, qz.com

A slew of policies and technologies promising to dramatically revolutionize teaching and education over the past decade has not only failed to produce desired results, it has also led to a decline in teacher morale, with large numbers leaving the…

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A Project to Turn Corpses Into Compost By CATRIN EINHORN, nytimes.com

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western Carolina University still clad in a blue hospital gown and chartreuse socks.

She was laid on a bed of wood…

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No Time Like Now – The Best Election in History for Women Lauren Leader-Chivee, huffingtonpost.com

It’s on! Hillary Clinton is now officially running for president, thus launching what is certain to be 18 months of relentless punditry, commentary and discussion of every conceivable issue relative to women, women’s leadership, women’s wardrobes,…

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Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous By Fareed Zakaria, washingtonpost.com

Fareed Zakaria, a columnist for The Washington Post, is the host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” on CNN and the author of “In Defense of a Liberal Education.”

If Americans are united in any conviction these days, it is that we urgently need to sh…

“The United States has led the world in economic dynamism, innovation and entrepreneurship thanks to exactly the kind of teaching we are now told to defenestrate. A broad general education helps foster critical thinking and creativity. Exposure to a variety of fields produces synergy and cross fertilization. Yes, science and technology are crucial components of this education, but so are English and philosophy. When unveiling a new edition of the iPad, Steve Jobs explained that “it’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough — that it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our hearts sing.” Innovation is not simply a technical matter but rather one of understanding how people and societies work, what they need and want. America will not dominate the 21st century by making cheaper computer chips but instead by constantly reimagining how computers and other new technologies interact with human beings.”

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There’s a movement to get Ruth Bader Ginsburg her own Ben & Jerry’s flavor

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Again, ultimately the biggest victims of these practices are the children. Whether or not it’s the best way of assessing proficiency—and these days, it seems that few people believe it is—it’s increasingly clear that standardized testing incentivizes activities that are antithetical to genuine learning. And while many states have turned to more policing as a solution, it’s a band-aid approach that fails to attack the underlying flaws of over-testing.

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