Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?

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AUGUST 30, 2019

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Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?

A high-profile lawsuit against Harvard is forcing students and their families to choose sides.

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Letter of Recommendation: Collecting One Book

Loving a single object, over and over again.

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How 'Medicare for All' Went Mainstream

In the last presidential election, the idea of abolishing private health insurance was confined to the far left of American politics. Now it's the central argument of the Democratic primary race.

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How Queer People Brought Some Actual Reality to Dating-Reality TV

You get the sense on MTV's "Are You the One?" that the contestants' identities aren't as mediated, because they are all used to performing, whether or not they're being televised.

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