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Why Denver stopped treating sidewalk repair as a DIY project – lessons for other cities and homeowners
Let’s say you drive over a pothole in front of your house in Denver and call the city. They come…
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As the US turns 250, a forgotten founding influence helps explain its current unease
As the 250th anniversary of American independence approaches, many people in the U.S. are deeply concerned about the country’s future.…
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Military voters were at the heart of the Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot decision
In Watson v. RNC, decided June 29, 2026, liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices joined a noteworthy cross-ideological majority to…
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How health insurers get a free pass to deny coverage from a 52-year-old law meant to protect worker pensions
Florence Corcoran, an employee of South Central Bell Telephone Company, was eight months into a high-risk pregnancy when her obstetrician…
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‘In the end the court did its job’ – a former federal judge reviews a Supreme Court term full of momentous decisions
In the Supreme Court term that began in October 2025, the justices delivered major decisions in cases ranging from voting…
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Banning transgender girls from school sports affects all children – why allowing strangers to scrutinize children’s bodies may put all girls at risk of harassment
Youth sports have a significant impact on the development of all children. Sports provide children opportunities to build their social…
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How public celebrations quietly remake what it means to be American
Twenty-five years ago, I attended a Fourth of July parade in Boston that has stuck with me. The head drummer…
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Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other
Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that’s because a variety of different groups have…
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In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence
The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the…
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In a rebuke to Trump, the Supreme Court rules that birthright citizenship is the law of the land
The Supreme Court on June 30, 2026, declared that universal birthright citizenship is protected by the citizenship clause of the…
