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WHY DOES THE PRESS KEEP HELPING TRUMP? • It’s time to stop enabling.

HAMMER TIME • Which investigation will the Dems launch first?

KIND OF BLUE • Beto O’Rourke may have been defeated, but he powered a Democratic resurgence in Texas.

UNLOCK THE VOTE • After an orgy of Republican voter suppression in 2018, voting rights may finally be a winning issue for Democrats.

RISE OF THE SWAMP CREATURE

Alabama Miracle • HOW THE REDDEST OF RED STATES BUILT A PRESCHOOL PROGRAM SECOND TO NONE

The War on the War on Poverty • President Trump plans to make the poor work for Medicaid and food stamps. That’s extremely punitive for them—but highly lucrative for companies like Maximus.

Welfare Warrior • One woman’s quest to shred the safety net

Maximus Profitus • Oh, the money to be made managing the poor

The Fight for Moira • KIDS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL PROBLEMS WERE SUPPOSED TO GET THE CARE THEY NEED AT HOME—UNTIL STATES BEGAN TAKING AWAY THEIR SERVICES.

FROZEN ASSETS • ALASKA’S UNIVERSAL BASIC INCOME PROGRAM IS BELOVED AND EFFECTIVE. SO WHY IS ITS FUTURE AT RISK?

IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER • INSIDE SCOTT LLOYD’S CRUSADE TO KEEP CHILD MIGRANTS PREGNANT AND LOCKED UP

HAZED AND CONFUSED • Bad behavior is still rampant in the Greek system, so why are fraternities only getting more popular?

2PAC 4EVER • One woman catalogs rappers’ belongings to preserve hip-hop’s history.

WE’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK ABOUT IT • A debut novelist broaches Zimbabwe’s hidden trauma.

THE PROBLEM WITH SEXY SCIENCE • When peer review fails, how can journalists, researchers, and lawmakers be more vigilant?

WHERE’S THE BEEF? • Livestock companies have a message for veggie burger makers: Hands off the word “meat.”