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Is This the Most Radical School Ever Built?
When Sean Tevlin discovered The Group School (TGS) in the 1970s, he found “a much needed safe space.” A struggling teen who had dropped out of public school and battled math anxiety, he arrived at the
What We’re Reading: Eliminating ‘Forever Chemicals’ at the Olympics
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A Century After Vanishing, a Gentle Giant Returns
It’s a clear winter morning in the village of Armeniș, deep in the southern Carpathian Mountains of southwestern Romania. Fluffy clouds sit atop the mountain peaks as a chill breeze carries a hint of
The DIY Diehards Building Green Infrastructure from Scratch
Even at a young age, Jonathan Schreiber found that harnessing the power of wind was something of a breeze. Encouraged by his DIY-loving grandfather, the Austrian teenager was always playing around wit
Minneapolis Moms Have Each Other’s Backs
This story was originally reported by Chabeli Carrazana of The 19th. Meet Chabeli and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a
A Coal Town Reborn
As the sun rises over Loos-en-Gohelle, its yellow rays gradually illuminate two great mounds on the edge of the former mining town. These hulking slag heaps, relics of the past, were created by what w
What We’re Reading: The Country Legalizing Half a Million Undocumented Migrants
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The Spark: How To Protest
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