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Historian James Campbell on White Backlash
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Historian James Campbell on White Backlash

Freedom, justice and equality are too often seen as zero-sum.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Sociologist Matthew Clair on Race and Class in Criminal Justice
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Sociologist Matthew Clair on Race and Class in Criminal Justice

It takes more than a movement to transform the system.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Politics Scholar Omar Wasow on Protests, Violence and the Media
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Politics Scholar Omar Wasow on Protests, Violence and the Media

How activists tell their stories can help build coalitions, says the Class of ’92 alum and Princeton assistant professor.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

The Doctor in Charge of the NBA Bubble
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The Doctor in Charge of the NBA Bubble

Five swabs a day keeps COVID away, and other tales from the league’s unprecedented epidemiological experiment.

by Kelli Anderson

Social Psychologist Brian Lowery on Privilege
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Social Psychologist Brian Lowery on Privilege

People separate advantage and disadvantage—even though you can't have one without the other.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

How to Build a Movement
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How to Build a Movement

Social change can seem sudden, as if millions awoke one day to the same realization. But really, scholars say, consensus is constructed through thousands of small acts over generations.

by Deni Ellis Béchard

Undefeated
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Undefeated

Marty Hartigan lost his limbs. Then he cheered up his friends.

by Karen Springen

Contemplating a Fall Quarter Like No Other
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Contemplating a Fall Quarter Like No Other

'I want to be optimistic,' says one incoming frosh.

by Jill Patton

Meet Michael Spencer
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Meet Michael Spencer

Photographer and data scientist explores the power of digits.

by Jill Patton

If History Is Any Guide
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If History Is Any Guide

4 Stanford scholars on how the pandemic could transform us.