How Racial Stereotypes Rob Us of Great Athletes

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1. Here’s how racial stereotypes rob us of great athletes.

By Alexandra Ossola in Nautilus

2. Congress might be out of the business of authorizing America’s wars. Here’s why.

By Bruce Ackerman in Defense One

3. The tide is turning on private prisons. Can America stop privatizing everything now?

By David Dayen in the New Republic

4. Climate change could mean the end of raw bars.

By Gwynn Guilford in Quartz

5. Here’s how to trick your brain into thinking healthy food is actually delicious junk.

By Cari Romm in the Science of Us

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