1. Poor kids are being priced out of youth sports. Here’s one solution.
By Michael S. Rosenwald in the Washington Post
2. Here’s how your office layout perpetuates gender bias.
By Stephanie Vozza in Fast Company
3. This is why the battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline is so important.
By Erik Stegman at the Aspen Institute
4. Can salmonella bacteria deliver a treatment for cancer?
By Jordan Yount at the University of Missouri College of Arts and Sciences
5. America is turning its back on the death penalty.
By the Editorial Board of the New York Times

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