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LIFT THE LAMP • As a kid, I didn’t fully grasp why my family hosted refugees. Trump has made it brutally clear.

BACK TO LIFE • A radical wing of the anti-abortion crusade has returned, emboldened by the prospect of the end of Roe v. Wade.

OLD COPS, NEW TRICKS • An innovative police unit is pioneering a better way to investigate sexual assault on campus—and listen to survivors.

SCHOOL OF GLOCK

THE ANGEL OF MATAMOROS • As Trump plays waiting games with asylum-seekers, a good Samaritan gives them food, water, and hope.

UNFORGIVABLE

The Terror Connection • Does a plot to bomb Times Square reveal the next front in the war against ISIS?

DERELICTION OF DUTY • Two years ago, our election systems were hacked. The GOP has done nothing to protect us.

NOTHING TO SEE

Assisted Living • A growing elder care crisis is making life hell for families. Maine is considering a radical solution.

PROFIT CENTERS • Today it’s cashing in on detaining immigrant families. But CoreCivic’s roots lie in the brutal history of America’s prison system.

A NOTE FROM MOTHER JONES

GLOBAL CITIZEN

SINS OF SUBMISSION • Purity culture taught me to rationalize my sexual assault. #ChurchToo forced me to reckon with it.

M.I.A. UNMASKED • Maya Arulpragasam might have made a different film about herself—but this one’s better.

SMALL WORLD • For this renowned children’s book illustrator, a dark past is ever-present.

LONG OVERDUE • Is it time to test drugs on pregnant women?

TAPPED OUT • How US thirst for cerveza could worsen water shortages in Mexico