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How Obsession and Compulsion Powered American Genius

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What do Steve Jobs, Estee Lauder and Ted Williams have in common? They were driven by individual compulsions.More

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"You Are Our Miracle": A Game To Make You Love Your Fellow Player

A screenshot from "One Hour, One Life"
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In One Hour, One Life, you start as a naked newborn. The only way you can survive even the first three minutes is if another player — a stranger — adopts you. It’s a surprisingly powerful experience – but that’s what Jason Rohrer is famous for designing.More

The Toll of Living Awash in Irony

Pop culture's constant barrage of ironic detachment
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Christy Wampole is a French professor who writes a lot of cultural criticism, including a pair of a New York Times columns about “How to Live Without Irony." Steve Paulson got together with her to talk through the corrosive effects of irony.More

Can You Change The Mind Of A White Supremacist?

Christian Picciolini recounts his experience leaving the white supremacist hate group.
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Charles Monroe-Kane talks with Christian Picciolini about his campaign to de-program white supremacists, including Richard Spencer, the most prominent face of American white supremacy today.More

Brother Ali on Islam, the Left, and Hip Hop

Brother Ali
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You can find powerful critiques of capitalism and inequality on political platforms — and also on music stages. Take Brother Ali: he’s a Midwestern, Muslim rapper and one of the most popular socially-conscious hip hop artists out there.More

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How Socialism Won in Seattle

Kshama Sawant, councilwoman in Seattle
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Seattle councilwoman Kshama Sawant is the first socialist to win an election there in almost a century. Her platform included fighting for — and winning — a $15 minimum wage, and a tax on the wealthy.More

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In Defense of Liberals

Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail.
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Sean Wilentz is a leading American historian and a proud liberal. Steve Paulson asked for his take on the new pink tint in Democratic politics.More

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9:24