Charlotte, North Carolina, once embraced public school integration, but schools have become highly segregated again.
Alexander Nazaryan
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Steve Bannon’s New Scheme
Exactly what has Steve Bannon been up to since leaving the White House in August?
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
This week, we’re sharing stories from Eli Hager, Bryan Curtis, Terry DeMio and Dan Horn, Alexander Nazaryan, and Ellie Shechet.
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A Long, Dark Night of the Soul at Donald Trump’s Childhood Home
Alexander Nazaryan spends a night at Trump’s first home in Queens to see if it can tell him anything about the president.
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Is There a Lost Galleon in the Desert?
Alexander Nazaryan recounts one man’s search for a Spanish galleon that legends say traveled up the Sea of Cortez into California’s desert interior and never got out.
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California Defends Itself
Alexander Nazaryan details the many ideological and legal fronts on which California and President Trump clash, and the ways Californians are resisting and preparing for future federal incursions.