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When Drivers Are Attacked, Uber Leaves Police Waiting for Help

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 30, 2022December 14, 2022

“Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks.”

Posted inEditor's Pick

Unpacking Forty Years of Fandom For a Losing Team

by Kevin Sampsell February 2, 2018November 14, 2022

Kevin Sampsell examines his love of football — and a team that’s never won a Super Bowl.

Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes

The St. Louis Suburbs Bear the Cost of America’s Nuclear Past

by Danielle Jackson July 14, 2017October 19, 2022

After toxic waste from the Manhattan Project was illegally dumped in 1974, rare illnesses have effected the local population.

Posted inNonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story

Building a World of Acceptance: A Conversation with DeRay Mckesson

by Cody Delistraty July 4, 2017October 19, 2022

Activist DeRay Mckesson says that to make this world a better place, people need to pick one thing to work on and keep at it.

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

How a Chris Rock Joke Led Melvin White To His Life's Work

by juliawick May 23, 2014October 19, 2022

“Martin Luther King stood for nonviolence,” says comedian Chris Rock in his live 1996 HBO special Bring the Pain. “Now what’s Martin Luther King? A street. And I don’t give a fuck where you are in America, if you on Martin Luther King Boulevard, there’s some violence going down.” Later, Rock gives advice to anyone who finds themselves lost on […]

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