The
America
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America
Issue
Ahead of this year’s presidential election, we asked people: How do you make a life in America? Here are their answers, for all stages of life.
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How kids think about trolls
The state of our union, according to teenagers
Dark World find community in a hopeless place
The Internet win alone, together
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Serena Willams’s biggest win
Another Pledge of Allegiance
A director slow-cooks his masterpiece
Avoiding the doctor while healing
Protect Ka at all costs
To be two-spirit and Native American
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Bilingual punk that’s never not real
A rapper keeps his friends close
A spiritual producer works hard to be herself
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