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@UTAustin lecturer. Writing has appeared @POLITICOMag, @AJEnglish, @Salon, @VICE, @PacificStand, @TexasObserver, et al

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Freelance journalist. Also, journalism lecturer @UTAustin. Writing has appeared @POLITICOMag, @AJEnglish, @Salon, @Vice, @TexasObserver, @PacificStand

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The John Birch Society Is Back

The John Birch Society Is Back

Bircher ideas, once on the fringe, are increasingly commonplace in today’s GOP and espoused by friends in hig…

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The Shocking Legacy of America's Worst Modern-Day Lynching

The Shocking Legacy of America's Worst Modern-Day Lynching

Twenty years after the brutal, racially motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. in Jasper, Texas, some residents a…

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Where the Confederacy Is Rising Again

Where the Confederacy Is Rising Again

In east Texas, a group of true believers is helping build the largest Confederate monument in a century. Is t…

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How Texans With Intellectual Disabilities End Up Homeless

How Texans With Intellectual Disabilities End Up Homeless

With no place to go, some Texans with intellectual disabilities end up on the streets.

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I taught at the worst school in Texas

I taught at the worst school in Texas

My time at Pearce was an unforgettable lesson in what the education reformers get wrong.

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The Toxic, Hidden History of a Black Man Castrated in a Small Texas Town

The Toxic, Hidden History of a Black Man Castrated in a Small Texas Town

Almost 80 years after a brutal castration in a Texas town, residents' strident opinions show that race remain…

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San Antonio recovery facility developing LGBTQ+ inclusive programs 

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By John Savage 
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By Gabriella Gonzales Lifetime Recovery in San Antonio will incorporate new “LGBTQ+ inclusive” programs, a counselor from the substance abuse treatment facility said in a presentation hosted by the city on June 29. “Over the next 12 months, we’re making Lifetime LGBTQ+ inclusive,” Celso Zepeda said.
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‘We want justice’: Anger in Uvalde a year after school shooting

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By John Savage 
| Al Jazeera English
Uvalde, Texas, US – One year ago, an 18-year-old man brandishing an AR-15-style rifle walked into Robb Elementary School in the southern Texas town of Uvalde. He brutally murdered two teachers and 19 children. A year after the killings, a crushing void lingers in the hearts and lives of the victims’ parents, siblings, friends and many residents of this largely Latino, United States town of about 15,000 people.
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Ukraine confronts two enemies: Russia and corruption

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By Priyanka Shankar, John Savage 
| Al Jazeera English
Almost one year into the Russia-Ukraine war, hundreds of thousands have died and nearly 17.6 million have been left in dire need of humanitarian assistance. While the Ukrainian government remained steadfast in the fight against Russia, Kyiv has also been confronting another enemy which has been gnawing within the country for years: corruption.
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