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Andrea Valdez

@andreamvaldez

Sometimes I'm all business. Managing editor

. Founding mother

. Formerly

,

&

. She/her.

Media & News CompanyJoined December 2010

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A true loss for Texas and Texans. Reminiscing fondly of memories of Burka and what he meant to

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Legendary political writer Paul Burka has died. Burka joined @TexasMonthly in 1974, a year after its founding, and stayed until 2016, leading the magazine's political coverage and spearheading its roundup of the Best and Worst Legislators each biennium.

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1/ I've spent the last 18 months investigating how our government reached the point of taking children away from their parents as a way to discourage migration to the United States. Here's my story about how and why it happened, and who's responsible.

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An American Catastrophe

The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy

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“Although I eventually completed this novel and called it The Handmaid’s Tale, I stopped writing it several times, because I considered it too far-fetched. Silly me.”

@MargaretAtwood

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I Invented Gilead. The Supreme Court Is Making It Real.

I thought I was writing fiction in "The Handmaid’s Tale."

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Seventy-eight. Minutes.

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That’s how long police say they left children locked in a classroom with a gunman as they repeatedly called 911, begging for help.

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Adrienne LaFrance

I am so so excited about this. A major expansion of books coverage starts today:

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Introducing an Expanded Books Section

This magazine has always been a destination for great writers and for those who love literature. That’s why we’re making books a much bigger part of what we do.

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Ed Yong is on sabbatical

Journalism, with our laser focus on the present, is highly vulnerable to this. So these pieces are also a rebuke to that amnesia. To the people I’m writing about, they’re meant to say: I see you. But for everyone else, they’re meant to say: Remember. 10/

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Jeffrey Goldberg

@JeffreyGoldberg

Congratulations to everyone at

for winning the National Magazine Award for General Excellence, and to

for winning the award for best feature story. You can read that story here:

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What Bobby McIlvaine Left Behind

Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss.

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i know there's a lot to worry about in the world right now but i hope people are aware that houston voters are experiencing catastrophic challenges to democracy in the TX primary election that is currently underway

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This is something. Texas Governor Greg Abbott in November: "I guarantee the lights will stay on." Governor Abbott just now: "No one can guarantee that there wont be a 'load shed event.'" A 'load shed event' is a planned blackout.

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Currently 10° in Dalhart and 93° in Kingsville. #TexasWeather

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This is one of the most

pieces ever — a fantastic and touching remembrance of a true original we all loved by ⁦

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Ode to a Fact-checker

Texas Monthly remembers Chester Rosson, a longtime staffer and resident gentle soul.

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Hieronymus Burps

⍼ and 68 others

@hieronymus_burp

I remember this magazine cover from back in the day and it's remained lodged in my memory as 90s techno utopian insanity but hoooo boy is the body of the article a helluva punchline

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Adrienne LaFrance

I’ve spent the past several weeks reading the Facebook Papers, a gigantic collection of internal documents from Facebook unlike anything I’ve encountered. A few observations: (1/8)

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‘History Will Not Judge Us Kindly’

Thousands of pages of internal documents offer the clearest picture yet of how Facebook endangers American democracy—and show that the company’s own employees know it.

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Half of the abortions in Kansas are performed on people from out of state. It has long been a reliable access point. But the things that have made that possible could soon change. If they do, the Midwestern abortion desert would be bigger than France.

Kansas has become a beacon for abortion access. Next year, that could disappear.

Without Kansas as a safe haven for abortion access, the Midwestern abortion desert will be bigger than the country of France.

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One doctor working. Protesters outside. A woman who didn't want to have her baby in prison begging for care. These are the scenes from one clinic in the last hours before Texas' abortion ban. Gorgeous, wrenching work from

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67 abortions, 17 hours: A Texas abortion clinic's race to beat new ban

One of Texas' biggest clinics performed as many abortions as possible until midnight, when a new Texas ban on the procedure became law.

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🧵 As Texas 6-week abortion ban goes into effect today, some context on the reproductive health landscape this is occurring in. For years, GOP leaders have dismantled the family planning safety net. Much of TX is already without access to abortion, contraception, maternity care.

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After nearly freezing to death with my kids this February, when Texas's power grid failed, I now get to anticipate broiling to death with them this summer. Another epic failure of leadership.

ERCOT Calls On Texans To Conserve Power Amid High Summer Demand, Forced Outages

ERCOT said several power generators in the state are on forced outages for repairs, putting about 11,000 megawatts — about the amount of energy it takes to power 2.2 million homes on a summer day —...

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The Pulitzer Prizes

@PulitzerPrizes

Congratulations to #DarnellaFrazier. #Pulitzer

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The Atlantic’s

has won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in explanatory reporting. In a series of articles, Yong anticipated the course of the coronavirus pandemic, clarified its dangers, and illuminated the American government’s failure to curb it.

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Ed Yong Wins Pulitzer Prize for Pandemic Coverage

A reading list of his essential work

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Julie Bogen (she/her)

Congratulations to

, who just won a PULITZER for his coverage of the Covid pandemic in

: theatlantic.com/magazine/archi

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TONIGHT at 6 PM CT: Join

,

, and

on their Forget the Alamo virtual book tour! They'll be in conversation with

. This event is hosted by our friends at

. For more info, visit: ow.ly/QWsC50F2sbG.

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6/9 at 6 PM CT: Join

,

, and

on their Forget the Alamo virtual book tour! They'll be in conversation with

. This event is hosted by our friends at

. For more info, visit: ow.ly/emBf50F2s96.

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It's the last day of

spring membership drive. If you read and love The 19th (or you just love me and want to keep me employed), consider donating!

Help us sustain what we started | Donate to The 19th

Join hundreds of others already supporting our mission with their membership. Your financial support helps make our journalism possible.

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Also, you should 1,000% become a member during our Spring Member Drive. Support the incredible work of my colleagues! 19thnews.org/membership/

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It is completely bittersweet, but today is my last day

. I will miss my loving and lovely colleagues, and anyone who wants to work with some of the best in the biz should apply here.

We're hiring an Editor-in-Chief

The 19th is hiring an experienced, ambitious and innovative editor-in-chief to lead one of the most extraordinary new news organizations in the country, and to take our year-old newsroom to scale.

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Not too shabby for a news org that’s only been up and running for 10 months! And congrats to our friends at

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American Journalism Online

Honorable Mention: Best Non-Profit News Source: The 19th @the19thnews 19thnews.org

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Chabeli Carrazana

It's Jobs Day! One year ago, we got the worst jobs report for women in American history. Here's where we are since then: 2.8 million women left the labor force in April 2020. 1.6 million have rejoined it since. But we are still short nearly 2 million women from Feb. 2020.

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Some personal news, as they say: I'm excited to be joining

as SVP of Audience Strategy. Hugely bittersweet to leave

, but I'm very much looking forward to the next part of my journey.

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Andrea Valdez Joining The Atlantic’s Senior Leadership Team as SVP of Audience Strategy

Valdez is the founding editor in chief of The 19th, and will join The Atlantic later this month.

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Chabeli Carrazana

Oh boy 😭 Thanks

@LivingstonAward

for the recognition!! Extra special that it's for my very first story at

on the women's recession. I'm SO honored. So happy. And so thrilled to join a group full of so many people I admire. (Love to see my bud

there as well!)

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THRILLED to report that @ChabeliH is a finalist for the Livingston Award! Please join me in congratulating her! wallacehouse.umich.edu/announcing-the

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“It struck her one morning last July, when an email arrived from her son’s day care. In a flash of clarity, Emily Way knew her time in the workforce was about to end.” Every mom I know had a version of this lightning bolt. 19thnews.org/2021/04/womens via

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The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms

One year since the start of the women’s recession, hundreds of thousands of moms have been forced to leave their jobs — and grapple with the consequences.

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Biden calls for the passage of the Equality Act. #19thTalksPolitics

@shoeleatherkate

breaks down where he is at on LGBTQ+ issues in his first 100 days.

Where Biden stands on his promises on LGBTQ+ rights — and what’s next

Advocates want more from the Biden administration on LGBTQ+ rights. The White House says it’s prepared to deliver.

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Chabeli Carrazana

Biden outlining his American Families Plan, introduced today. We go into detail here about why plan will far & away benefit mothers & women workers w/: 🟣 $225B child care 🟣 $225 B universal paid leave 🟣 $200B universal preK #19thTalksPolitics

Biden’s new $1.8 trillion plan largely aims to help working women

Biden’s $1.8 trillion American Families Plan includes historic investments in the child care industry, the country’s first universal paid family and medical leave program, and its first universal...

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This image will reverberate far beyond the halls of Congress. Tonight features two firsts — Nancy Pelosi, the first woman House speaker, and Kamala Harris, the first woman to serve as VP, sitting behind a president during a #JointSession address.

For the first time, two women are standing behind the president at an address to Congress

Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are positioned behind President Joe Biden during his first big address.

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For the first time ever, *two women* are standing behind the president at an address before Congress 19thnews.org/2021/04/kamala via

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Northwestern Medill

We are excited to announce our 2021 convocation speakers will be author

(BSJ70, MSJ71),

(BSJ15) of

, and

(MSJ06) of

. Read more: spr.ly/6010HfQgk #Medill100

medill.northwestern.edu

Medill welcomes author and two journalists as convocation speakers for its Centennial year - Medill...

Northwestern University Medill School alumni -- George R.R. Martin (BSJ70, MSJ71), Omar Jimenez (BSJ15), and Andrea Valdez (MSJ06) -- will be Medill’s convocation speakers for 2021. Medill is...

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Absolute must-read from

on how Abbie Kamin, the first-ever pregnant person to serve on Houston's city council, is using her power (and, importantly, experience) to change working conditions for the better.

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For too long, pregnant workers have had to “grin and bear it” in the workplace. @AbbieKamin, Houston’s first pregnant city council member, wants to change that for pregnant workers in America’s fourth largest city. Here’s how she plans to do it: 19thnews.org/2021/04/how-ho

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ko “that’s it” bragg.

At the center of one of the biggest police brutality cases in a generation, which just resulted in the conviction of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd, is a teenage girl and a 10-minute video she shot on her cell phone. via

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Four girls testified in the Derek Chauvin trial. Here’s what they told the jury.

Four girls who witnessed George Floyd’s final moments took the stand in Derek Chauvin's trial. Here’s what they told the jury.

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Barbara Rodriguez

She was called sexist expletives. She says her private information was shared publicly, and her campaign manager faced threatening texts. Here's why one candidate decided she needed to get off Twitter at the height of her campaign. My latest for

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This candidate says she quit Twitter because of online harassment

Sara Lind will focus on in-person campaigning for a seat on the New York City Council. “I don’t need to be here in order to run a successful campaign.”

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Since 2017, at least 19 states have taken some kind of action on workplace harassment. But advocates say states can do more as anti-harassment laws are still fraught with loopholes, leaving women, people of color and LGBTQ+ workers at highest risk.

Why is it so hard to make laws to stop workplace harassment?

Advocates say case-by-case court rulings have further muddled the legal protections, but state legislative efforts have faced some resistance.

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