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How a Civics School With a Conservative Bent Divided Its Supporters

A University of North Carolina program was intended to promote civil discourse and ideological diversity. Some of its early conservative supporters say it is doing the opposite.

© Cornell Watson for The New York Times

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill opened a new school focused on civics two years ago. It has drawn controversy almost since the beginning.

Kaela Berg, a Flight Attendant, Runs for Congress One Layover at a Time

Kaela Berg is part of a crop of working-class candidates that Democrats hope can help the party win back blue-collar voters.

© Anna Watts for The New York Times

Kaela Berg, a Minnesota state representative who works as a flight attendant, is part of a new crop of working-class candidates with atypical backgrounds. Democrats hope they can help their party win back blue-collar voters.
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