START THINGS OFF WITH A VIDEO.

• Author: Zack, Ian

Building background knowledge is crucial to helping students understand complex texts, and our videos are a great way to do that. This issue features five videos, including an explainer on political parties to go with our midterms story, a history of relations between the U.S. and China, and an in-depth look at the Eighth Amendment's ban on "cruel and unusual punishment." You can find all our videos--and search the video archive--at upfrontmaqazine.com.

IAN ZACK, Executive Editor

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