<p>This week on The Stakes: - Ana Marie Cox reports from Ted Cruz's last stand - Meredith Graves lays out the dystopian hellscape of American rape law - Julianne Ross heart-eyes winky-face surfer-dude - Jaime Fuller introduces us to Veto the Dog - Marcus Ellsworth gives an elegy for Afeni Shakur Davis</p>

This week on The Stakes: - Ana Marie Cox reports from Ted Cruz's last stand - Meredith Graves lays out the dystopian hellscape of American rape law - Julianne Ross heart-eyes winky-face surfer-dude - Jaime Fuller introduces us to Veto the Dog - Marcus Ellsworth gives an elegy for Afeni Shakur Davis

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The Stakes is your look at the week's news, without the filler of talking heads and clickbait. Every week, MTV’s Holly Anderson and her team of writers — including Ana Marie Cox and Jamil Smith — guide you through the week’s news, social justice issues, and culture stories through a mix interviews, essays, special reporting, and poetry. The Stakes is investigative, thoughtful, and BS-free.

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