We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them. We Need More Pro-Trans Politicians. This Group Thinks It Knows How to Get Them.
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The Picture of Dennis Hastert The Picture of Dennis Hastert
The disgraced former congressman was a better representative of the GOP than the party would like to admit.
What Gen Z Actually Wants, According to the DNC’s Youngest Member What Gen Z Actually Wants, According to the DNC’s Youngest Member
Milan van Dam says Gen Z is the generation that is most empathetic toward their peers.
This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It’s Caused This Lawsuit Could Make Big Oil Pay for the Harm It’s Caused
The question is whether the Supreme Court will let it.
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The US Had a Choice After 9/11. It Chose Wrong. The US Had a Choice After 9/11. It Chose Wrong.
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The Peril of Trump’s Final Act: Would He Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Iran? The Peril of Trump’s Final Act: Would He Use a Tactical Nuclear Weapon in Iran?
Trump is trapped in a war that has already been lost, a reality that he will never allow himself to admit.
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It is damn time we all started acting like it.
Books & the Arts
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World
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Notes From Evictionland Notes From Evictionland
Eviction is practically baked into the way Britain manages its tenanted homes. Here’s how it played out—over and over again—for my parents.
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