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Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic Robert Kennedy Jr. Is a Flawed Heretic

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Moms for Liberty Came to Philly. Philly Came for Them. Moms for Liberty Came to Philly. Philly Came for Them.

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Books & the Arts

Jacob Lawrence, detail from Struggle Series—No. 10: Washington Crossing the Delaware, 1954.

The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations The Art of the American Revolution Across the Generations

The United States’ founding moment from Washington Crossing the Delaware to the paintings of Jacob Lawrence, Kara Walker, and Kent Monkman.

Books & the Arts / Rachel Hunter Himes

“The New World,” c. 1546.

The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond The Entwined History of Capitalism and Race in the Americas and Beyond

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The Contradictions of 1776 The Contradictions of 1776

From the outset the United States was founded to protect both freedom and slavery.

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Michal Kaliszan and his mother at Michal's graduation from the University of Waterloo, where he studied computer science.

When Death Is the Best Choice, Is It a Choice at All? When Death Is the Best Choice, Is It a Choice at All?

Disabled Canadians need support, but without proper government funding, voluntary death through MAID may be their only option.

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Without Apology: Abortion in Literature

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Some of the most powerful, important abortion narratives show working-class women terminating their pregnancies without regret or anguish.

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World

A video screen declaring “VOTE ANDY FOR US” and depicting Andy Burnham adorns the side of a home in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England, on June 10, 2026.

In Britain, an Election That Could Mark the Beginning of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s End In Britain, an Election That Could Mark the Beginning of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s End

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