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How Menthol Cigarettes Became Black Americans’ Preferred Smoke

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Watching the U.S. Reopen When Only 1.5 Percent of Your Country Has Been Vaccinated

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Dear Care and Feeding: My Sister Is Demanding That I Let Her Dangerous Dog Play With My Child

“You Don’t Have to Scratch Very Hard on a White Progressive to Get Them Quite Resentful”

Dear Care and Feeding: My In-Laws Expect Me to Ensure Their Teen Son Doesn’t Feel Neglected

The Only Summer Shoe You’ll Ever Need

Help! The Way My Husband Expresses His Emotions Scares Me. A Lot.

I Get Snappy When My Kid Misplaces Things. Can I Just… Not Look For Lost Items?

How Close Are We to Criminal Charges for Donald Trump?

Is What’s Happening in Israel a “Third Intifada”?

How Black Lives Matter Changed the American Conversation About Israel and Palestine

GOP Congressman Allegedly Let His Son Sleep in U.S. Capitol Storage Room for Weeks

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says He’ll Pardon Anyone Who Violated Mask and Social Distancing Ordinances

Why So Many Liberals Supported Invading Iraq

White Fragility Author Robin DiAngelo Won’t Call Herself An “Ally.” Should You?

Liz Cheney’s Case Against Trump Is Resolutely Conservative

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