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Someone Should Do Something

Make Julián Castro the Speaker of the House

The Most Serious Clash Over Presidential Power Since Watergate

GOP Arguments Against D.C. Statehood Aren’t Getting Any Less Racist

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Andrew Cuomo and the Curious Case of the $81 Million Elevator

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Boris Johnson Got Owned by the Prime Minister of Luxembourg

2020

The Candidates Are Misrepresenting Michael Brown’s Death

This Is Fine

Funding Cut Threatened for UNC, Duke Course Deemed Not “Positive” Enough About Judaism, Christianity

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Is It Fair to Ask My Husband for Sex While He’s Grieving?

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Hustlers’ “Naked Guy” on Being the Go-To Guy for Nude Stunts

Time Travel Is Close to Madness in the Mind-Bending Undone

A Bunch of Male Actors Keep Writing Novels. Why Aren’t Female Celebrities?

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Stepdaughter’s Confession

Help! I Feel Ridiculous Stating My Preferred Gender Pronouns. Am I a Bad Liberal?

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What’s the Best Way to Help My Son’s Underprivileged School?

Someone Should Do Something

Hustlers’ “Naked Guy” on Being the Go-To Guy for Nude Stunts

Make Julián Castro the Speaker of the House

Betsy DeVos’ Attack on Academic Freedom Might Actually Work

Podcast Episode The Difficulty of Late-Night Comedy Under Trump

Michael Jackson Estate Denounces Leaving Neverland’s Emmys Win as Lawsuit Against HBO Continues

The Intelligence Whistleblower Case Could Spark the Most Serious Clash Over Presidential Power Since Watergate

Trump Administration Orders Changes to Duke, UNC Curriculum Because It’s Not “Positive” Enough About Judaism and Christianity

The Constitution Isn’t the Obstacle to D.C. Statehood

Elizabeth Warren Keeps Climbing

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Rambo: Last Blood Is Part MAGA Fantasy, Part Saw Movie

Hustlers’ “Naked Guy” on Being the Go-To Guy for Nude Stunts

Michael Jackson Estate Denounces Leaving Neverland’s Emmys Win as Lawsuit Against HBO Continues

Why Aren’t Female Celebrities Writing More Novels?

Time Travel Is Close to Madness in the Mind-Bending Undone

Podcast Episode Legendary Troubadour Billy Bragg Believes Accountability Is the Only Antidote for Authoritarianism

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You Don’t Want Facebook Involved With Your Health Care

Artificial Intelligence Has a Huge Carbon Footprint. But It Doesn’t Have To.

The Bravery of Bill de Blasio

Teens Explain Why They’re Striking for Climate Action Today

Fighting Climate Change Isn’t About “Hope.” It’s About Courage.

How Amazon Workers Became the Best Climate Activists in Tech

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Andrew Cuomo and the Curious Case of the $81 Million Elevator

What’s Missing From “White Fragility”

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Podcast Episode Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Teenage Son Hasn’t Come Out. Should I Encourage Him To?

A Frequent Hand-Washer on the Lotion That Cures Reptile Hands

Dear Care and Feeding: My Sister Helped My Daughter Get a Tattoo!

Podcast Episode It’s Time for the Condom Talk

Is It Fair to Ask My Husband for Sex While He’s Grieving?

The GOP May One Day Regret Brett Kavanaugh

Make Julián Castro the Speaker of the House

Betsy DeVos’ Attack on Academic Freedom Might Actually Work

Podcast Episode The Difficulty of Late-Night Comedy Under Trump

Podcast Episode Urgent Concern: This Unambiguously Constitutes an Impeachable Offense

The Angle: Trump’s Whistleblower Case Could Become a Historic Crisis

Democratic Candidates Are Misrepresenting Michael Brown’s Death

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Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Teenage Son Hasn’t Come Out. Should I Encourage Him To?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Twins Are Obsessed With an Incestuous Couple on TV. Should I Be Worried?

The Difficulty of Late-Night Comedy Under Trump

Legendary Troubadour Billy Bragg Believes Accountability Is the Only Antidote for Authoritarianism

Will Downton Abbey Survive a Royal Visit, Dignity Intact?

Dear Prudence Podcast: Help! My Teenage Son Hasn’t Come Out. Should I Encourage Him To?

It’s Time for the Condom Talk

The Difficulty of Late-Night Comedy Under Trump

Urgent Concern: This Unambiguously Constitutes an Impeachable Offense