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Ted Cruz’s Unlikability Is His Biggest Strength

It’s Not Just Trump. Republicans Laid the Groundwork for This Assault on Trans People.

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The Crucial Differences Between Trump and Reagan

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The League’s Best Kicker Tried an Extra Point. You, Um, Won’t Believe What Happened?

Patriots Swarm Bears’ Hail Mary at Pearly Gates, Send It to Hell

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Pete Davidson Speaks on Breakup With Ariana Grande: “Anybody Looking for a Roommate?”

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This Lawsuit Against the Trump Campaign Could Have Nasty Consequences for a Free Press

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Gender Nonconformity Feels Less Radical Now. Is That Progress?

How I Got Comfortable Being a Black Nonbinary Person (It Wasn’t Easy)

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Help! My Boss Keeps Talking About Wanting to Kill Herself.

Help! I Want to Talk About My Weight Issues, but My Friends Keep Shutting Me Down.

My Mother Won’t Introduce Me to Her New Secret Husband but Still Wants My Kid to Stay Over

Halloween Methodically, Relentlessly Murders Its Way to the Top of the Box Office

The Great Disappointment, in This Week’s Open Thread

The Misreading of Ted Cruz

Migrant Caravan Grows as it Continues Push Toward the United States

The NFL’s Best Kicker Attempts an Extra Point. You Won’t Believe What Happens Next.

Ryanair Criticized for Failing to Act During Racist Tirade That Was Caught on Video

The Misreading of Ted Cruz

Selma Blair Announces She Has Multiple Sclerosis

Detroit Police Broaden Probe Into Funeral Homes After 63 More Fetuses Found

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Halloween Methodically, Relentlessly Murders Its Way to the Top of the Box Office

The NFL’s Best Kicker Attempts an Extra Point. You Won’t Believe What Happens Next.

Pete Davidson Speaks Out About his Breakup with Ariana Grande: “Anybody Looking for a Roommate?”

Eric Reid Confronts Malcolm Jenkins Before Panthers-Eagles Game, Calls Him a “Sellout”

Bears’ Hail Mary Swarmed By Patriots at Pearly Gates and Sent Straight to Hell

Who Won the Lakers-Rockets Brawl?

The Big Lie Behind the “Pivot to Video”

Republicans Have Spent a Small Fortune on Facebook Ads Pitting Oprah Against Trump

Justice Department Charges Russian With Campaign to Interfere in Midterm Elections

In Praise of Distracted Meditation

The Creator of Godwin’s Law Interviews David Simon About Nazis on Twitter and Much More

Should You Buy a Mega Millions Ticket?

The Weather Channel’s New Wildfire Simulation Is Terrifying. But Maybe It’ll Help Save Lives.

Who Is Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova, the Latest Russian Charged With Meddling in U.S. Elections?

When Is the Right Time to Tell Our Son He’s the Product of an Affair?

My Mother Won’t Introduce Me to Her New Secret Husband but Still Wants My Kid to Stay Over

How Republicans Laid the Groundwork for Trump’s Assault on Transgender Existence

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For Bi+ Folks, Therapy Can Be Radical Self-Care. But Only if Mental Health Providers Affirm Our Identities.

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Rent Control Is Back

Sears Failed, but It Didn’t Have To

Mitch McConnell Admits That the GOP Doesn’t Actually Want to Fix the Deficit While It’s in Charge

Trump Says The Federal Reserve Is the “Biggest Threat” to His Presidency. So Why Isn’t He Doing Anything About It?

Canada Is Legalizing Weed This Week. But Will There Be Enough Bud to Meet Demand?

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It Is Absurd That Trump Is Taking Credit For Falling Obamacare Premiums

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Liberals Must Embrace a Bankrupt Judicial Philosophy to Have Any Chance of Winning at the Supreme Court

The Misreading of Ted Cruz

Migrant Caravan Grows as it Continues Push Toward the United States

Ryanair Criticized for Failing to Act During Racist Tirade That Was Caught on Video

Russia Threatens Retaliation After Trump Vows to Exit Landmark Nuclear Arms Treaty

I Believe Saudi Arabia

Trump Administration Is Considering New Rules to Flat Out Deny Transgender Identity

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