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His anti-immigrant message has become something even more dangerous.

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#MeToo

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The Lion King Remake Represents the Biggest Technological Leap Since Avatar

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Get a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cats and Its Mysterious “Digital Fur Technology”

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How Many Home Runs Would Peak Steroidal Barry Bonds Hit in 2019?

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The Latest Study on Trigger Warnings Finally Convinced Me They’re Not Worth It

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All the evidence suggests they don’t help and might actually hurt, which means we need to devote more attention to better forms of mental health care.

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Future Tense Newsletter: Face/Off

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The Visitor

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I wrote a novel about a woman who rekindles old friendships with some strict rules. Then I tried to follow them myself.

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New Orleans May Face an Unprecedented Weather Situation This Weekend

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Elizabeth Warren Just Announced a Huge Fundraising Haul. That’s Good for the Whole Democratic Party.

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Is Banning Private Insurance the New Individual Mandate?

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Trump’s Racist Tweets Paused House Democrats’ Infighting. Only Nancy Pelosi Can Stop It.

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Jake Tapper Appears to Have Taken a Break From Truth-Telling

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What Could a Green New Deal Accomplish? We Asked a Former Head of the EPA.

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Planned Parenthood Hired a Doctor With No Political Experience, and That’s What It Got

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The Angle: Protest Art Is Beautiful and Subversive

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Racism Is a Policy Issue

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A Brutal Heat Wave Is Descending on the U.S.—and Blackouts May Ensue

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Who Would Buy This $258 Tic Tac-Sized Nanobag?

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#MeToo

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Sergeant York (1941)

The Lion King Remake Is the Biggest Technological Leap Since Avatar

Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

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PopTV’s President is “Sweating” with Excitement Over Schitt’s Creek’s Emmy Nominations

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Why Do So Many Americans Believe the Moon Landing Was Fake?

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Trump Isn’t Trying to Trap the Democrats. He’s After Something Far More Primitive.

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