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Trump Says SCOTUS Has His Back

Dahlia Lithwick

He feels great about his illegal, unpopular emergency declaration because he believes his justices will let him do it. He might be right.

Why Pelosi Didn’t Stop Trump When She Had the Chance

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What We Know About the Gunman

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How Conservative Media Reacted to Trump’s Emergency Declaration

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Susan Matthews

Abortion

Kavanaugh’s Distortions Are As Appalling As Trump’s Whoppers

Dahlia Lithwick

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Pope Francis Defrocks Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Over Sex Abuse

Molly Olmstead

The Conversation Starts Here

What Americans should learn from California’s high-speed rail boondoggle.

A Cautionary Tale for the Green New Deal

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If Only We Could Grasp This Truth About Suicidal People

Jesse Bering

Many kill themselves not because they’re mentally ill but because they’re far too rational.

How Colin Kaepernick Beat the NFL

Jeremy Stahl

His settlement is a major victory for the leader of the league’s protest movement.

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Sex Scenes Didn’t Kill Meg Ryan’s Career

Christina Cauterucci

Being a woman in Hollywood did.

I Watched All of Isn’t It Romantic Thinking It Was the Other Hemsworth

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Alita: Battle Angel May Actually Get You Excited for the Avatar Sequels

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Sam Adams

The new manga adaptation fuses Robert Rodriguez’s po-mo cool with James Cameron’s naïve thrills.

Anthony Davis is Open to Playing for Your Favorite Team (as Long as It’s Not His Current Team).

Nick Greene

Lisa Kron on Activism and Desiree Akhavan on Queer Women Finally Getting Their Say and Sex on Camera

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Sex Scenes Didn’t Kill Meg Ryan’s Career. Being a Woman in Hollywood Did.

Christina Cauterucci

How Colin Kaepernick Beat the NFL

Jeremy Stahl

What Actually Happened to Jussie Smollett? Here’s What We Know So Far.

Aja Hoggatt

Can David Wallace-Wells Scare Us Into Addressing Climate Change?

Susan Matthews

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There Is No New Backpage

April Glaser

The government crackdown on online sex trafficking changed the business of sex—and left many consensual sex workers feeling less safe.

Being Suicidal Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You’re Mentally Ill

Jesse Bering

New York’s Anti-Amazon Movement Is Now a Blueprint for Critics of Big Tech

April Glaser

Russian Region Declares Emergency After Polar Bears Terrorize Town

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Amazon Cancels Plans for HQ2 in New York

Aaron Mak

RIP, Oppy the Mars Rover

Shannon Palus

A Major YouTube Star Is Pushing Conspiracy Theories About a Pizzeria. Uh-oh.

Aaron Mak

Amazon’s Alexa Keeps Quoting Jeff Bezos to Me

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Rachelle Hampton

How “people of color” evolved from a gesture of solidarity and respect to a cover for avoiding the complexities of race.

Neti Pots Are Great for Flushing Out Snot. Plus, They Won’t Kill You.

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Help! My Girlfriend Is Livid That I Rent Out My Family’s Cabin to Hunters.

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The Powerful Little Mixer That Actually Fits in My Apartment

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Why We’re Slow to Believe Accusations Against Women Like Jill Abramson and Amy Klobuchar

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These Wine Glasses Are Pure Sophistication at a Bargain Price

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Amazon and the End of the Growth Machine

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Cities once worshipped job creation at any cost. The crumbling of New York’s HQ2 deal suggests they’re finding a new religion.

Moderate Democrats Are in Love With a Tepid and Outdated Idea to Fix Health Care

Jordan Weissmann

There’s Nothing Ridiculous About Trains Replacing Planes

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America’s Lack of Child Care Is a Big Economic Problem

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Trump Isn’t Just Defying the Constitution. He’s Undermining SCOTUS.

Dahlia Lithwick

The president defended his national emergency by boasting that he’ll win at the Supreme Court because it’s full of his judges.

What We Know About the Aurora Warehouse Gunman

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Pope Makes Unprecedented Move of Defrocking Ex-Cardinal McCarrick Over Sex Abuse

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Religion and the Supreme Court in Two Cases: Crosses and Chaplains

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5 Dead, Several Wounded in Warehouse Shooting in Aurora, Illinois

Aaron Mak

I’m a New Yorker, and I’m Really Upset About Losing Amazon’s HQ2

Mike Pesca

The Angle: It’s Up to the Courts to Stop Trump’s Border Wall. That’s Not Good.

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