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

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Yes, I Wear Headphones While I Bike. I Have No Regrets.

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Why It’s So Uncomfortable for Feminists to Confront Hillary Clinton About Bill

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Washington Supreme Court Outlaws Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders

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Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Won’t Attend Saudi Conference After All

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Elizabeth Warren Returns to Her Real Roots: Lambasting Big Companies

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What a Workday (or Work-Middle-of-the-Night) Is Actually Like for a Professional Live Video Game Streamer

Halloween Pun Names on Twitter Refuse to Die

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“Man-Hating Lesbian” Is a Classic Insult. But in the #MeToo Era, It’s Time to Reclaim It.

In an Age of Nonbinary Models and Fluid Celebrities, Does Gender Nonconformity Still Have Radical Potential?

Amazon’s Sexist A.I. Is Part of a Much Larger Problem

The Best DNA Ancestry Test

Help! I’m a Single Dad, My Health Is Collapsing, and I’m Almost Broke. Should I Start a Business?

Ask a Teacher: Just Let My Kid Doodle!

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?

Yes, I Wear Headphones While I Bike. I Have No Regrets.

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

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Trump Just Showed How Republicans Will Fight Medicare for All

Rent Control Is Back

Why It’s So Uncomfortable for Feminists to Confront Hillary Clinton About Bill

Omarosa Makes a Good Point (Really!) About How Trump-Saudi Corruption May Have Worked

Washington Supreme Court Outlaws Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Won’t Attend Saudi Conference After All

Elizabeth Warren Returns to Her Real Roots: Lambasting Big Companies

Synagogue Rallies Around Deported Mexican Immigrant Being Denied Asylum

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

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