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Renée Graham

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It’s time to retire the term ‘tomboy’

Then and now, restrictive gender labels ostracize kids who only want to express who they are.

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To avoid a Trump-orchestrated primary challenge, a defiant Senator Tillis chose to forgo reelection

But if Trump’s bill was a test for Republicans, the vast majority of them again failed miserably.

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With Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York, voters spoke. Is the Democratic establishment listening?

The winner of NYC's Democratic mayoral primary offers his party a path out of its funk.

29.06.2025 7

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The hideous legacy of the conservative Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade

On June 17, Adriana Smith was removed from a ventilator, ending another sorrowful chapter in the Republican war against women’s bodies.

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In bombing Iran, Trump gets his big-boy military show

True to form, the president is exaggerating the damage done and ignoring potential long-term consequences.

24.06.2025 4

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For LGBTQ veterans, the Trump administration brings fear and uncertainty

People enlisting in the military today might be wise to keep their sexual orientation and gender identity to themselves.

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Stop tone policing protesters

When Republicans try to criminalize any demonstration counter to the Trump administration’s ugly agenda, they’re purposely ignoring that waving a...

19.06.2025 10

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A decade of Trump, a decade of political violence

Even after two attempts on his life, the president has refused to tamp down his incendiary rhetoric.

18.06.2025 10

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Gavin Newsom stands up to President Trump

In challenging “the rule of Don,” the ambitious Democratic California governor seizes a reputation-mending opportunity.

15.06.2025 10

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Sly Stone and the sound of Black freedom

The utopian joy of progress and its possibilities was reflected in Stone’s music and the band itself.

12.06.2025 4

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Is Trump’s troop deployment in LA a prelude to martial law?

To shut down anti-ICE protests in California, the president has deployed the American military against American citizens and others.

11.06.2025 3

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A different kind of Trump Derangement Syndrome

Trump supporters knew what was coming and voted for all of it.

05.06.2025 3

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From MAGA to ‘TACO’

Trump, the troller-in-chief, gets trolled with a jokey implication that he “chickens out” on tariffs.

03.06.2025 3

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To end the war in Ukraine, Trump should treat Putin the way he’s treating Harvard

When the Kremlin flexes, the White House blinks.

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House Republicans ignore those who saved their lives during the Jan. 6 insurrection

Every Republican should be reminded of what happened in the Capitol — and how their complicity is fostering Trump’s ongoing insurrection against...

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is the defendant. Cassie Ventura is not on trial.

But her actions are being scrutinized as closely as those of her former boyfriend.

27.05.2025 2

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Limiting COVID vaccines endangers everyone

The people who hated mandates are now instituting one of their own.

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A train, a tie, and a small win for humanity

At a time of state-sanctioned cruelties, summoning our humanity has become more important than ever.

23.05.2025 10

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Trump has lots to say about Biden’s health. His own? Not so much.

The public deserves to know more about the president’s health.

21.05.2025 10

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A man checked out 100 library books. Then he burned them.

When democracy is at risk, history shows that book purges can lead to book bonfires.

18.05.2025 10

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Pete Rose doesn’t belong in baseball’s Hall of Fame

Rose believed that his own selfish pursuits were more important than protecting the integrity of the game.

15.05.2025 4

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Trump loves immigrants — so long as they’re white

The administration is fast-tracking white South Africans on the path to citizenship. People of color need not apply.

13.05.2025 2

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Why Trump is suddenly obsessed with dolls

The president is trivializing the hardships his tariffs are causing.

11.05.2025 10

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Life in Trump’s America

When democracy is crumbling, going along to get along is a blunt object swinging at its pillars.

09.05.2025 3

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The self-inflicted downfall of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

After months of lurid accusations, the disgraced entertainment mogul’s trial has begun.

06.05.2025 5

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Yes, Trump voters signed up for ‘this’

From tariffs to firing federal workers, the president told everyone exactly what he would do if elected again.

04.05.2025 6

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Why the recent death of a beloved TV character feels so jarring

The ferocious death of a fictional character has shaken me deep in my bones.

02.05.2025 5

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Democrats finally seem to understand the assignment: Stop Trump

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois challenged his party’s “simpering timidity” against the authoritarian president.

30.04.2025 7

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Elon Musk messed around — and now he’s finding out

As public disdain for the billionaire rises, Tesla stock price and car sales are plunging.

27.04.2025 10

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A health and human services secretary who scorns health and humans

If Hell exists, there may need to be an entirely new wing built for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

25.04.2025 3

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Why Trump hasn’t fired Hegseth

The president doesn’t want to validate critics who said the former Fox News personality was a bad choice for defense secretary.

22.04.2025 5

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Trump has an immigration problem — his own unconstitutional policies

A backlash is building against the disappearances his administration is masking as deportations

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Courage is contagious. Pass it on.

Trump officials threatened to kill billions in federal funding for Harvard. Alan Garber, the university’s president, drew a line in the sand.

17.04.2025 3

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Trump doesn’t care about domestic terrorism — unless Teslas are the victims

A teenager allegedly wanted to assassinate Trump and overthrow the government to “save the white race.”

16.04.2025 10

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Next on Trump’s authoritarian checklist: A military parade in his honor

Like all strongmen, Donald Trump wants his military parade.

13.04.2025 9

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80 years later, Sinatra’s song about diversity — and an ensuing right-wing backlash — still resonates

This nearly 80-year-old story of right-wing retribution against an endorsement of diversity should be nothing more than a sad relic from a less...

10.04.2025 3

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Yes, even small victories against a tyrannical Trump matter

Nothing this president does should go unchallenged.

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A very American fascism

Trump 2.0 is fascism. But make no mistake, it is a very familiar and very American fascism.

03.04.2025 3

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Cory Booker and the immeasurable power of one voice

The Democratic senator’s marathon speech was a call for everyday citizens to fight Trump’s reckless agenda.

03.04.2025 4

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Trump says he wants a third term. Believe him.

This time, take a president who lies habitually at his word.

01.04.2025 3

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Trump’s second term is fueling the power of boycotts

Corporate America is discovering that political cowardice has a financial cost.

30.03.2025 20

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The Signal chat, and the dangers of a president who believes his administration is beyond accountability

A leader who won’t own a wrong decision or immediately act to correct it is too dangerous to lead.

28.03.2025 3

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George Foreman and the art of the comeback

The former boxer proved that it’s never too late to transform into something greater — a message of hope in these difficult times.

26.03.2025 10

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With fewer corporate sponsors, Pride celebrations could regain the political jolt they’ve been lacking

Stonewall commemorations should look less like corporate job fairs and more like torch-bearing for an ongoing uprising.

24.03.2025 10

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Protecting your peace in the Trump/Musk ‘hurriquakenado’

Pace yourself, enjoy what you can, but do something.

20.03.2025 3

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The Democrats’ problems are bigger than Chuck Schumer

A feckless party that doesn’t know what it stands for will fall for anything.

19.03.2025 20

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The COVID-19 pandemic, five years later: A nation more divided and vindictive

COVID continues to reveal a country undone by selfishness, cruelty, and greed.

13.03.2025 5

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Note to Democrats: Decorum will not defeat fascism

Some Democrats punished Representative Al Green of Texas for interrupting Trump’s speech. But they should adopt his stance of "righteous...

12.03.2025 20

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Wu and Pressley made me into a Bostonian

Mayor Michelle Wu and Representative Ayanna Pressley made be proud and made me a Bostonian

09.03.2025 6

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The Blackest queerest Academy Awards ever

As a kid, never could I have imagined such a celebration of Black queer excellence before the eyes of the world.

06.03.2025 5

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