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How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

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22.03.2026 10

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How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

Men in social justice movements too often hide behind their public acclaim.

22.03.2026 10

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Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

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Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

Trump is pushing the idea that a past president not only endorses the war against Iran, but wishes he himself had been the one to launch it.

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Why Trump kept Hegseth

Why Trump kept Hegseth

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17.03.2026 10

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Why Trump kept Hegseth

Why Trump kept Hegseth

The war-obsessed president wanted a defense secretary unhindered by rules of engagement.

17.03.2026 10

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Gas prices are soaring. Trump does not feel your pain.

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Gas prices are soaring. Trump does not feel your pain.

With his war against Iran, the president is delivering another economic blow to Americans.

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An honor for Jan. 6 heroes delayed and obscured by Trump’s lies

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12.03.2026 10

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An honor for Jan. 6 heroes delayed and obscured by Trump’s lies

It took two years beyond the stated deadline for the January 6 plaque to be installed in the Capitol

12.03.2026 10

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US likely bombed an Iranian school. Don’t expect Trump to admit it.

10.03.2026 10

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US likely bombed an Iranian school. Don’t expect Trump to admit it.

This lawless administration seems unlikely to abide by the rules of engagement in war.

10.03.2026 10

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Seeking solace in the crack of a bat

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Seeking solace in the crack of a bat

In the midst of turmoil, the call of "play ball" will be more welcome than ever.

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Thom Tillis is not a hero. But more Republicans should emulate him.

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Thom Tillis is not a hero. But more Republicans should emulate him.

With no more campaigns to fret over, Tillis is behaving like a man with nothing to lose.

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Trump’s destructive war of distraction

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03.03.2026 10

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Trump’s destructive war of distraction

His attack against Iran helps the president avoid truth and accountability about the Epstein files.

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Decorum is the death of democracy

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01.03.2026 10

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Decorum is the death of democracy

Now is not the time for 'silent defiance' of Trump by Democrats.

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One week, two very different portraits of Britain’s disintegrating royal family

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One week, two very different portraits of Britain’s disintegrating royal family

The family is again tending to its own self-inflicted wounds, as details of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s transgressions deepen.

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The winter of Trump’s discontent

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The winter of Trump’s discontent

A majority of Americans are fed up with Trump and a corrupt and vindictive administration that doesn’t care about their most basic needs.

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Colbert vs. Trump: The late-night TV wars take on a whole new meaning

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Colbert vs. Trump: The late-night TV wars take on a whole new meaning

The talk show host’s public battle with the administration is a fight for the First Amendment.

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The president who broke the Republican Party’s brain. (It’s not Trump.)

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19.02.2026 9

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The president who broke the Republican Party’s brain. (It’s not Trump.)

Obama goes about his post-White House business and lives rent-free in a GOP brain.

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Jesse Jackson’s audacity of hope

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Jesse Jackson’s audacity of hope

In his presidential campaigns, the civil rights leader championed an inclusive vision of America that’s under attack.

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The obsession with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

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The obsession with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

A combination of true crime, fame, and social media have turned this story into a media frenzy.

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Readers come clean about their own pop culture gaps

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Readers come clean about their own pop culture gaps

I knew I wasn't the only one with pop culture touchstones that for one reason or another, I've never touched.

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Trump and the racism that binds him to his followers

The president’s refusal to apologize for a disgusting video that targeted the Obamas is his valentine to his base.

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Bad Bunny’s American dream

Amid the turmoil of Trump’s immigration crackdown, the Puerto Rican megastar is the right artist at the right time for the Super Bowl halftime show.

08.02.2026 10

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Filling the gaps in our pop culture lives

Even among the most serious culture vultures, we all have gaps in our pop culture diets.

06.02.2026 6

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Celebrating the Black history that Trump wants to erase

Black people don’t need the acknowledgement of presidents to recognize their own greatness.

03.02.2026 9

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The domestic terrorist in the White House

Trump’s incitement should be blamed for recent attacks against two Democratic members of Congress.

01.02.2026 10

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Take a side. Choose wisely.

Certainly, how respondents feel about Trump’s militarized occupation, which is being enacted under the guise of immigration enforcement, comes down...

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Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota

Residents’ refusal to bend to Trump’s fascism may be the most unexpected rebellion in modern American history.

27.01.2026 10

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The high cost of free speech in Trump’s America

Dissent is swiftly punished by the president’s authoritarian DOJ and DHS.

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The original “Rockford Files” was perfect. No one needs a reboot.

Without the irreplaceable Garner, there’s no “Rockford,” so why bother?

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The ICE agents across the street

Trump’s storm troopers came to my nephew’s neighborhood in Minneapolis.

21.01.2026 10

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‘My mindset was on freedom’

What anti-Trump protesters can learn from civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin.

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The interrupted life and immortal music of Justin Townes Earle

A new book examines the art and tribulations of the revered Nashville musician.

16.01.2026 10

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Impeaching Trump should be a focus of Democrats’ midterms strategy

The other affordability crisis is the rising cost of a president waging war against his own people.

14.01.2026 20

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Trump is watching you

From park passes to (possibly) an official coin, there’s a message behind the president’s fixation with putting his face and name everywhere.

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The maternal death of a Black maternal health advocate

In a nation with the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, Dr. Janell Green Smith’s death is a uniquely American tragedy.

08.01.2026 10

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An insurrection, an impeachment, and the same rogue president five years later

Either we fight like hell against Trump, or we won’t have a country anymore.

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