Political Junkie
Writing the past isn't just about getting the facts right--it's about how that chapter in life felt and tasted
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Recall campaigns, invented to remove incompetent or corrupt politicians, are now a conservative tactic to reverse Democratic electoral victories
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How the Pentagon Papers Help Us Think About Donald Trump's Big Lie
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In 1972, feminists at America's most prestigious newspaper launched a civil rights revolution in journalism that is not yet complete. We can all learn …
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No--but distracting voters is an old conservative strategy and the conspiracy theories are getting weirder
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You've seen the famous photo of community organizer Dorothy Pitman Hughes with Gloria Steinem, but this new biography by Laura L. Lovett tells you who …
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When right-wing contrarians distract you with issues of minor concern intended to promote extreme responses, ask yourself: why?
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At last, a policeman is held accountable for murdering a Black American. But the process of imagining an end to lethal policing has only begun.
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