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The January 6 Insurrection was Powered By Social Media
So why has there been no move to require Big Tech to take responsibility for spreading the lies that make right-wing partisans ever more extreme?
Aug 10
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When Democrats Go High, Republicans Go Low
As Republicans proposed amendments that they knew would fail the themes were predictable: culture wars, China, taxes, and "drill, baby, drill."
Aug 8
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Even If She Never Hits Another Ball, Serena Williams is the GOAT
A conversation with historian Tera Hunter about the greatest woman ever to play the game of tennis--what she overcame, and where she is going--and why Serena's legacy is intertwined with sister Venus
Aug 12
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Brittney Griner Should Never Have Been in Russia
The basketball star has been detained on drug charges by the Putin regime since February 17, 2022--but why was she there to begin with?
Aug 5
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I Am Ignoring Amy Coney Barrett
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Punch a Sexual Harasser in the Face
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Today's Newsletter, CORRECTED
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State of Emergency
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What Culture Wars Do
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The Art of Losing
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Roe, Roe, Roe the Vote
What did we learn from the Kansas referendum? That Republicans have abortions too. But you knew that.
Aug 3
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Today's Newsletter, CORRECTED
For reasons that are unclear to me....
Aug 1
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Kentucky Is Drowning, Yet Its Senators Remain Climate Science Skeptics
Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul can't bring themselves to support environmental legislation that could mitigate and reverse extreme weather…
Aug 1
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Yes, the Democrats Can Still Win in November
Although pundits will try to persuade you otherwise, we are in a dynamic situation going into the fall campaign season: let's take a close look at…
Jul 29
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Small-Donor Fundraising Does Little for Democracy--But A Lot for Political Consultants
What used to be seen as progressive and participatory has become predatory
Jul 27
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Congressman Lee Zeldin's No-Good, Terrible, Very Bad Day
But being attacked on the campaign trail might be the best thing that has happened to the Republican candidate for Governor of New York lately
Jul 25
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The Foiled Confederate Coup of 1861
An interview with historian Ted Widmer about his book, “Lincoln on the Verge”
Jul 15
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Did I Hear Someone Say Witness Tampering, Mr. Chairman?
Yesterday's hearing finally put the Insurrectionist in Chief at the center of the conspiracy to overthrow the government on January 6, 2020. And the J6…
Jul 13
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I Am Ignoring Amy Coney Barrett
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Punch a Sexual Harasser in the Face
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Today's Newsletter, CORRECTED
2
6
State of Emergency
7
What Culture Wars Do
2
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The Art of Losing
6
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