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On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Harris said that on…
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The System Isn’t Built for Jan. 6, and Neither Are We
There won’t be a trial anytime soon — or maybe ever — for Donald Trump on charges related to Jan.…
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The 2024 Election Hinges on Voters Who Hate Politics
Produced by ‘The Ezra Klein Show’ The biggest divide in our politics isn’t between Democrats and Republicans, or even left…
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How to Make Thrilling Theater About Climate Change Negotiations
A new play from the writers of “The Jungle” dramatizes the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, a landmark climate agreement preceded by…
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Hozier Was Never a One-Hit Wonder. But Now He Has a Second Smash.
He broke out in 2014 with “Take Me to Church.” Then listeners on TikTok found his passionate, dramatic songs and…
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Stop Comparing Hamas to the Nazis
On Oct. 7, Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel, murdered approximately 1,200 people and abducted more than 240 others. One of…
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In Indiana, the MAGA Revolution Eats Its Own
The Indiana’s governor’s race should not, under normal circumstances, be remotely competitive. In 2020, Donald Trump won the state by…
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Angela Bofill, R&B Hitmaker With a Silky Voice, Dies at 70
Starting in the late 1970s, she scored multiple hit singles, including “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” and “I Try,” but…
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George R. Nethercutt Jr., Who Ousted a House Speaker, Dies at 79
He defeated Thomas S. Foley of Washington State in the 1994 Republican midterm sweep. It was the first time since…
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Effective Altruism Is Flawed. But What’s the Alternative?
You don’t hear so much about effective altruism now that one of its most famous exponents, Sam Bankman-Fried, was found…