Slavery and the Origins of the American Police State

“Our country has changed,” wrote John Roberts, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, in…

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If I Ever Become a Hashtag

Understand that I did my best to comply with their demands while not coming off as…

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Our Homes Are Going to Look Very Different Post-Pandemic

For many years, I happily worked from home in a kitchen counter setup that was ergonomically…

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The White House Blew Her Cover. Can This Ex-Spy Fight Her Way Back to D.C.?

After the Supreme Court declined to hear her lawsuit against Bush officials, Plame and her husband,…

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The Psychopath in Chief

I spent hundreds of hours with Donald Trump to ghost-write ‘The Art of the Deal.’ I…

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Celebrities Have Nothing Left to Offer Us

Celebrities have always had an outsized sense of self-importance. They have always flaunted their wealth, but…

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How the Karen Meme Benefits the Right

The Karen meme was first served up on that smorgasbord of woman-hatred, Reddit, home to adherents…

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Congress Is Alarmingly Close to Handing Trump Dangerous Spying Powers

And Adam Schiff, of all people, is the one giving it to him. For a few hours…

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This Pandemic Exposes the Malignant Entitlement of White Women

The only community many white women seem to want to protect is their own. For the last…

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Nikki Had Proof She’d Been Abused. But Was it Enough for Self-Defense?

Nikki and Chris met in late 2008 when they were both gymnastics coaches in Poughkeepsie. She…

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A Message to the Class of 2020: Please Destroy the World

The graduation speech they deserve, just not the one they’ll actually get. Oh hello there, graduates! What…

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How 3 Vehement Bernie Backers Made Their Peace With Biden

The Biden-Sanders task forces could be their only opportunity to craft policy from the inside in…

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