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Some Democrats punished Representative Al Green of Texas for interrupting Trump’s speech. But they should adopt his stance of "righteous...
Mayor Michelle Wu and Representative Ayanna Pressley made be proud and made me a Bostonian
As a kid, never could I have imagined such a celebration of Black queer excellence before the eyes of the world.
A convicted felon was elected president. Now the once-disgraced governor wants to be New York’s next mayor.
Mass layoffs are painful enough without the president branding fired workers as corrupt.
In this oligarchic unmaking of America, “stop” applies only to recognition of people’s rights and calls for accountability.
Some are pushing for an unconstitutional third term for the second oldest president ever.
The president and his top lieutenant are ramping up their threats.
With so much chaos, it’s natural for people to feel powerless and to do what feels expedient. But there is no action too small in opposition to...
Trump tries to erase trans existence from the modern LGBTQ movement.
The president will honor only what he deems acceptable, and condemn all else. That’s the death of art.
Lamar — probably not unintentionally — reignited a recent conversation about the American flag and who gets to claim it.
That’s not progress. It’s hypocrisy.
Smackdown at the Super Bowl: Kendrick Lamar vs. Donald Trump
They are reinforcing the mendacious notion that this is a nation built only by white men for white men only.
In a moment demanding courage, the GOP has only cowards.
Trump threatened to freeze federal grants. Democrats pushed back.
With Trump’s ongoing purge of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and his hatred of history that edifies anyone other than white men, the...
His contention that “radical gender ideology” is eroding unit cohesion is a lie to mask another act of segregation.
All the visibly uncomfortable president could do was sit, listen, and seethe.
I don’t mind when people disagree with me — that’s part of a journalist’s job. But disagreeing with a viewpoint is not an open invitation to...
From pardoning insurrectionists to abandoning a climate agreement, Trump is again putting millions at risk.
For the former first lady, sitting through one Trump inauguration was enough.
My music collection will be getting even more of a workout than usual over what will be four chaotic years under the Trump administration.
In a probable message to the incoming president, a Mexican official said "cooperation has no borders."
Whatever his accomplishments, part of his legacy will also be putting his ego ahead of the country’s future.
Bruce Fischer's behavior revealed a small, petty man who treated Harris not as this nation’s vice president, but as a Black woman he would not...
Before blowing up a Cybertruck in Las Vegas, the Green Beret advocated for a violent purge of Democrats from the government and military.
Debrina Kawam died a horrific death. Her life deserves to be honored, not co-opted by a right-wing media fixated on lies about dangerous...
2025 has me thinking that maybe a few resolutions this year could serve as a bulwark against our new national dystopia that begins on Jan. 20.
Born in the Jim Crow South, the former president saw injustice as something to be eradicated, not tolerated.
Trump is threatening an assault on trans lives on “day one” of his administration.
With the relatively small trans population, deaths within these communities are deeply felt.
With Trump's total disregard for facts, and especially the expertise of those smarter than him, he’s positioning himself as an omnipotent arbiter...
At a high-profile event, Daniel Penny, who killed Jordan Neely, took a public victory lap with the next president.
After another year of violence, the trans community feels as if it’s been left to fend for itself.
Nikki Giovanni was as fine a poet as any nation has ever produced. She also was an activist, a teacher, an intellectual, and a social commentator.
And no, Donald Trump should not get one.
Trump’s election win is heightening fears that anti-trans laws and violence will increase.
By 8 to 1, there are more billionaires than there are Black people in Donald Trump’s proposed Cabinet.
There’s a grotesque scramble to appease Trump’s good side — even though he doesn’t have one.
With a second Trump presidency weeks away, the GOP will again be defined by its cowardice.
This isn’t a presidential transition. It’s a national stress test to see if democracy will continue to bend or finally break.
Representative Nancy Mace’s anti-trans bathroom crusade is about hate, not bathrooms.
With Trump’s election, this nation has retreated into a swamp infested with rancor and division.
With a weaponized Justice Department, Trump’s retribution agenda won’t stop with political opponents and their families.
Ideally, we'd all flee social media entirely, but I know that's not going to happen.
When marginalized groups speak up, they’re accused of playing the identity card. But white voters and politicians always get a pass.
The legendary producer often talked about how checking his ego and letting go of anger made him a better collaborator, artist, and person.
A majority of American voters have spoken. And they have chosen this nation’s demise.