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Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

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Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

As Nina Simone once said, it is an artist’s “duty” to “reflect the times.”

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All the president’s women are getting kicked out of the Trump administration

All the president’s women are getting kicked out of the Trump administration

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All the president’s women are getting kicked out of the Trump administration

All the president’s women are getting kicked out of the Trump administration

Every Cabinet member who has resigned or been fired has been a woman.

15.10.2026 8

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Trump makes racism his closing argument for the midterms

Trump makes racism his closing argument for the midterms

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Trump makes racism his closing argument for the midterms

Trump makes racism his closing argument for the midterms

His hate-filled rhetoric will become more vile as the president becomes more desperate.

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Watching sports on TV has gotten too complicated — and expensive

Watching sports on TV has gotten too complicated — and expensive

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Watching sports on TV has gotten too complicated — and expensive

Watching sports on TV has gotten too complicated — and expensive

Streaming services are turning fandom into a pastime for those who can afford it.

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Rationing hot chocolate: Life in Trump’s economy

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08.10.2026 10

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Rationing hot chocolate: Life in Trump’s economy

Regardless of what happens in the midterms, these economic woes will continue for the foreseeable future.

08.10.2026 10

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Rahm Emanuel knows nothing about accountability

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06.10.2026 10

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Rahm Emanuel knows nothing about accountability

He doesn’t want Trump impeached. As usual, he’s wrong.

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The Knicks should decline Trump’s White House invitation

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The Knicks should decline Trump’s White House invitation

An appearance with the historically unpopular president would be an endorsement.

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In Washington D.C., the people’s resistance challenges a ruinous president.

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01.10.2026 10

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It’s not all men. But it’s too many men.

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It’s not all men. But it’s too many men.

A woman was allegedly gang raped at a Cornell University frat house. Dozens of men reportedly knew it was happening and did nothing to stop it.

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Nolan Wells has been dead for two months. No one knows yet how he died.

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Nolan Wells has been dead for two months. No one knows yet how he died.

A young Black man, who partied with white friends, died in July. A grand jury, citing a lack of evidence, declined to file charges.

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Once GOP hopefuls ran to Trump. Now some are running from him.

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Once GOP hopefuls ran to Trump. Now some are running from him.

Republican loyalty to Trump is crashing into the reality of his terrible policies.

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Hitting Trump where it hurts — cutting his TV coverage

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Hitting Trump where it hurts — cutting his TV coverage

Long a target of Trump’s anti-media fascism, the press is finally flexing its own power.

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The vulgar sound of a man laughing at a woman’s humiliation

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The vulgar sound of a man laughing at a woman’s humiliation

College football star Arch Manning apologized for giggling at an AI-generated video depicting an assault on a woman journalist. It was too little, too...

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George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

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17.09.2026 20

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George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

nearly two decades after leaving office, Bush seems to be regarded more as America’s goofy 80-year-old uncle than a man who inflicted indelible...

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At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

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At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

An emotional moment between two players should remind men that to be emotionally fragile is to be human.

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President Trump: The man who wasn’t there on Sept. 11

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President Trump: The man who wasn’t there on Sept. 11

With his pathological need to center himself in every scenario, even something as sacred as a Sept. 11 memorial event isn’t safe.

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Football is back. So is the gross spectacle of players destroying their brains.

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08.09.2026 10

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Football is back. So is the gross spectacle of players destroying their brains.

A new study on the extent of brain trauma in former football players should give fans pause, but it won’t.

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By rebuking Trump, MapQuest takes a turn toward resistance

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By rebuking Trump, MapQuest takes a turn toward resistance

For the first time in a long time, I’m using MapQuest again.

03.09.2026 20

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If Democrats win the House, Trump must be impeached

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01.09.2026 20

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If Democrats win the House, Trump must be impeached

Representative James Clyburn misreads the moment again.

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The MAGA minions protect the ‘Epstein class’

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The MAGA minions protect the ‘Epstein class’

Once obsessed with rooting out pedophiles, Trump supporters no longer seem interested in the Epstein files.

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Natalie Harp is a bodyguard for Trump’s fragile ego

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Natalie Harp is a bodyguard for Trump’s fragile ego

Until recently, the president’s closest aide had a low profile that masked her outsized influence.

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Loving books in a nation that increasingly shuns reading

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Loving books in a nation that increasingly shuns reading

A nation without readers has less empathy, imagination, and contemplation of lives unlike their own.

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Why Phil Eng’s hair-pulling incident hits differently for Black women

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Why Phil Eng’s hair-pulling incident hits differently for Black women

The MBTA chief’s "insensitive" act evoked a long history of Black people, especially women, being objectified.

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Despite differences, Democrats try to keep their eyes on the prize

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Despite differences, Democrats try to keep their eyes on the prize

Instead of fighting each other, they’re unifying to fight Trump’s agenda.

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Why Trump (so far) has been uncharacteristically quiet on Biden’s dire cancer update

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Why Trump (so far) has been uncharacteristically quiet on Biden’s dire cancer update

Perhaps Trump has recognized that any comments about Biden’s health will only lead to more pressing questions about his own.

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What’s in a name? For Republicans, it’s a weapon against Muslim Democrats

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