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Obama as folk hero: To be what he’s trying to be — black, idealistic and president — is nothing less than superhuman
Erin Aubry Kaplan
Obama's had unprecedented importance for black people. We even forgive his blunders, because he's one of the family
“11,000 smart, committed teachers can change the world”: A group of working Philadelphia teachers is looking to upset the status quo of the teachers union
Emma Eisenberg
Up for a vote: "Social justice unionism," in which every teachers union member participates in educational change
Sanders’ people-powered movement: Don’t expect his free-thinking voters to give up their populist idealism
Jim Hightower
Don't-rock-the-corporate-boat liberalism is no turn-on for the people fed up with business-as-usual politics
This is right-wing America: Palin, Trump speak directly to the politics of hate and resentment that drives conservatism
Amanda Marcotte
The right wing's politics of resentment is nothing new, even if conservatives are being more honest about it
Marco Rubio’s South Carolina gamble: Can the establishment “front-runner” actually win by losing?
Simon Maloy
Marco Rubio's plan to win involves losing Iowa and New Hampshire, then taking South Carolina. It seems risky
America has blood on its hands: Yemen is now the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Sharif Abdel Kouddous
US-backed Saudi airstrikes and a blockade-induced energy crisis have further crippled an already devastated country
Bull Connor spat in my teenage face: The civil rights march that changed me forever
Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III
I was only in high school, but knew I had to do the Children's Crusade with Dr. King, even if it meant jail
The coddling of the conservative mind
Jim Sleeper
Why baiting "politically correct" college students won’t save honorable conservatism or America. And what might
Socialism can win here, really: What Seattle means for the future of the American left
Jonathan Rosenblum
Kshama Sawant's city council victory shows voters are receptive to unapologetic leftist politics. Paging the DNC
Rebel, alien, cynic, dreamer: David Bowie’s chimerical genius, and cultural importance, go way beyond pop music
Andrew O'Hehir
From Ziggy to Thin White Duke, from "queer" pioneer to "Soul Train," Bowie's marvelous illusions were never false
I was a secret hair puller
Katie Koppel
After years suffering trichotillomania in silence, a support group of "trichsters" has helped me hold my head high
The consultants are in charge now: How admen and advisers conquered American politics
Adam Sheingate
The key elements of modern campaigns are new, lucrative -- and not always nefarious
Fawning over the male feminist: When Ryan Coogler says “women are better filmmakers,” people actually listen
Shannon M. Houston
"Transparent" creator Jill Soloway said the same thing last month—but when a man talks, we pay attention
My penis size obsession: All my life I’ve worried about measuring up
William Bradley
Some women make small d*ick jokes, but it seems to me this is an anxiety we men have created for ourselves
Engagement season panic sets in: Before you plan a big expensive traditional wedding, read this
David Masciotra
Ritual and community are vital for weddings—but you don't need religion or $35,000 to have them
“What a horrible mother”: How a call from a “good samaritan” derailed these mothers’ lives
Kim Brooks
These moms left their kids for a few minutes and got arrested. A scary look at our new moral vigilantism
He’s getting desperate: Trump’s campaign used to be confident, but Cruz has gotten him feeling downright thirsty
Amanda Marcotte
Trump used to campaign on his self-confidence and arrogance, but lately his run has the stink of desperation
The 1972 campaign that created Bernie Sanders: Inside the losing Senate race that formed a progressive hero
Harry Jaffe
It was a hopeless third-party Senate race. Sanders came in near the very bottom, but learned how to hone a message
America is complicit in a new Middle Eastern tragedy: Saudi Arabia is obliterating Yemen — with our help
Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Riyadh has ramped up its aerial assaults in recent months, and the U.S. government is supplying its weaponry
Jimmy Stewart was my teen idol
Johanna Gohmann
While other girls were still obsessed with Christian Slater, I fell in love with a dreamboat in black and white
“Star Wars” doesn’t have a heroine problem: Arguing over whether Rey’s a “Mary Sue” is missing the point
Nico Lang
We wouldn't bat an eye at Rey's hyper-competency if she was a man. See: Nearly every iconic action hero ever
Republican doom doesn’t equal Democrat victory: Our political chaos could destroy them both
Andrew O'Hehir
Sure, the Democrats have a demographic edge and the GOP is nuts. The soulless Party of Hillary could easily blow it
An unbelievable story of rape
T. Christian Miller, Ken Armstrong
First she was assaulted, then she was arrested and shamed. A must-read from ProPublica and The Marshall Project
My father taught me to love guns
Tricia Braun
For me, guns were a family affair. It took two decades & thousands of miles for me to see our fear for what it was
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