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A radical for our time: Benjamin Lay, the Quaker dwarf abolitionist you didn’t learn about in class
Marcus Rediker
Benjamin Lay fought against slavery in the early 18th century, sowing revolutionary seeds of modern justice
Melissa McCarthy rightly wins Emmy for ruining Sean Spicer’s life
Taylor Link
The fusion of politics and culture became apparent Sunday when both Alexis Bledel and Melissa McCarthy won awards
PewDiePie drops n-word on live stream and reaps the whirlwind
Taylor Link
PewDiePie, YouTube's highest paid personality, has gotten himself into trouble in the past for bigoted comments
8 immigration horror stories from Trump’s radicalized and empowered ICE agency
Alex Henderson
Law enforcement officials are terrorizing immigrant communities, with the government's approval
From 9/11 to 11/9: How the “War on Terror” helped Donald Trump win
Chauncey DeVega
Donald Trump exploited the effects of the "War on Terror" on our political culture, economy and national psyche
After 76 years of marriage, this adorable couple still lives like newlyweds
Chris White
In POV documentary "My Love, Don’t Cross That River," a Korean husband and wife are truly lifelong partners
“Who is Number One?” asks “The Prisoner” 50 years later
Colin Fleming
The most prescient series in television history has lessons to teach about inadvertent loyalty to the group
The dirt on “The Deuce,” David Simon’s next great HBO drama
Melanie McFarland
The new series from the creator of "The Wire" takes a hard look at porn's beginning in 1970s Times Square
Interview: Franklin Foer’s “World Without Mind” describes how algorithms erode free will
Keith A. Spencer
Franklin Foer discusses how Silicon Valley is infiltrating our wallets, newspapers and minds
10 fascinating podcasts that are all about people
Ma'ayan Plaut
To hear people is to know them. If you love "S-Town" and "This American Life," check these out
“Oh hi Ivanka”: Finally, we know the least essential White House employee’s real role
Erin Keane
Interrupting Big Daddy's meetings is neither an accident nor a harmless tic. It's been Ivanka's job for decades
A skeptical liberal’s guide to the “alt-left”: And it’s not who you think
Anis Shivani
If the term means anything, it should be applied to the mainstream Democrats who lost last year's election
The 5 most important times celebs of color stood up against racism in 2017
Rachel Leah
In 2017, stars picked up the mantle of resistance and ran with it
Fox News has fired host Eric Bolling
Rachel Leah
Accused of sexual harassment, the host gone the network confirmed Friday
Alex Jones, Mike Cernovich warn of dangers of brain-eating robots, AI pushing Islam
Matthew Sheffield
Rabid Trump fan and conspiracy theorist has an important update for humanity
Republicans hit peak racial hypocrisy: Their condemnation of white supremacy is laughable
Chauncey DeVega
Leading Republicans have fled from Trump's racism. But their party has been a white-identity club for 50 years
Legal scholar James Whitman: “Trusting in our institutions” may not be enough to stop Trump
Chauncey DeVega
Yale law professor on what the Nazis learned from American racism and how the worst laws of the past linger on
Bigger, stronger storms will mean more post-hurricane pollution — does Trump even care?
Amanda Marcotte
Climate change is making storm effects worse, but even in this terrifying season Trump wants to slash regulations
How Muslim Americans are fighting Islamophobia and securing their civil rights
Emily Cury
U.S. Muslim advocacy organizations have advanced their community’s integration in America
Black men need yoga, too: “We tend to wait until we hit the bottom floor to then pop up and save ourselves”
D. Watkins
Salon talks to the founder of the Black Male Yoga Initiative about promoting mindfulness in the Black community
Rush Limbaugh spins a web of conspiratorial nonsense about Hurricane Irma
Matthew Rozsa
Rush Limbaugh comes out against computer models
Steve Bannon’s game of thrones: Jilted genius vows “bloody September”
Heather Digby Parton
Ousted White House Svengali plotting with far-right House members to undermine Trump, sow chaos and destruction
Trump is still trolling Democrats on monuments; they’re still falling for it
Matthew Sheffield
Trump's defense of Confederate memorials may be incoherent — but it's not nearly as dumb as it seems
Can hate be healed?
Katherine Kam
Many of the cases of hate crimes are created by mental health conditions like depression and schizophrenia
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