Opinion
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Donald Sutherland, Star of ‘M*A*S*H’ and Much More, Dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, whose ability to both charm and unsettle, both reassure and repulse, was amply displayed in scores of film…
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Why Activists Keep Failing the Causes That Fire Them Up
Here’s the ugly truth: The highest priority for members of Congress is not to legislate. It’s to stay in Congress.…
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What It Meant to Come Out at 40
A collection of stories on the challenges and joys of coming out later in life.
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Ricardo M. Urbina, Trailblazing Latino Judge in Capital, Dies at 79
Before being appointed to the bench in Washington, he was a track star who became a symbol of discrimination against…
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Political Scientists Want to Know Why We Hate Each Other This Much
Who among us are the most willing to jettison democratic elections? Which voters not only detest their political adversaries, but…
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End Legal Slavery in the United States
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the day when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the farthest outpost in America. Many people…
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Willie Mays, Electrifying Ballplayer of Power and Grace, Dies at 93
Willie Mays, the spirited center fielder whose brilliance at the plate, in the field and on the basepaths for the…
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Sarah Mandel, Therapist Who Told Her ‘Trauma Narrative,’ Dies at 42
She received a diagnosis of Stage 4 breast cancer late in her second pregnancy and described her experience in a…
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Anouk Aimée, Enigmatic Star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ Dies at 92
The French actress had already made an impression in international film when she appeared in Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romance, a…
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On Juneteenth, Freedom Came With Strings Attached
Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Harris said that on…