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Mary Tyler Moore Defined TV Feminism for All Who Followed
Her landmark show captured the spirit of feminism at its happy, confident apex in the 1970s—a far cry from today’s darker, sexualized fare
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This American Carnage
On Friday, I watched America collapse into hysteria and tribalism. On Saturday, I watched ordinary Americans start putting their country back together again
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Poetry Should Talk Honestly About Money
Poets rarely address their own economic situation. That needs to change
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder Comes to Washington
A psychotherapist warns of the human wreckage that men such as Donald Trump leave in their wake
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Life after “Johnny’s League”
Sexual assault survivors of a Montreal hockey “institution” are one step closer to a settlement
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Part 5
This case should have been a victory for sexual assault activists, police, and the crown. They won a conviction from a judge who believed the victim
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Sisters of the North
On the ground at the Women’s March in Washington
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It Was a Crass Speech. But What Did Anyone Expect?
Obama gave us improvisations full of scripture and poetry. Trump told us that “America will start winning again”
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Marching in the Midst
I have listened from the verge in fear and shame for too long
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Measuring the Decline of Democracy
To know if our political structure is at risk—at home and abroad—we need data, not anecdotes
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