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RUMOR WATCH….Here’s today’s edition of viral claptrap courtesy of the Republican Party: Barack Obama wants to give $845 billion to the United Nations! Turns out this is off by a factor of 65,000x, but who’s counting? Expect to receive an outraged all-caps email about this from your cousin Ned in Fort Wayne any day now.
Even as she showed deep empathy for young girls, Judy Blume remained a mystery to herself.
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Hungary’s illiberal prime minister could lose power in elections on April 12, while Trump speeds toward disastrous midterms.
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Democrats should go on challenging shows—but no one should be pressured to prove their populist bona fides on a streamer who may cost them more voters than he delivers.
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A generation of college graduates landed in low-wage jobs. Their frustration is reshaping the labor movement—and dividing the working class.
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The decades-long plot against abortion rights had many fathers, who were largely lost to history until now.
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The erosion of early work experience is widening inequality. A modern apprenticeship system could rebuild the first rung of the career ladder.
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MAGA has mountains of merch. Why don’t Democrats?
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