Gloria Steinem speaks on the political subjugation of women and the importance of organizing across racial and social differences to an audience at the College of Marin in Kenfield, California, on January 17, 1973.

It’s Time for Our Own Gloria Days

by Clara Bingham September 4, 2026September 4, 2026

Gloria Steinem, the feminist icon, author, activist, and organizer, is dead at 92, leaving those of us in the women’s rights movement mournful—and determined.

The feminist was a spook: Gloria Steinem in New York on Feb. 17, 1970.

In Memoriam

The Feminist Was a Spy

by Markos Kounalakis September 3, 2026September 4, 2026

A portrait of the late Dolly Parton surrounded by flowers and cards in a memorial sits outside her home Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Brentwood, Tenn.

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Good-Bye, Dolly: Farewell to an American Icon

by James D. Zirin August 28, 2026August 31, 2026

Robert Coles shakes hands with President George W. Bush during the National Endowment for the Arts Awards ceremony in 2002. Credit: Associated Press.

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A Liberal Without the Elitism: Robert Coles, RIP

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Ted Turner (1938 – 2026), the late founder of CNN, on the cover of the Washington Monthly in July 2004,

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Ted Turner’s Beef With Big Media

by Ted Turner and The Editors May 6, 2026May 6, 2026

R.I.P.: Here, special counsel Robert S. Mueller III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Judiciary Committee in 2019. Mueller, a former FBI director, died on Friday, March 20, 2026. He was 81.

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Trump’s Despicable Attack On Mueller After His Death

by Jonathan Alter March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

In Memoriam

The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026)

by Matthew Cooper March 4, 2026March 4, 2026

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In Memoriam

It’s Time for Our Own Gloria Days

The Feminist Was a Spy

Good-Bye, Dolly: Farewell to an American Icon

A Liberal Without the Elitism: Robert Coles, RIP

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The Architect of Empathy: Suzannah Lessard (1944-2026)

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