Nine stories that explain the fraught history of the holiday, and the need for celebration.Â
Donald Trump
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Prosecutor, Interrupted: A Kamala Harris Reading List
Profiles of Senator Harris over the past decade show her as both smart and warm. Increasingly, they ask if she has what it takes to win.
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David Sedaris Is Depressed
David Sedaris tallies a few of the many reasons he feels shame and sadness being an American in the time of Trump.
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Happy Birthday to Gemini-in-Chief, Donald Trump
Trump joins a short list of mercurial Gemini presidents, including John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush.
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Will Jeff Sessions’ Testimony Delight Us Like James Comey’s Did?
Last time Sessions spoke in a public hearing, he lied. This time, the stakes are higher.
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What if Free Outdoor Theater is the Greatest Threat to Our Democracy?
Fox News, Bank of America, and Delta are shocked to learn about the Public Theater’s new production of ‘Julius Caesar.’
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Who Is Christopher Wray, Trump’s Nominee for FBI Director?
To begin with, he’s someone who believes the ideal FBI director is “tough but fair and unfailingly honest.”
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Donald Trump As Bad Contractor
Most people who have lived through a renovation know the hallmark of a bad contractor.
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Trump’s Twitter Usage May Be His Downfall
Donald Trump is in love with Twitter, “Brokeback Mountain”-style.
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‘Equality Keeps Us Honest’: Rebecca Solnit on the Ignorance of Privilege
“This is why I always pair privilege with obliviousness; obliviousness is privilege’s form of deprivation.”