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Watch Oprah Winfrey’s Powerful Lifetime Achievement Award Acceptance Speech at Golden Globes
Oprah's speech fueled a wave of speculation about a possible 2020 bid by the actress.
Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission Is Gone, but Scrutiny Will Continue
The president dissolved the commission and indicated that DHS will continue its mission.
Israel’s New Blacklist of BDS-Supporting Groups Sparks Outrage
“Israel is isolating itself even further as an apartheid state,” says CODEPINK.
What Jeff Sessions’ Latest Attack Means for the Future of Legal Marijuana
Sessions preserved a “tool” for making arrests.
Laughing in the Face of Patriarchy: A Conversation With Myriam Gurba
Gurba discusses humor in the age of Trump and #MeToo.
Obstruction Evidence Mounts as Critics Say Trump Move to Stop Sessions Recusal “Screams of Guilt”
Trump ordered White House counsel Donald McGahn to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself.
Access to Firearms by Those With Mental Illness Is Not Fueling Mass Shootings
People with mental illness are no more likely to be violent with firearms than those who don't.
Other Countries Have High-Speed Trains. We Have Deadly Accidents and Crumbling Infrastructure
All eyes are on Trump's infrastructure plan.
Democracy Is Not a Choice
When power moves into the hands of a few, decent people commit unspeakable acts.
The Biggest Secret: James Risen on Life as a New York Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror
An interview on how both the government and editors at The NY Times suppressed reporting.