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Trump's Red Light Letter to the NFL
The alliance between presidents and sports was perhaps the last fully functioning bipartisan tradition left in Washington. This weekend, Trump blew it up.
Kneeling for Life and Liberty Is Patriotic
NFL athletes are protesting on behalf of America’s founding values––and Donald Trump neither loves nor understands them.
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PoliticsKneeling for Life and Liberty Is Patriotic
NFL athletes are protesting on behalf of America’s founding values––and Donald Trump neither loves nor understands them.
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PoliticsAlabama's Strange Senate Rivalry
The contest between Luther Strange and Roy Moore raises the question of who has more sway with Trump’s base: the president or conservative firebrands like Steve Bannon?
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PoliticsAmerica's Red and Blue Judges
Justice Neil Gorsuch exemplifies how the Supreme Court has become fully enmeshed in the rankest partisan politics.
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BusinessThe History of Sears Predicts Nearly Everything Amazon Is Doing
One hundred years ago, a retail giant that shipped millions of products by mail moved swiftly into the brick-and-mortar business, changing it forever. Is that happening again?
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PoliticsTrump's Newest Travel Ban
The administration enacted new restrictions on foreign travel on Sunday as key parts of its previous order expired.
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How Just Six Words Can Spark Conversation About Race in America
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‘It’s Impossible to Imagine Trump Without the Force of Whiteness'
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When In-Person Conversation Is Better Than Texting
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'The Drone King': An Animated Excerpt
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Astro Teller on Why Artificial Intelligence Is Not Scary
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Does Swearing Make You Likable?
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CultureThey Took a Knee
This weekend, a series of taunting messages from the president led to a widescale protest among players—in the NFL, and beyond.
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PoliticsTrump's Shocking Recklessness
The president’s latest comments shouldn’t be surprising—but his deliberate inflammation of tense situations is no less stunning.
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GlobalRescue Dogs At Work After Mexico's Earthquakes
After being struck by three major earthquakes in the past month, rescue workers and volunteers across Mexico have been working around the clock, with the help of local and international teams of sniffer dogs and their handlers.
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GlobalThe Enduring Appeal of Angela Merkel
The German chancellor secured a fourth term with 32.5 percent of the vote.
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PoliticsWhy Cede the Flag to Trump?
Colin Kaepernick and other athletes have a better claim on the United States’s symbols and their meaning.
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Global'It’s Never a Good Time for the Iraqi Kurds to Become Independent'
The Turkish government believes that their self-determination represents an existential threat.
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CultureThe Intimate World of the Performance Artist
The dancer and choreographer Okwui Okpokwasili takes the stage alone in her acclaimed work Bronx Gothic. But behind the scenes, things get a little more complicated.
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CultureMother!'s Theater of Cruelty
Darren Aronofsky’s film, a sensory assault, fits into a grand tradition of art that hopes to shock its audiences out of complacency.
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PoliticsWill Trump Change the Way Presidents Approach National Monuments?
Since Theodore Roosevelt, administrations have designated land across the country, but never before have they scaled down sites to the extent proposed by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.
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PoliticsDonald Trump and the Depressing Politicization of Everything
One reason the president cannot resist commenting on every issue in American life is that he seemingly cannot stand the actual work of American politics.
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GlobalHow NAFTA Explains the Two Mexicos
The re-negotiation of the landmark trade deal will shape the country’s future.
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GlobalHow Two Cities Encapsulate the Battle for Germany's Identity
The tension between Leipzig and Dresden represents a national struggle, which will come to a head in elections on Sunday.
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PoliticsTrump's War of Words with Black Athletes
In a speech Friday night, Trump urged NFL owners to fire players who protest. “Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out. He’s fired. He’s fired!”
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CultureJoan Didion and Rolling Stone: The Week in Pop-Culture Writing
Highlights from seven days of reading about arts and entertainment
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EventsWashington Ideas
For its ninth year, the Washington Ideas Forum will convene the nation's leaders, from politics and government to business and culture for two days of idea sharing and thought provoking conversation.
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PodcastsWhat Are Public Schools For?
Back-to-school season means the revival laments about America's failing public education system. But what is it failing to do?
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