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How do we celebrate the Fourth of July when American freedom is disappearing?
Deborah Archer, Song Richardson and Susan Sturm
The yearly commemoration has always marked a contradiction. But despair is not a strategy: this is a moment to create change
This Fourth of July, the world declares its independence from America
Stephen Marche
No one wanted Trump’s devastating budget bill. Of course it passed
Moira Donegan
The IOC handed LA the 2028 Olympics. Now Trump is weaponizing them
Jules Boykoff
Emil Bove’s confirmation hearing was a travesty
Sidney Blumenthal
I’m no fan of Elon Musk. But Trump’s threat to deport him is sickening
Justice Malala
America is over neoliberalism and neoconservatism. Trump is not
Samuel Moyn
The Diddy verdict is the latest gruesome marker of a post-#MeToo era
Moira Donegan
The Bezos wedding was a study in disingenuous billionaire behavior
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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Andy Beckett
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Marina Hyde
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Simon Jenkins
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