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Kamala Harris and the fallibility of identity politics 

She was the most accomplished Black woman ever to run for president. But what else did we know about her?

By Shamira Ibrahim

Millennials weren’t the only ones gutted by the recession. Gen X has never recovered.

By Austin Channing Brown

I bought into the worst stereotypes about black small-business owners, even after I became one

By Nikesha Elise Williams

How Kamala Harris’s mental health plan could hurt the most vulnerable 

By Sara Luterman

4 young Indigenous people on what “home” looks like today

By Rory Taylor

Money Talks: This couple had 6 dogs. It got really expensive.

By Julie Vadnal

Watching The Report through Muslim eyes

By Maha Hilal

Twitter is banning political ads. Nonprofits like mine could suffer.

By Lizz Winstead

The best $2,000 I ever spent: many, many rounds of bingo

By Rachel Kramer Bussel

Loss, trauma, and injustice: On being Black and dying from a broken heart

By Nylah Burton

The Supreme Court will hear my case today. Trump will not win on DACA.

By Martín Batalla Vidal

My husband was a veteran living in shame. He died from an opioid addiction.

By Karie Fugett

The best $1,395 I ever spent: a workshop with an alleged literary grifter

By Giulia Pines

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The brutal mirror: what the psychedelic drug ayahuasca showed me about my life

By Sean Illing

Reparations aren’t just political. They’re deeply personal.

By Tiffanie Drayton

Beware companies that promote “buy one, give one” charity

By Melanie DiSalvo

Revenge porn is a tactic of abuse. Katie Hill’s case makes that clear.

By Carrie Goldberg and Annie Seifullah

My advice for aspiring explainer journalists

By David Roberts

The best $1.75 I ever spent: Hand sanitizer that allows me to exist in public

By Kelly Dawson

When I twerked onstage with Lizzo, it was an act of political defiance

By Sami Schalk

Money Talks: They laid out finances on their first date. Then they retired at 38 and 41.

By Nicole Dieker

The way forward for Me Too, according to founder Tarana Burke

By Morgan Jerkins

I listened to the Supreme Court argue about my rights as a trans person. I have never felt more frustrated.

By Katelyn Burns

The best $1.16 I ever spent: a set of loaded Dungeons & Dragons dice

By Jessica Xing

The Supreme Court is finally taking on trans rights. Here’s the woman who started it all.

By Katelyn Burns

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Why HR is powerless to effectively handle sexual harassment claims

What happens after you report sexual harassment and hear nothing?

By Laurie Ruettimann

The real reason Amber Guyger was convicted

By Brittany Packnett

The true tale of a bona fide, one-of-a-kind “Lobster Girl”

By Kim Kelly

I confronted Jeff Flake during the Kavanaugh hearings. One year later, I regret nothing.

By Ana Maria Archila

Greta Thunberg became a climate activist not in spite of her autism, but because of it

By Steve Silberman

The best $1.50 I ever spent: a kneadable eraser

By Eliza Brooke

6 Native leaders on what it would look like if the US kept its promises

By Rory Taylor

I’m a Latina who went to an elite institution. Kavanaugh culture dominates.

By Jennifer M. Morton

Money Talks: She moved home to save money — and her mom never wants her to leave

By Julie Vadnal

Caroline Calloway and our obsession with feminine deceit

By Nayomi Reghay

The best $80 I ever spent: TSA PreCheck

By Josh Gondelman

’90s erotic thrillers and the satisfaction of watching women burn the world

By Rachel Vorona Cote

Money Talks: She makes triple his salary

By Nicole Dieker

On eating watermelon in front of white people: “I’m not as free as I thought”

By Cynthia Greenlee

The best $190 I ever spent: a fan to ease my perimenopause

By Jolie Kerr

5 things people still get wrong about slavery

By Karen Turner and Jessica Machado