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PBS Funding Cuts: A Blow to Children Who Need It Most

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This article was co-published with EdSurge, a nonprofit newsroom that covers education through original journalism and research. Sign up for their newsletters. Near a cardboard cutout of Daniel Tiger, a small stuffed version of Curious George, and plenty of promotional posters in the PBS Kids office, there sits thick stacks of graduation invitations. Most are […]

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Rep. Sarah McBride on GOP Attacks: “They’re Employing the Strategies of Reality TV.”

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My red carpet interview with Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) at the Saturday premiere of a new documentary on her history-making election as the first openly transgender member of Congress was interrupted by an adoring passerby. “Sarah, I love you!” the man shouted. “I’m a donor and I don’t even live in the district!” (“Thank you […]

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Kylie Jenner’s Plasticized Candor

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“445cc, moderate profile, half under the muscle!!!!! silicone!!! garth fisher!!! hope this helps lol.” With an “lol” and a disarming number of exclamations, the comment, a response to a TikTok plea for boob job details, seemed to exude a breezy insouciance. But coming from Kylie Jenner, the celebrity billionaire and youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner family, […]

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Trump Calls for Rescinding $9 Billion From Foreign Aid and Public Broadcasting

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Because the request to Congress is not subject to the Senate filibuster, the GOP can pass it without Democratic votes.

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Inside Palm Springs’ Queer Rodeo

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In early May, the small city of Banning, California, hosted the Palm Springs Hot Rodeo. The competition, which has occurred most years for the past 50, salutes the homoeroticism of rodeo culture. The four-day event—an official stop on the International Gay Rodeo Association circuit—features traditional rodeo events like steer wrestling and calf roping, along with […]

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10 Ways to Enrich the Trumps and the MAGA Movement

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Eight years ago, if you wanted to line the first family’s pockets, your choices—while ethically unprecedented—were limited. There was only so much you could spend on hotel rooms or Mar-a-Lago fundraisers. Fortunately for foreign governments, megacorporations, and anyone else with an agenda, the Trumps have diversified.  “It’s a whole different scale than it was in […]

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How Star Wars Reveals Conservatives’ Authoritarian Fantasies

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Why do Republicans and their enablers insist on fantasizing about one of the most evil empires in science fiction? In a recent CNN appearance, former Mitch McConnell adviser and GOP operative Scott Jennings went on the defense, justifying Emperor Palpatine’s violent vision for a galactic empire. When podcaster and contributor Van Lathan pointed out just […]

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The Hyper-Aggressive, Comically Loyal Government Flacks Who Talk Like Trump 

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In March, Axios reported that Donald Trump’s Oval Office had begun to resemble an Oscar night gift suite, as world leaders and business officials knew that showing up empty handed risked earning Trump’s displeasure. In response to the news outlet’s catalogue of favors visitors bestowed on the president in such meetings, a White House spokesperson […]

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A Better Way to Think About Tech’s Hold on Modern Parenting

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The internet does not have a face. But if it did, I imagine it drools with anticipation when a user begins considering parenthood. It will proceed to unfold reams upon reams of guidance: how to get pregnant, stay pregnant, and raise the optimal child. The user can click and purchase their way through developmental milestones, […]

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A Better Way to Think About Tech’s Hold on Modern Parenting

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The internet does not have a face. But if it did, I imagine it drools with anticipation when a user begins considering parenthood. It will proceed to unfold reams upon reams of guidance: how to get pregnant, stay pregnant, and raise the optimal child. The user can click and purchase their way through developmental milestones, […]

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