In ‘Oscar Wars,’ Michael Schulman examines the misogyny, money and prejudice that shaped Hollywood’s celebrations of itself.
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Elliott Epstein: What problem is the City Council solving by censuring the mayor?
There’s certainly nothing in the Lewiston Charter which forbids the mayor from voicing opinions on issues of importance to the city.
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Norfolk Southern can’t dismiss Ohio train accident as a fluke
An NTSB report points to a mechanical failure, but that doesn’t mean safety and corporate response shouldn’t be improved.
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A diverse Supreme Court grapples with affirmative action, with its justices of color split sharply on the meaning of ‘equal protection’
Most Americans believe that racial inequality is a significant problem. They also believe that affirmative action programs aimed at reducing those inequalities are a problematic tool.
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Elliott Epstein: Fox News is vulnerable in Dominion defamation lawsuit
Dominion Voting System’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, pending in Delaware state court, will, I expect, produce the mother of all verdicts. I rarely attempt to predict the outcome of jury trials, because, as a wise judge once cautioned in persuading me to settle a case over which he was presiding, “a jury […]
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Civil rights legislation sparked powerful backlash that’s still shaping American politics
Conservatives and the GOP have mounted a decadeslong legal fight to turn the clock back on the political gains of the civil rights movement.
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Paul Mills: Two Maine legislators showed how to overcome scandals
Currently, U.S. Rep. George Santos and state Rep. Clinton Collamore are on the hot seats. That doesn’t mean their political careers are over.
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A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital role in American political history
Millions of enslaved Africans were forcefully converted to the Christian faith. The Black church came about when African Americans began to establish their own congregations.
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Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble
Bayard Rustin led a long and complicated life dedicated to the fight for equal rights. Targeted by the FBI, Rustin became a close adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
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Before Patrick Mahomes vs. Jalen Hurts, there was Doug Williams
Williams became the first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and won MVP of the game for Washington in January 1988.