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The Myth Of An Apolitical Eurovision
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Sabrina Imbler
May 12, 2024
Politics
How A YouTuber Duped Indians Into The Russia-Ukraine War
91
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Puja Changoiwala
May 8, 2024
Remind Everyone That Your Team Sucks
The Why Your Team Sucks series is back in full swing, so it's a perfect time to order this t-shirt. Wear it loud, wear it proud: Your Team Sucks.
Margin Of Error
Going Off Script
214
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Tom Scocca
May 3, 2024
Interviews
A City College Student Journalist Shares What He Saw During The NYPD Crackdown
118
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Samer Kalaf
May 3, 2024
Politics
UCLA Chooses Violence Over Divestment
246
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Patrick Redford
May 1, 2024
Politics
The Outside Agitators On Campus Were The Police
355
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Samer Kalaf
May 1, 2024
Journalismism
They Are Insecure For A Reason
740
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David Roth
April 30, 2024
Politics
The Crackdown Explains The Protest
753
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Samer Kalaf
April 26, 2024
Politics
Portrait Of The Asshole As An Old Man
158
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Dave McKenna
April 25, 2024
History
The Judgment Of Magneto
247
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Asher Elbein
April 24, 2024
Arts And Culture
PEN America Chooses The Most Cowardly Words
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Lauren Theisen
April 18, 2024
Margin Of Error
The Speech-Free Campus
264
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Tom Scocca
April 18, 2024
Journalismism
The New York Times Ignores Reality In Pursuit Of Objectivity
146
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Patrick Redford
April 18, 2024
Journalismism
How Do You Get Americans To Care About A War?
Ethiopia's not hard to get to. It's very hard to sell as a story.
233
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Casey Taylor
April 17, 2024
Politics
The Exchange Rate On Palestinian Life
518
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Samer Kalaf
April 10, 2024
Politics
NAIA Becomes First Organization To Ban Trans Athletes From College Sports
262
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Patrick Redford
April 9, 2024
Margin Of Error
Voting For Gaza
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Tom Scocca
April 4, 2024
Margin Of Error
Amy Coney Barrett’s Charm Offensive
226
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Tom Scocca
March 21, 2024
NFL
Report: Aaron Rodgers Being Considered For Dream Job As Attention-Getting Loser
321
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Tom Ley
March 13, 2024
This Is So Stupid
The Nets, Of The Great State Of Brooklyn, Have Lost, I Fear, For The Children! Of America. To The Detroit Pistons—Of. This. Great. Na. Tion. Tonight. Last Night.
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Katie Britt
March 8, 2024
Margin Of Error
My Fellow Americans
556
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Tom Scocca
March 7, 2024
Politics
The Status Quo In Gaza Is Death
507
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Samer Kalaf
March 7, 2024
Politics
Point/Counterpoint: Senator Kyrsten Sinema Retires
375
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David Roth
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Albert Burneko
March 5, 2024
Journalismism
Tim Burke’s Indictment Is A Political Choice Disguised As A Legal Act
371
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Jay Willis
March 1, 2024
Journalismism
The New York Times Ignores Intense Scrutiny Of Its Oct. 7 Report
231
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Samer Kalaf
March 1, 2024
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