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The song, first performed in 1900 and known as the black national anthem, is an eloquent, optimistic and beautifully crafted paean to liberty in the face of struggle.
The nominees should hope for convention speakers who are good, but not too good.
Entertainers aren’t as distinctive as they were in the past, making life drearier for all of us.
Right or wrong, Elon Musk and his investors are co-believers in a glorious if imprecise future.
The country’s founding charter was meant to keep us in a state of constant negotiation and dialogue. It should appeal to the left and right.
Colorado governor is fond of releasing predators into the wild. It could come back to bite him.
Eisenhower’s legendary command, female pioneers of the piano, defending free speech and more.
Now playing at the amphitheater on Manhattan’s Little Island, the choreographer’s suite of dance and music has influences ranging from Albert Camus to Jelly Roll Morton.
Trump may do the same thing if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene.
Whatever happened to that ‘Christian Nationalist’ majority?
A left-wing activist impressed her comrades, hardened her foes, and got attention. So what?
The New Jersey Governor breaks a vow not to renew a corporate surtax.
The Attorney General is trying to protect the President from embarrassment.
This year, the former president gives his primary support to sensible candidates.
Every president in recent memory has dealt with epidemics.
The actress stars in Lucy Kirkwood’s play at the Atlantic Theater Company about a woman in 18th-century England whose fate in a murder trial hangs on her possible pregnancy.
The new majority may reverse bad climate policies, but immigration could prove intractable.
Members are working to develop regional plans and standardize procurement across the alliance.
Hundreds of miles south of Joe Biden’s Washington, there’s a well-run government.
It’s a bad sign for Western democracy when the Italian Prime Minister is the only popular leader.
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