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After 20 years of loyal silence, a woman who claims Trump assaulted her drew the line at publicly being called a liar. We should listen to her, before it’s too late
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I kept a certain idealism about politics, even as the Trump campaign took things from farce to tragedy. But when Sean Spicer started talking, my innocence died
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Melania Trump's immigration story won a standing ovation. What about ours?
Luis Miguel EchegarayI watched her speech with my Latino family and wondered whether an immigrant of a different color would have received the same applause
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Even among women who describe themselves as supportive of women’s right, the term ‘feminist’ can be contentious. How do you define it?
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This week, we take a look at online harassment and what women can do about it
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Editorial: After nearly 70 years of war and a quarter of a million casualties, the guerillas are talking peace. There’s a long road ahead
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Editorial: The IOC faces a momentous decision. If Russia is not excluded the world will not be able to believe in what it sees in the arena at the Olympic Games next month
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Editorial: The prime minister and the chancellor welcomed the sale to a Japanese tech group. But any industrial strategy needs to integrate its forward-looking companies
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Jill AbramsonJill AbramsonRepublicans won’t let go, even though there are no charges. The Clintons are justified in feeling they are victims of an endless, rightwing campaign
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Lucia GravesLucia GravesRepublican convention: Cruz's last stand against Trump dominates night three – as it happenedFollow all the latest from Cleveland as the Republican national convention takes the theme of ‘Make America First Again’
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Steven W ThrasherSteven W ThrasherFrom proclaiming the superiority of white civilization to saying America should be made “American” again, the narrative is clear – and it isn’t just Trump
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Thomas FrankThomas FrankDespite the shocks – Brexit, Trump, Dallas – a complacent political class shows no sign of changing its venal ways. The consequences will be dire
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