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How I Became a Citizen at 17 by Hiding My Socialism
The ceremony to become a United States citizen is difficult to arrange, and boring once you do. It was also one of the most important moments in my life.
Fossil Fuel Abolitionists Take Their Fight to Federal Lands
The Keep It in the Ground campaign wants to end oil and gas extraction on America’s public lands.…
Being Black and Watching Obama From Abroad
Celebrating one of Barack Obama's greatest feats: making the color of American citizenship less white.
How My Grandfathers Proved Their Loyalty to America
One was part German. The other was born in Japan. Their stories show a crack in the façade of the Greatest Generation.
How America Almost Elected a 13-Year-Old Girl as President
Growing up as a girl in an Evangelical world dominated by men, patriotism—or at least a desire for executive power—offered me a way out.
A Woman’s Right to Regret
Two different men once gave me the same advice about writing about sex work: It would have to…
The Freedom of Information Act—and the Hero Who Pioneered It
Celebrating the curious and deeply unpopular political career of John Moss, godfather of the FOIA.
How to Be Canadian on the Fourth of July
How I learned to embrace Independence Day, America, and bunting. So much bunting.
How the Declaration of Independence Went Viral
A brief media chronology of America's first big story.