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by Lawrence D. Bobo onSeptember 2, 2012
A leading black scholar reflects on an idyllic season on the island.
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by Jack White onFebruary 29, 2012
RightWatch: Mitt Romney, like Michael Dukakis and John Kerry, can't connect with national voters.
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November 24, 2010
David Wilson was a plaintiff in the 2004 court decision that legalized same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. Wilson's journey toward the landmark case began 10 years earlier when he lost his first partner, Ron Loso, to a heart attack. Wilson shared his story in a recording for the national oral-history archive StoryCorps.
Hear the recording below and read NPR anchor Michele Norris' essay on discovering her own family's history.
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by Lawrence Bobo onJanuary 20, 2010
The president must address middle-class fears and stand up to Wall Street.
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January 19, 2010
A routine election turns into a nailbiter, more women earn more than their spouses, and journalistists hacked in China.
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by Lawrence Bobo onJuly 21, 2009
The Skip Gates arrest shows how little some features of the national racial landscape have changed over time.
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