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2016 has now come and gone, which means that it is time to reflect on the best movies the year had to offer. 2016 may not have been the strongest year for movies as there seemed to be a lot films that disappointed or ended up being underwhelming. That...

Did we do enough in 2016? And how can we build a broader electoral movement? I don't believe the Left bears the brunt of the blame for Hillary Clinton's defeat, and I reject arguments that try to score political points through guilt-tripping. Both long...

America has begun to reckon with a nightmarish reality: Donald Trump’s presidential campaign isn’t going anywhere any time soon. I write this dispatch the morning after the primaries in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio, in which...

With fewer than 100 days until the first primaries, the leading candidates have received ample airtime to address the important issues our nation faces. But even though health care accounts for around 18 percent of our nation’s GDP and consumes close...

by Poorni Jaganathan My ayya (grandmother) was diagnosed with terminal colorectal cancer in October 2003. She had been in the UK for one month to visit us. It was meant to be a trip for her to get to know her grandchildren better, to see the country...