A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.

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My statement on the confirmation of unrestricted fracking booster Chris Wright as head of the Department of Energy.

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Trump and the GOP are trying to repeal a Biden admin rule that requires lead water pipes to be replaced. Tens of millions of people, including children, would continue to have contaminated drinking water if the rules are revoked. So the GOP is the party of lead poisoning now?

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One of the cold comforts I have in these chaotic times is that there’s no one as charismatic as Trump in his cult. So once he’s done he doesn’t have a clear heir. You think people will storm the capital for J.D. Vance? Pfffft.

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We worked for months with USAID to build an $85,000,000 project to end TB in two regions of the Philippines. The project is funded by private money, the Philippine government, and matching USAID funds. It could provide a blueprint for eliminating TB worldwide--except it's...not happening.

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