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“Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living.”

We chat with Sarah Jaffe about her new book on how mourning affects politics

It’s Been a Bad Week for Abortion

Why is it playing out this way?

“We wanted to write ourselves back into history”

Despite everything we know about abortion, myths persist.

What Have We Learned from 20 Years of Grey’s Anatomy?

The show is now the longest running primetime medical show in history.