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The deadly act of telling the truth

Two Afghan journalists discuss leading a women-run news outlet under Taliban rule, plus a look at France's ban on hijab in sports

The Great Unionization

A conversation with Flight Attendants Union President Sara Nelson about the future of organizing

NOT just like that

How "Sex and the City" presaged the rise of girlbosses, maybe even set the stage for them. Plus: America's most benevolent billionaire

Who gets to be glorious?

Former Olympian Casey Legler is not buying the "level playing field" arguments against trans athletes.