Recent articles
April 3, 2026
Granderson: NATO has stepped up. So why would the U.S. now step out?
Trump and Congress should not withdraw the U.S. from an 80-year alliance simply because it refuses to escalate the Iran war. Americans themselves want to end that war, not expand it.
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April 2, 2026
Granderson: Here's why Trump fired Pam Bondi
She couldn't make the Epstein files go away.
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March 27, 2026
Granderson: The TSA is too important to be turned into a political pawn
Agents' pay should be reinstated, and also significantly higher to reflect their role in keeping the nation safe.
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March 21, 2026
Granderson: Trump wants to 'take' Cuba, but we've done that repeatedly before
The U.S. began its relationship with the free Cuban people not by inviting them to the negotiation table but by dictating terms.
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March 14, 2026
Contributor: Federal power grabs on elections are not about fraud
Trump has called the SAVE Act his top priority. But why? His commission found no widespread problem that needed solving.
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March 7, 2026
Granderson: Reliving a colonial, exploitative history in Venezuela and Iran
These two oil-rich nations have not forgotten the lessons from decades of unfair extraction. Did the U.S. learn from decades of subsequent conflict?
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February 28, 2026
Granderson: There are two Americas. Falling mortgage rates matter only to the wealthy one
Protecting democracy requires making sure people feel that democracy is working for them.
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February 21, 2026
Granderson: The slur 'woke' highlights what Trump fears most
For the president who said, 'I love the poorly educated,' information is an existential threat.
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February 14, 2026
Granderson: There should be no partisan divide about naming Epstein's fellow abusers
Shielding sex traffickers of children is not politics as usual. It reveals a moral crisis.
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February 6, 2026
Granderson: Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's the racism
Why did Harris lose? A lot of single-issue voters just want a champion for their white supremacist worldview.
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January 30, 2026
Granderson: Even as Trump shreds the Constitution, keep your eye on the Epstein files
The president is testing how much he can erode Americans' rights. But why now? What is he worried about?
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January 24, 2026
Granderson: 'Sinners' is the story of our moment, from a past chapter of 'divide and conquer'
Ours is a history in which robber barons used the promise of belonging to splinter the poor into warring factions. Sound familiar?
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January 17, 2026
Granderson: Coach Mike Tomlin's stats speak for themselves. The rest is just noise
Under him, the Pittsburgh Steelers never had a losing season. Why would anyone need more proof of his greatness than that?
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January 10, 2026
Granderson: Some leaders will do anything to cling to positions of power
That was true in Los Angeles in 1960. That was true in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021. That is true all over America today.
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