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October 16, 2026
Granderson: Mel's Drive-In is more than a building or a business
Mel's Drive-In is too essential to the identity of Route 66 to be torn down for the creation of 138 apartments.
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October 9, 2026
Granderson: The fates of Jane Doe and Nolan Wells leave us longing for the Golden Rule
'Do unto others' is universal, and yet did the people partying with Wells care for him? Did the members of a Cornell fraternity stand up for their sister?
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October 2, 2026
Granderson: Trump's fits of pique explain his lifetime of failure
He rages like a toddler, which does not yield results at home or abroad.
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September 25, 2026
Granderson: Republican candidates can't escape the stink of Trumpism
Americans are suffering because of Trump's war and Trump's inflation. Voters know which candidates would rubber-stamp more of the same.
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September 18, 2026
Granderson: The cruel politics that pit struggling Americans against each other
Whether it's race, geography, neighborhood … it doesn't really matter what divides, so long as the poor lack compassion for one another.
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September 11, 2026
Contributor: A tough loss is when character shines through
All of us are pressured, constantly, into revealing who we are. It's different in sports, though. There are spectators.
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September 4, 2026
Granderson: Who would want the U.S. to be run like a business?
Americans are already being ground down by actual businesses: those pinching wages and raising prices to the pain point.
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August 28, 2026
Granderson: Michigan race tests whether voters care more about issues or identity
This is a year of red lines: Some people won't vote for someone who has supported Israel's war on Gaza. Others won't vote for a Muslim.
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August 21, 2026
Granderson: My road trip revealed the good and the bad that hold America together
Every shared meal emphasizes what we have in common, as does the collective decision to accept homelessness.
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August 14, 2026
Granderson: The racism in America's rearview mirror is closer than it appears
In Arkansas this weekend, President Clinton could continue his record of speaking out against racial injustice by highlighting what happened to a young Black woman when she was pulled over by a sta...
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August 6, 2026
Granderson: Don't let Abdul El-Sayed's identity eclipse his actual politics
Questions about his electability have little to do with his résumé and more to do with him being the son of Egyptian immigrants who prays five times a day.
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July 31, 2026
Granderson: In the voting booth, it's the year of the not-at-all-close call
You're either OK with the Trump administration proposing more cuts to Medicare while spending millions to spray-paint statues with gold — or you're not. You either love it when ICE kills Americans ...
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July 24, 2026
Granderson: Why are Nolan Wells' parents still waiting for answers?
Nearly three weeks after his body was found floating in the water, results from Wells' autopsy, conducted by the Jackson County coroner, have not been released.
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