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May 15, 2026
Granderson: Jason Collins came out so we all could keep moving forward
Until his death this month, the retired basketball player spent more than a decade campaigning for connections, bridging divides.
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May 7, 2026
Granderson: Ted Turner and CNN created 24-hour news but couldn't control its future
Like reality television, cable news began with lofty ideals and was perverted by pursuit of profit.
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May 1, 2026
Granderson: What the audience has learned since the first 'Devil Wears Prada'
Gen X identified with the protagonist 20 years ago. After two bruising decades in the job market, we might see her actions as more foolish than heroic.
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April 24, 2026
Granderson: Tucker Carlson's reversal on Trump is a familiar script
Everyone has that line they won't cross for the president. For this podcaster and Fox News alumnus, Trump's war in Iran was the breaking point.
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April 17, 2026
Granderson: If you keep listening, Prince's lyrics will keep teaching
The songwriter's wisdom and observations reverberate more than the sexual innuendos he initially was known for.
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April 10, 2026
Granderson: Faith lessons don't belong in public schools, and Christians know that
The collection of warm and fuzzy scriptures being considered for Texas curricula is likely just a Trojan horse for more extreme theology.
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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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