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Essay What is Found There: Adrienne Rich and a Life on the Margins
Michelle Dean
Adrienne Rich was a writer, unfairly or not, who was known as much for her politics as her poetry.
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
The report reiterated multiple claims spread by Republicans since the committee’s formation, protesting that the select committee was improperly made and unfairly blamed President-elect Trump for the day’s events.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Two female students at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a transgender girl unfairly ousted them from coveted spots on the cross-country team.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Republicans criticized the measure as an overreach and said sending such materials home would unfairly scrutinize certain communities.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
The report reiterated multiple claims spread by Republicans since the committee’s formation, protesting that the select committee was improperly made and unfairly blamed President-elect Trump for the day’s events.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
Two female students at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a transgender girl unfairly ousted them from coveted spots on the cross-country team.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Republicans criticized the measure as an overreach and said sending such materials home would unfairly scrutinize certain communities.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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