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Kaila Philo

Kaila Philo is a journalist based in Washington, D.C.

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June 14, 2024
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The Internet Supercharged the Exploitation of Black Culture
Legacy Russell traces America’s reliance on—and profit from—Black imagery, from the 1910s to the Dancing Baby meme.
October 1, 2020
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Noam Chomsky Does Not Think the Planet Is Doomed (Yet)
The Green New Deal wouldn’t require as much effort as World War II, says the linguist in his new book.
August 16, 2018
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Omarosa releases new tape, says Trumps tried to “buy” her silence.
August 9, 2018
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Trump’s Space Force is happening.
July 20, 2018
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The Parkland generation is registering to vote in serious numbers in swing states.
July 19, 2018
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A Trump judicial nominee was pulled for his college rants on race and sexual assault.
July 19, 2018
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Trump’s military parade will be “tremendously expensive,” by Trump’s standard.
July 17, 2018
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Rap music is still a wedge issue in American politics, somehow.
July 17, 2018
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Obama: “rabid nationalism” and racist ideology lead to civil war.
July 12, 2018
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The Emmett Till case has been reopened.
July 6, 2018
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Is the Trump administration keeping its promise to reunite migrant families?
July 3, 2018
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The Trump administration ditches Obama-era affirmative action policies.
July 3, 2018
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Former Ohio State wrestlers accuse Representative Jim Jordan of ignoring sexual abuse.
June 28, 2018
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Merkel calls for the EU to cooperate on migration—which is way down.
June 22, 2018
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The Caribbean Immigrants Who Transformed Britain
An interview with Trevor Phillips about the UK's treatment of the "Windrush generation"—from the generous to the scandalous.
June 8, 2018
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Trump might pardon Muhammad Ali, who had principled reasons for not serving in the Vietnam War.
June 7, 2018
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Study: Ben Carson’s rent-hike plan puts low-income Americans at risk of homelessness.
June 7, 2018
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It’s been three decades since Earth was colder than usual. Three decades.
June 5, 2018
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Miss America cuts swimsuits, and male conservatives snark.
May 30, 2018
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Can Kim Kardashian convince Trump to pardon a first-time drug offender?

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