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Diana Babineau is managing editor at In These Times. She is a consulting editor for Kenyon Review, and her poetry appears in North American Review, The Common, and the anthology Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy.
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Culture
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Felt Like the Loss of a Friend
Ginsburg’s story is, in many ways, the story of women in the 20th century. It’s no surprise, then, that her loss feels deeply personal.
Diana Babineau
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Culture
Artists Explore the Hidden Tolls of Life Lived at a Distance
What art looks like in isolation
Diana Babineau
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Feature
Unions Have Supported Democrats for Decades. It’s Time for Dems To Keep Their Promises.
Unions have played a critical role in helping Democrats get elected. What do they have to show for it?
Diana Babineau