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August 17, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Saving The Memory of a Ukrainian Hero

Ukrainian defector Victor Kravchenko stood up to Joseph Stalin. Can Victor’s son keep his dad’s message of freedom alive?
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June 20, 2022 by Bill Donahue

He-Man Politics

The rise of hypermasculinity on the campaign trail. 
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February 24, 2021July 1, 2021 by Bill Donahue

Talk of the Town

What happened when I set out to discuss politics with my Trump-supporting neighbors.
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July 6, 2020November 26, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Price of Gold

 What happens when your neighborhood is demolished to make way for the Olympic Games? A visit to Vila Autodromo, a favela in Rio de Janeiro.  

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August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by Bill Donahue

The Kingmaker

Twenty-nine years old, gay, and a transplant from Puerto Rico, is an unlikely New Hampshire primary powerbroker.

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Edited by David Rowell

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March 13, 2019August 2, 2019 by Bill Donahue

Sh*thole World Tour

A  deep dive into the culture and magic and pain of three countries that Trump maligned with an obscenity–Haiti, El Salvador, and Liberia. 

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May 11, 2017November 15, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Sleepover

A Mother’s Day essay remembering my mom, Barbara Donahue (1929–2017), and my favorite punk band, The Plasmatics (1977–1983).

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Illustration by Maggie Chiang.

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March 23, 2014October 9, 2017 by Bill Donahue

The Hero’s March

Searching for the ghost of Russian novelist Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia.

The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photographs by Oleg Gritskevich.

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September 20, 2013October 10, 2017 by Bill Donahue

Mongolia Rising

Mongolia strikes it rich on gold and coal.

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Edited by David Rowell. Photograph by Lauren Knapp.

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