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Fashion designer Sophie Theallet is urging her colleagues in couture to follow her example by refusing to “dress” the future first lady Melania Trump. “As one who celebrates and strives for diversity, individual freedom and respect for all lifestyles, I will not participate in dressing or associating in any way with the next First Lady,” Theallet wrote, reports Elle. “The rhetoric of racism, sexism, and xenophobia unleashed by her husband’s presidential campaign are incompatible with the shared values we live by. I encourage my fellow designers to do the same.”

Walking through my neighborhood, I passed a bumper sticker. You know the one: American flag waving and the caption ''These colors never run. Never have. Never will.'' And I was struck by the thought that since Sept 11, 2001, all we seem to be doing as a nation is running. First, running off to bomb and destroy Afghanistan in the name of liberating its people and destroying a mortal threat to our American way of life. Then, running off to a massive military buildup in the Middle East in preparation for a war in Iraq, in the name of liberating...

20 Things We've Learned Nearly a Year After 9/11 by Bernard Weiner As we approach the first anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it might be useful to see how far an ordinary citizen's knowledge has progressed one year on. So here, in the way of a summing-up, based on journalistic documentation, is a list of things we Americans have learned since last September -- some of which might prove useful in the run-up to the November elections. 1. We've learned that Bush&Co.'s "war on terrorism" has morphed from finding and destroying those responsible for the 9/11 mass-murders to a...