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Tara Golshan

Tara Golshan

Former Politics Reporter

    Latest articles by Tara Golshan

    Culture
    Lotte Reiniger, animation pioneer, predated Walt Disney by more than a decadeLotte Reiniger, animation pioneer, predated Walt Disney by more than a decade
    Culture

    Part of the Harry Potter movie series is an homage to her technique.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    ”Never let them scare you”: Dan Rather is tired of Donald Trump trying to bully reporters”Never let them scare you”: Dan Rather is tired of Donald Trump trying to bully reporters
    Politics

    The famed former CBS Nightly News anchor had words of encouragement for reporters standing up to Trump’s bullying.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    3 key ways Donald Trump’s Hollywood Reporter interview explains his campaign3 key ways Donald Trump’s Hollywood Reporter interview explains his campaign
    Politics

    A conversation with Michael Wolff for the Hollywood Reporter perfectly sums up why Trump is so interested in campaigning.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    A report said Trump’s donations to vets might be shady. His response was predictable.A report said Trump’s donations to vets might be shady. His response was predictable.
    Politics

    Trump responded to a Washington Post report that found his January charity event had come up short.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    This Supreme Court decision has the potential to weaken the Clean Water ActThis Supreme Court decision has the potential to weaken the Clean Water Act
    Politics

    The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a mining company.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    What Nicholas Kristof gets wrong (and right) about conservatives in academiaWhat Nicholas Kristof gets wrong (and right) about conservatives in academia
    Politics

    It’s easier to find a Marxist than a Republican in academia. An expert explains why just hiring conservatives isn’t enough to foster intellectual diversity in higher education.

    By Tara Golshan
    World Politics
    The massive labor law fight that’s paralyzing France, explainedThe massive labor law fight that’s paralyzing France, explained
    World Politics

    France is in the midst of a strike.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Watch Elizabeth Warren’s epic 10-minute takedown of Donald TrumpWatch Elizabeth Warren’s epic 10-minute takedown of Donald Trump
    Politics

    Elizabeth Warren: Donald Trump “will never be the president of the United States.”

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    EgyptAir Flight MS804 crash: what we knowEgyptAir Flight MS804 crash: what we know
    Politics

    EgyptAir Flight MS804, en route to Cairo, disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea Thursday morning, about three hours after it took off from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport.

    By Tara Golshan
    Politics
    Remember when Donald Trump tried to “out” Jon Stewart’s Jewish heritage in 2013?Remember when Donald Trump tried to “out” Jon Stewart’s Jewish heritage in 2013?
    Politics

    In 2013, Trump had quite the burn for political satirist and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart: He called him by his birth name, Jonathan Leibowitz. Jon Stewart had the last laugh.

    By Tara Golshan