liberal
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Watching Siegmund’s selfie-and-autograph session from a distance, Klaus Ahting, a 52-year-old translator from the region, said he thought of himself as part of the liberal center yet was also AfD-curious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, she was crisscrossing the country, campaigning for liberal Democratic candidates, fighting laws restricting abortion, and urging legislators to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
This shift in focus was jarring for the Post, which had previously published a diversity of viewpoints in its opinion pages while maintaining a largely liberal editorial orientation.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
In Episode 1, you’ll hear how Gorsuch’s worldview was shaped by his iconoclastic mother, his reaction to life on a liberal college campus, and by young conservative movements of the 1980s.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Until 1966, Romania had had one of the most liberal abortion policies in the world.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Five justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, along with the three liberals — upheld the constitutionality of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
Justice Elena Kagan, who was joined by the two other liberals on the court and three conservatives, wrote the majority opinion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Breyer’s emphasis on bridge-building, Murray said, might have been a savvier strategy when the court was more closely divided between five conservatives and four liberals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
When Antonio Villaraigosa challenged James Hahn in 2001 and 2005, Sonenshein said, Hahn drew support from the Black community and the Valley, Villaraigosa from Latinos and liberals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
A meeting of the ANC executive took place afterward at which a few of us asked for a report of the earlier meeting with the white liberals.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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