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The Weekly Liberal email newsletter is sent every Thursday and published on our website.

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Deadline for submissions: Tuesday at 10 a.m. the week of desired publication. The Weekly Liberal is typically published on Thursdays.

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April 2, 2025

The Art of Gathering

From a potluck for trans and gender-expansive folx to a vigil table for Palestinian lives, the way that we gather matters.

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March 27, 2025

The Tipping Point

Time behaves strangely in my body. I live with ADHD—diagnosed late, held close all my life. My mind doesn’t proceed in lines. It loops, leaps, syncopates.

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