The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election Day draws near. The term carries different meanings and strong emotional ...

When the Trump administration this week put on hold grant, loan and other financial assistance programs, one of the reasons cited was to give White House staffers time to assess them for "woke gender ...

Is woke really back? It sure seems like it, as Zohran Mamdani begins his transition period in New York City and Democrats ...

Hurling insults is now the norm for those with a disagreement, but we need to learn to sort the specifics without calling ...

The term "woke" has evolved significantly from its original meaning. Traditionally, it means being awake or conscious, but in recent years, it has taken on a broader, more political significance. The ...

It's a question I would like my Republican neighbors and friends to spend time with. What is woke? It is an adjective of African American vernacular meaning “aware of discrimination,” similar to the ...

While starting as vernacular for being aware of racial and social injustice, the term “woke” has become a Republican buzzword to describe anything put forward by Democrats that Republicans think is ...

There's a "war on woke" on the 2024 GOP campaign trail but the term itself is full of history and meaning far beyond the culture wars. Republicans can't stop using the word 'woke'. But what does it ...

President Trump's vow the United States "will be woke no longer" during his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress continues to reverberate in California and across the country. Woke or ...

The era of reenchantment through “conscious” machines is upon us. We can observe: Those who choose to live and work in San Francisco are different from most. This difference is likely creating a ...

The California governor told the hosts, former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, that America is reverting to a “pre-1960s world,” noting that the conservative-leaning Supreme Court could ...

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