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E.J. Graff has been telling stories from inside political and social movements for decades: explaining the wild side of Pride to mainstream Americans; reporting on Elizabeth Warren’s first run for Senate; exploring how Trump’s election sent millions of middle-aged women into “the Resistance.” Graff gives voice to people trying to make sense of our political landscape.

E.J. Graff 7/31/17 E.J. Graff 7/31/17

Trump’s Victory Inspired Thousands of Women to Get Involved in Politics

Mother Jones

Women have long been the workhorses of community life. Hundreds of thousands of them leapt into defeating Trump’s agenda. Here are their stories.

E.J. Graff 7/28/15 E.J. Graff 7/28/15

The Unstoppable Maura Healey

Bo ston Magazine

She’d never held political office. To become the nation’s first openly gay Attorney General, she trounced a Democratic insider. Just who did this woman think she was?

E.J. Graff 4/4/12 E.J. Graff 4/4/12

Elizabeth Warren: Yes She Can?

The Nation

Graff covered Warren’s 2012 outsider campaign to become senator from Massachusetts — and watched as crowds fell in love with her.

E.J. Graff 9/26/11 E.J. Graff 9/26/11

The Other L Word: Can Tammy Baldwin Win in Wisconsin?

The Atlantic

In a kind of victory for the LGBTQ rights movement, “liberal” — not “lesbian” — was the L-word most likely to be used against Baldwin in her 2011 Wisconsin Senate race.