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# Sally Kohn


## Sally Kohn


Sally Kohn is a CNN political commentator, activist, host of the podcast State of Resistance and author of [_The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1616207280/?tag=timecom-20).


## Sally Kohn


* ![chess knights face off](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7801f82bcf33a4ae/69892d27db29873f6d25f53e/argument.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 10, 2018  
### [I Was a Liberal Who Worked at Fox News. Here's What That Taught Me About Arguing Politics](https://time.com/5233477/sally-kohn-the-opposite-of-hate/)  
I was getting to know and like many conservatives and at the same time receiving more and more hate ...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![TIMEPOL Election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta39a1066d5a1ff6c/6988adce524fc02e95dfa2ec/trump-0871.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 9, 2016  
### [Let Donald Trump Supporters Have What They Voted For](https://time.com/4564226/let-donald-trump-supporters-get-what-they-voted-for/)  
'What if we let it go, let it get that bad and let people see the truth?'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Anti-Government Protestors Occupy National Wildlife Refuge In Oregon](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbe6925ab1ff6406/6988acbbfb4eaca39088fb72/ammon-bundy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 2, 2016  
### [The Bundy Brothers Are a Crystal Ball Into Trump-Style Revolution](https://time.com/4553628/bundy-brothers-trump-revolution/)  
'The worst may be yet to come'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 16, 2016  
### [Thank Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton for Donald Trump's Dog-Whistle Ways](https://time.com/4452596/donald-trump-dog-whistle/)  
Among others in American politics who have quietly motivated voters with race  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Hillary Clinton Miami Rally](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltece2baab98c34709/69889f04196cf41bd603c8c6/clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 23, 2016  
### [You Can Support Hillary Clinton and Still Be Critical of Her](https://time.com/4420670/hillary-clinton-dnc/)  
'I have never been more proud to be a Democrat. That doesn’t mean I can’t be made prouder'  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Donald Trump Delivers Trade Policy Address In Pennsylvania](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a8e1eade4e948cb/698899e2cd1bba6f6f70149b/donald-trump22.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 29, 2016  
### [Nothing Donald Trump Says on Immigration Holds Up](https://time.com/4386240/donald-trump-immigration-arguments/)  
Here’s how 3 arguments against immigration fall flat  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders prepares to speak for a video to supporters at Polaris Mediaworks in Burlington, Vt., on June 16, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt78130d6bbd6da5f0/698898c2a988cac51c6b851e/bernie-sanders5.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 21, 2016  
### [Bernie Sanders Could Destroy His Own Revolution](https://time.com/4376440/bernie-sanders-limbo/)  
The longer he waits to endorse Clinton, the more he helps Trump  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders \(D-VT\) delivers his concession speech to a group of supporters at the Henderson Pavilion in Henderson, Nev., on Feb. 20, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf90f49f574ed31cf/698893a5cf40a88bc5c4347e/sanders1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 18, 2016  
### [I Felt the Bern But the Bros Are Extinguishing the Flames](https://time.com/4339865/bernie-sanders-supporters-violence/)  
Violence and bullying undermine the spirit of his movement  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f3e49a57722092c/6988926bcf40a8908cc432c1/ladies-bathroom-sign.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 9, 2016  
### [I’m Proof Bathroom Bills Are Not Just a Transgender Issue](https://time.com/4322953/north-carolina-mississippi-bathroom-bills/)  
I’m a lesbian and I fear public restroom confrontations  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders \(D-VT\) speaks to guest at a campaign rally at the Grand Theater on in Wausau, Wisc., on April 3, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a59418b437fecaf/69888d8e3c163996cb45cafa/sanders.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 5, 2016  
### [Bernie Sanders Has Already Won His Revolution](https://time.com/4280924/bernie-sanders-revolution/)  
He has convinced more Americans to proudly claim radical left positions  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
* ![Donald Trump](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc49c98d7048eda28/69887f645f570f090db1fd17/trump_supporter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 29, 2016  
### [The Old White Man's Last Hurrah](https://time.com/4239152/white-voters/)  
This election, politicians are realizing minority votes matter more than ever  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Monica Lewinsky attends the Timothy Greenfield-Sanders portr](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt288ea2314d89da46/69868e3d55a8597906a80b5e/97267857.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 7, 2014  
### [The GOP's Monica Lewinsky Boondoggle](https://time.com/91350/republicans-monica-lewinsky-hillary-clinton/)  
There was a time where dredging up Lewinsky reminded Americans of Hillary’s shortcomings, but it cer...  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)
* ![Department Of Justice In Washington DC](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc32849268414e1af/6988d81f4ee26226d530e68c/justice-department-affirmative-action1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 17, 2013  
### [Affirmative Action Has Helped White Women More Than Anyone](https://time.com/4884132/affirmative-action-civil-rights-white-women/)  
Studies show affirmative action helps white women as much or more than others  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)

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