Proof that bipartisanship is possible
Carl P. Leubsdorf For months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. militar... Read more.
You don’t need to own an iPhone for the government lawsuit against Apple to benefit you
Rebecca Haw Allensworth Last month, the Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust suit against Apple, accusing the company of monopolizing the smar... Read more.
Health care is not a top issue in 2024. COVID-19 explains why.
Robert Pearl In a striking departure from recent voting and polling trends, health care has tumbled to the 16th most important problem facing Americans today, a... Read more.
Survey shows the path to civic unity
Hans Zeiger In his timeless essay “Politics and the English Language,” George Orwell wrote: “Political language — and with variations this is true of al... Read more.
Wildfire smoke is coming for the US again. We’re not ready.
Mark Gongloff Many Americans were surprised last year when smoke from wildfires hundreds of miles away turned their air toxic. There’s no excuse for anybody t... Read more.
The unintended consequences of ‘defund the police’
Lynn Schmidt LOUIS — The closure of some St. Louis Walgreens stores is just one of the unintended consequences of the “defunding the police’’ rhetoric a... Read more.
Marginalized communities need big environmental wins
Russell Armstrong For too long, communities of color have borne the brunt of environmental degradation, suffering the consequences of pollution and toxic indust... Read more.
No debate about it: A fitting end to the ridiculous impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas
Editorial written by the New York Daily News Editorial Board The 49 Senate Republicans spent Wednesday afternoon furiously sputtering that they weren’t allowe... Read more.
USC got it wrong in canceling valedictorian’s speech. Here’s what the school should do now.
David N. Myers and Salam Al-Marayati USC’s decision to rescind valedictorian Asna Tabassum’s invitation to speak at its commencement no doubt resulted from ... Read more.
Think life just keeps getting worse? Try being nostalgic — for the present.
Amanda Montell Nostalgia seems harmless enough, and then someone starts earnestly — absurdly — glamorizing the Stone Age. “Damn can you imagine being a hu... Read more.