Opinion
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Those Adorable Endangered Creatures Are Not the Point
On Dec. 4, the world’s fastest land animal briefly became an influencer. With the encouragement of conservation groups, wildlife fans…
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Attacking Teachers From Every Angle Is Not the Way to Improve Schools
Here are just a few of the longstanding problems plaguing American education: a generalized decline in literacy; the faltering international…
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Kyrsten Sinema Brings Bad Tidings for Democrats in 2024
Arizona was on the cusp of seating a Democratic governor alongside two Democratic senators for the first time since 1951…
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Does American Society Need Abortion?
At a Senate Banking Committee hearing shortly after the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade,…
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Is It Time to Break Up With Your Political Party?
Produced by ‘The Argument’ In her two years hosting “The Argument,” Jane Coaston has changed her mind about many things…
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Morocco Has Given the Arab World Something to Cheer for Again
AMMAN, Jordan — Morocco’s stunning performance in the World Cup, its progress to a semifinal game with France and the…
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Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43
He and LeAlan Jones recorded stories of life and death in a Chicago housing project for NPR, winning a Peabody…
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Is This the End of Peace Through Trade?
In the early 20th century the British author Norman Angell published a famous book titled “The Great Illusion,” which declared…
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Curt Simmons, Last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, Dies at 93
A three-time All Star pitcher, he helped Philadelphia win the pennant in 1950 and was with the Cardinals when they…
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An Iconic Album, and Gender Identity Today
More from our inbox: Memo to Writers: Write. Read Aloud. Edit. Repeat.How Disability Shapes PerspectiveWorld Cup Fans Don’t Speak for…