by Donald Cohen The recently passed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will provide desperately needed federal dollars to fix our roads, water systems and other public infrastructure. […]
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The best of America: Welcoming refugees
by Steven Roberts While you’re giving thanks this week, take a moment to express your gratitude to the generous folks who are helping to receive and resettle […]
Black Friday deals not cutting it? Wait
by Tara Lachapelle To snag some of this year’s Black Friday deals, a car won’t do you much good — try an ocean liner. Plenty of would-be […]
For caregivers, the menu or venue shouldn’t define Thanksgiving
by Peter Rosenberger While the public face of Thanksgiving projects a Norman Rockwell painting, stress and sadness better describe the holiday for many of America’s millions of […]
Thanks to gerrymandering, GOP can continue to behave abominably
by Jackie Calmes House Republicans began the year with nearly two-thirds of them voting against ratifying Joe Biden’s election. In doing so, they allied with the insurrectionists, […]
Attention, inflation skeptics: Holiday shoppers are talking to you
by Michael R. Strain The robust pace of U.S. consumer spending looks at first glance like evidence that inflation isn’t hurting a resilient U.S. economy. And that’s […]
Kyle Rittenhouse is also a victim
by John M. Crisp Kyle Rittenhouse is 18 years old. On Aug. 25, 2020, when Rittenhouse killed two men during a night of civil unrest in Kenosha, […]
Grown kids still stuck at home?
by Justin Fox When the pandemic hit last year, young adults moved back in with their parents in a big way. Now the share of 18-to-29-year-olds living […]
A chronological feed wouldn’t fix Facebook’s problems
by Cathy O’Neil There’s been a lot of discussion, since the Facebook Files were leaked, about how to repair the social media platform. A lot of this […]
Nextdoor was supposed to encourage kindness
by Robin Abcarian It’s become conventional wisdom that the proliferation of social media sites and the ease with which strangers can communicate has led to a deterioration […]