by Jackie Calmes On this, Donald Trump didn’t lie. As a presidential candidate in 2016, he said he’d name as many as three anti-abortion justices to the […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
An early ‘Occupy’ episode: Boom, bust and working-class protests
by James Haught The terrible Great Depression of the 1930s wasn’t America’s only economic crash. Various lesser ones happened through the 1800s, almost in a 20-year cycle, […]
Honor Labor Day by protecting workers
by Christopher D. Cook As we celebrate Labor Day and “essential workers” amid a viciously resurgent pandemic, we ought to match our rhetoric with some concrete protections […]
Why the ‘great resignation’ of 2021 is a sign of hope
by LZ Granderson It was a tough week for America. A dark week. The attack at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 26 killed 13 U.S. service […]
Protect right to assemble by preserving listening
by Gene Policinski Two of the least-known freedoms protected by the First Amendment — the rights of assembly and petition — are being tested in today’s rancorous, […]
Americans deserve publicly owned generic drugs
by Dana Brown It’s an all too familiar story. A company with some of the best-paying jobs around — a vital anchor for the community — decides […]
‘Best places to live’? Maybe not
by Pete Saunders Newly released 2020 Census data give us a better sense of where Americans think the best places to live are. Cities such as Phoenix, […]
Is SCOTUS ready to overturn Roe?
by Noah Feldman A day after the Constitution-flouting Texas anti-abortion law went into effect, a divided Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it won’t block the law before […]
After skeptics fall to COVID, people ask awkward question: Should we care?
by Danny Westneat A reader wrote in with a blunt and honest comment that I want to share, because it alludes to a shift that’s taking place […]
Return of cruise-missile diplomacy
by Eli Lake A paradox of President Joe Biden’s decision to end the war in Afghanistan is his vow to keep fighting the wider battle against terrorism […]
