Rights and Democracy
Afraid of His Own Shadow
Why won’t Biden fight these obvious threats to his agenda and presidency?
Killing to Show That Killing Is Wrong
As Arizona’s push to revive Nazi-era gas executions shows, the death penalty is barbaric.
Make Normalization With Cuba a Priority
If Biden doesn’t lift Trump’s harsh restrictions on the island, it may well cause the next migration crisis.
We Don’t Need Another Oil Pipeline
The fight over a northern Minnesota pipeline project could have global repercussions.
The United States of Amnesia
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.
A Plan to End Poverty in the United States
A new congressional resolution asserts it’s not only possible to end poverty, but morally necessary.
Many Asian Americans Are Struggling Invisibly
The pandemic struggles of many Asian Americans have been grossly overlooked.
If You Love Our Country, Don’t Ban Its History
Opponents of critical race theory don’t want us to ask what we can learn from the past. But that’s the whole point of studying history.
Making Vaccines More Accessible
Many essential workers still aren’t vaccinated. It’s not because they don’t want to be — it’s because they can’t get time off work.
On Marijuana, Republicans Are Canceling Their Own Voters
Voters in several red states have decided overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana, but their leaders keep undermining them.
