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Here’s What Teens From Across The Country Thought Of The South Carolina Mess
"It is frankly absurd that the issues that will be the biggest threats to our way of life in the 21st century weren’t debated."
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Opinion: Let The Women Of Louisiana Make Our Own Decisions About Abortion
I know from personal experience that it’s already very hard to get an abortion in Louisiana. The Supreme Court could make things even worse.
Jasmine Rivers
Opinion: How Cruelty At The Mexican Border Became An American Export
The southward expansion of US border enforcement has been happening for years. Now we're exporting Trump-era cruelty too.
Josue De Luna Navarro
Opinion: We Have To Tell The Whole Truth About Kobe Bryant
We still struggle to tell fully human stories about the people we love — only heroes’ journeys or villains’ defeats.
Jill Filipovic
Opinion: My Country Is On Fire. Soon The Whole World Will Be.
I returned home for Christmas to find my country — and its consciousness — ablaze. What disasters will prompt similar reckonings elsewhere?
David Mack
Opinion: Trump Said He'd Battle Big Pharma. Instead, He Let It Run The White House.
From the former Eli Lilly executive running the Health and Human Services Department to the pharma lobbyists designing health policy, Trump has embraced the swamp.
Kyle Herrig
Opinion: How To Make Every Job A Good Union Job
If you’re a lawmaker who wants to dramatically improve the lives of US workers, there's one reform that should be at the top of your to-do list.
Kate Andrias
Opinion: The Left Is Ascendent In America. Now Is Not The Time For Infighting.
Two giants of the progressive movement are leading candidates in the Democratic primary. It's a historic opportunity for the left.
Maurice Mitchell
Opinion: Iran's Wars Kill Innocents Just Like America's Do
"I felt for the first time in nine years that war criminals can die," said one Syrian exile in reaction to the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
Sarah Hunaidi
Opinion: I'm A 13-Year-Old Aboriginal Boy, And This Is What I Told The “Boss Lady” Of The United Nations
Dujuan Hoosan from remote Australia writes about his meeting with “the boss lady of the United Nations” and the future he wants for Aboriginal kids.
Dujuan Hoosan
Opinion: Your Government Doesn't Care About Middle Eastern Lives
The people of the Middle East live in a world where no one in power cares if they live or die. That's why they're angry.
Timothy E. Kaldas
Opinion: It's 2020 And Electric Bikes And Scooters Are Still Illegal In New York. How?
Cities are struggling with congestion and pollution. And somehow, a pedestrian-friendly technology that addresses both problems remains illegal.
Emil Skandul
Opinion: The Muslim World's Nightmare Decade
The tragedies are too numerous to list, and their enormity is even more alarming in hindsight.
Kareem Shaheen
Opinion: You Probably Should Argue With Your Relatives This Holiday Season
Go ahead, ruin Christmas.
Samuel Freedman
Opinion: 24 Great Local News Stories From 2019
A new world of non-profit local journalism is reshaping the news. Here's 24 amazing stories it turned out in 2019.
Joshua Stearns
Opinion: Kicking Off The First 100 Days Of My Green New Deal
Elizabeth Warren outlines how she'll begin the Green New Deal in the opening months of her presidency.
Elizabeth Warren
Opinion: Strength And Sacrifice In South Carolina
Donella Wilson was 108 years old when she died last year. She'd voted in every single election — primary and general — since winning the right to vote in 1947.
Antjuan Seawright
Opinion | Ask Any New Yorker: Rudy Giuliani Was Always This Bad
"A small man in search of a balcony," as one columnist memorably described him. Nothing has changed.
Clyde Haberman
Opinion: Sarah Pitlyk Isn't Qualified To Be A Federal Judge. That's Why Republicans Made Her One.
Only one qualification matters for today's Republicans, and it has nothing to do with your legal experience.
Anisha Singh
