by Julianna Goldman Democrats are worried that President Joe Biden is old, but the Jan. 6 hearings are showing that former president Donald Trump is stale. And […]
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Four civic skills we need to keep our democracy
by Melinda Burrell As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good […]
Watching Sri Lanka’s democracy teeter amid popular uprisings
by Michael Paramathasan A popular revolution is unfolding in Sri Lanka, with the fall of one of Asia’s most powerful political dynasties amid hunger, heartbreak and the […]
The myth of ‘serve and protect’
by Tony Norman When even white people have begun noticing the paradoxes in the criminal justice system, then the contradictions have become too blatant to chalk up […]
Next era of abortion politics unclear
by Dave Anderson There are very few laws, regulations, and Supreme Court decisions in the United States that are permanent. Certainly, most laws and regulations can be […]
Parents should talk to their kids about Jan. 6
by Paul Thornton “Nuclear war.” In the early 1990s, it was my honest answer to a teacher’s question to the whole class: What is your greatest fear? […]
Big Tech’s reckoning won’t stop with Uber
by Parmy Olson Life for big tech companies looks increasingly different to how it did five years ago. Back then, Uber Technologies Inc. used a secret “kill […]
GOP’s committee boycott backfires
by Jonathan Bernstein Tuesday’s hearing of the House committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol of Jan. 6, 2021, provided a stark reminder of how the […]
Our shrinking right to protest
by Nick Robinson After the recent wave of conservative judgments from the Supreme Court on abortion, gun control and environmental regulation, many Americans are looking for alternatives […]
Cuban won’t fix drug pricing problem
by Peter Neumann, Joshua Cohen and Daniel Ollendorf Mark Cuban, the billionaire “Shark Tank” celebrity and Dallas Mavericks owner, is getting attention again — this time for […]