by George Skelton Politicizing is paying off. And hopefully we’re headed for the slippery slope that gun lobbies long have dreaded. The response is automatic from gun groups and their […]
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Forced prison labor continues to enslave Black Americans
by Richard Wallace As Juneteenth celebrations and paraphernalia to litter our social timelines, we must remember that slavery has yet to be truly abolished. To this day, in prisons and […]
Trump’s judges will move the country to the far right
by Michael Hiltzik Ryan D. Nelson is a model of a modern anti-regulation conservative and culture warrior. As a Justice Department lawyer under President George W. Bush, he oversaw that […]
Dads just want to parent without stereotypes
by Andrew Reiner Recently, I was sitting in the cafe of a large chain grocery store when two employees walked by. One of them must have been training the other […]
As an L.A. teacher, I want you to know what a lockdown feels like
by Marisa Crabtree Two days after the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, we had a 15-minute lockdown at the Los Angeles high school where I’m a teacher. A lockdown is […]
Bring back the child tax credit
by Julia Raifman and Allison Bovell-Ammon Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and increased inflation, 15% of households with children reported food insufficiency in March and April of this year. Food […]
Today’s Republicans are failing the nation
by Jackie Calmes Today is the 50th anniversary of the Watergate burglary that would end Richard M. Nixon’s presidency two years later. By then, his vice president and successor, Gerald […]
The Republicans’ three-pronged strategy to win back the House
by Ramesh Ponnuru President Joe Biden’s job approval is lower than Barack Obama’s or Donald Trump’s at this point in their presidencies. Each of those predecessors saw his party lose […]
Day of remembrance for COVID victims
by Sarah E. Wagner, Roy R. Grinker and Joel C. Kuipers In New York City, a woman opens her laptop to a bar graph showing the number of COVID-19 deaths […]
NRA money distorts gun debates
by Rekha Basu On March 15, 22-year-old Eden Montang of Ames, Iowa, made an Instagram post about red flags, a topic that, uncannily, is now being debated in Congress. “Stop […]
