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JEFF JACOBY

The case for colorblindness is as compelling — and vital — as ever

Coleman Hughes, a young Black author, argues that the way to achieve justice is to refuse to focus on race.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Putting free tampons in all school bathrooms is hardly a radical idea

Republicans are trying to smear Tim Walz over a Minnesota law that actually is in step with public opinion.
Rachelle G. Cohen

Ukraine’s house is on fire and the Truth Squad is dialing 911

Putin’s propaganda war ramps up.
Heather Hopp-Bruce

Exploding watermelons, orange cats, and other chance encounters

She’s one of those people I have an immediate easy connection with but never really know and often never see again.

op-eds

Abraham Nussbaum

Medical training doesn’t have to be a bear

Watching “The Bear” can help physicians figure out how to change medical training so we can pass along our craft without transmitting the dream-altering abuse.
Robert Kuttner

Who is to blame for the Wall Street panic attack? The Federal Reserve.

Investors are not sure what the Fed will do. Suddenly, the process of moving beyond the recent bout of inflation while avoiding a recession looks far less orderly than it did just a week ago.
Jim Spencer

I covered Tim Walz. He’s the nicest tough guy you may ever meet.

Americans will see that in the next few months. They will see a pragmatic politician who built a career on the old cliché: Politics is the art of the doable.
Elizabeth Warren and Chrissy Lynch

Project labor agreements are good for the state and job growth

PLAs ensure good wages and benefits, safe working conditions, and sustained investment in the local economy and workforce.

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Robert Kuttner

Who is to blame for the Wall Street panic attack? The Federal Reserve.

Investors are not sure what the Fed will do. Suddenly, the process of moving beyond the recent bout of inflation while avoiding a recession looks far less orderly than it did just a week ago.

RENÉE GRAHAM

In this presidential contest, we still aren’t having the right conversations about aging

Those who want to lead cannot talk about improving our lives while overlooking the uncomfortable issue of aging.

Jim Spencer

I covered Tim Walz. He’s the nicest tough guy you may ever meet.

Americans will see that in the next few months. They will see a pragmatic politician who built a career on the old cliché: Politics is the art of the doable.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walz pick gives Trump campaign the reset it needed

The Trump campaign was unprepared for Kamala Harris’s strong start and seemed unsure about the best way to attack her. With Tim Walz, it knows exactly what to do.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will white women come out to vote for Harris?

There are concrete efforts underway to get more women to stand with Harris. Will it be enough?

Renée Loth

The side benefits to our new day in politics

If the new day in US politics hasn’t rekindled pride in our system, at the very least it has rekindled buzz.

JEFF JACOBY

Nike celebrates athletics at its worst

In a toxic new ad, the footwear and apparel company preaches that athletes achieve glory by embracing their darkest and most selfish impulses.

RENÉE GRAHAM

Why Donald Trump is attacking Kamala Harris’s racial identity

The former president wants to drive a wedge between Black voters and the first Black woman to become a major party’s presidential nominee.