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Fri, September 22, 2023 | 20:27

What Australia's wildfires can - and can't - teach a smoky US

If you were looking for a silver lining in the cloud of smoke that's descended on New York as wildfires raged through Canada's forests, consider the effect a similar natural disaster in 2019 and 2020 had on the politics of climate on the opposite side of the world.

2023-06-11 17:00

Why Donald Trump's federal indictment is as breathtaking as it was inevitable

In one sense, it was breathtaking: the first ever indictment of a former president by the Department of Justice he once oversaw - and therefore the most important federal charges in U.S. history.

2023-06-11 16:00

Menopause doesn't have to be miserable

There are an estimated 55 million women in menopause in the United States today, the majority of whom endure its most debilitating symptoms in silence. It doesn't have to be so debilitating, and it wouldn't be if we could end the silence and make even a handful of key policy changes.

2023-06-08 15:55

How America gets to new center

America needs a new center, but it does not need a new centrist political party. A new centrist political party that could overcome the widely recognized dysfunction in our national politics caused by both political parties would be great, but it is not going to happen. There are too many impediments preventing the rise of a vibrant third party, including the fundraising obst...

2023-06-08 15:40

Why fossil fuel divestment movement should reach hospitals

I chose a career in medicine because I wanted to work somewhere with a strong ethical foundation. It was the same reason I spent years involved in the antiwar movement and taking action on climate change - which is now a concern across the profession.

2023-06-07 16:00

Considering hero for president this time

While touches of decency still hang around, a leftist, holier-than-thou, pseudo-intellectual movement is pummeling America into a conglomeration of inanities and inhumanity. An overriding point of view combines vacuous utopianism and post-modernist relativism junking realism, rationalism and objectivity.

2023-06-06 16:00

Democrats, don't repeat this debt-ceiling debacle

By Jonathan BernsteinWe can finally exhale. The House of Representatives passed an agreement to suspend the debt ceiling until 2025, and the Senate is expected to approve the measure in the coming days. Congress ― Republicans in Congress ― aren't going to blow up the economy. This time.Because make no mistake, this vote was not a sure thing. Had Speaker Kevin McCarthy managed...

2023-06-05 16:00

I've lived into my 40s without ever owning a smartphone

I've never had a smartphone or used social media, and I'm in my 40s, so when I see young people like 17-year-old Logan Lane and those in her “Luddite Club” take a stand and pause the technology that's been in their lives since birth I am in awe.

2023-06-05 15:55

US must fully commit to a Ukrainian victory over Russian forces

US must fully commit to a Ukrainian victory over Russian forces

As Ukraine gears up for its long-awaited counteroffensive, it's possible to imagine what a victory might look like. That is, if the United States and Europe really seek a Ukrainian win.

2023-06-01 16:47

Visit Morgan's Wonderland, the 'world's first ultra-accessible theme park'

Visiting theme parks is a summer staple that should be experienced by everyone, and this Texas theme park is on a mission to make that possible.

2023-06-01 16:40

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