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Wed, July 28, 2021 | 12:33

Vaccination requirements deservedly win court battle

A federal judge has ruled that Indiana University has every right to require coronavirus vaccinations before students may return to class. The ruling is based on precedent as well as common sense. It should boggle the minds of smart, thinking people everywhere why educational institutions shouldn't insist on defending the use of science and knowledge to combat the coronavirus...

2021-07-27 16:56

Biden should help Cubans push for change, not violent revolution

Back in 2016, when expectations for change were running high in Cuba, I traveled to Havana and spoke with Cuban academics, artists, independent bloggers, and private businesspeople.

2021-07-26 17:05

Will world meet moment due to climate change?

The summer isn't even halfway through and it's already proved to be a season of deadly extremes.

2021-07-26 17:00

Want to reduce overdose rates? Treat poverty first

Overdose rates are higher in areas where people live in poverty and even higher among people of color living in poverty. In the last decade in Maryland, the proportion of opioid-overdose deaths involving Black people has continually risen, while the proportion involving white people has declined, mirroring nationwide trends. This past year, the disparity has worsened.

2021-07-25 17:00

Preparing for Tokyo's 'Quiet Olympics'

I didn't see much TV coverage of the U.S. Olympic track and field trials last month in Oregon. But one scene caught my eye. It was good “old” Allyson Felix, finishing second in the women's 400-meter run, earning her fifth trip to the Olympics.

2021-07-22 17:00

Stakes in Cuba for US and Florida

The widespread protests in Cuba mark a new challenge to the communist regime and a major test to the Biden administration. Thousands took to the streets in cities across the island Sunday, mounting a rare public rebuke to the authoritarian government. As it looks to respond, the Biden administration should focus on alleviating the suffering of the Cuban people. It also needs ...

2021-07-21 16:49

Climate crisis is worse for Latinx people

The warnings from Pachamama, the Mother Earth goddess of Incan mythology, about our abusing the only habitable planet we know are growing in intensity. The conditions for a new record season of heatwaves and wildfires keep piling up, and we, as Latinx people, must take special precautions to confront the upcoming weeks and months.

2021-07-20 17:00

Defend Israeli and Palestinian human rights workers

Just days after Israel's post-Netanyahu government was formed, the International Criminal Court swore in its new prosecutor, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, who will take up the process begun by his predecessor to investigate both Hamas and Israel for war crimes. These investigations may include the most recent war in Israel and Gaza.

2021-07-19 16:14

Kamala Harris is making history again - as Republicans' prime campaign target

In North Carolina, Senate hopeful Pat McCrory vows to take on the “Harris-Biden administration” and thwart the vice president and Democrats “who want to radically change America for years to come.”

2021-07-18 15:01

Delta variant is coming for the unprotected

With vacations back on the schedule and weddings and other summer activities in full swing in Southern California, it's easy to forget that a pandemic is still raging.

2021-07-15 16:50

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