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It’s entirely reasonable and, frankly, rational to relax the outdoor face covering rules as we head into warmer weather. The risks of COVID infection from strolling around outside are so low as to be negligible.
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A strange tic in the law governing emergency authorization for new pharmaceuticals could hobble efforts at public colleges and universities.
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The stories of how Song Girls, a group of dancers on the spirit team, were publicly humiliated cap a long, maddening USC story of image over substance
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I have been an activist in the civil rights movement and I have dealt with the issue of police abuse for many decades.
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The justices side with a payday lender against the FTC, ruling the agency didn’t have the authority to go directly to court for monetary penalties.
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President Biden declared a goal of reducing U,S. carbon emissions by half in less than nine years. That will be tough, but it is vitally necessary.
Enter the Fray
The House speaker said, ‘Thank you, George Floyd, for sacrificing your life for justice.’ It was not a wise choice of words.
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She should have watched her words, but Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s threat of a censure is silly.
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Yield — the percentage of students accepted to a college who ultimately decide to go there — is a crucial factor in higher education finance.
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The $1 billion the mayor is spending should be directed toward permanently housing people.
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Saving democracy doesn’t require a bigger high court — yet.
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Biden has backed away from plans to ramp up refugee resettlements, a disappointment to the refugees and contrary to our moral responsibility.
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The stories of how Song Girls, a group of dancers on the spirit team, were publicly humiliated cap a long, maddening USC story of image over substance
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The anti-harassment ordinance is aimed at stopping the worst violations by property owners, who flagrantly break the laws that honest landlords follow.
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A strange tic in the law governing emergency authorization for new pharmaceuticals could hobble efforts at public colleges and universities.
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Stop obsessing over the admission rates of elite colleges, which have never been central to solving the problem of access to higher education.
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Toss out the toys, lay off the praise: A new book on parenting looks to ancient cultures for child-rearing tips.
The ultra-wealthy pay too little into state coffers. A 1% or even 1.5% wealth tax would be peanuts to them but a $22-billion boon for California.
Most cities respond to even egregious police misconduct with denial and defensiveness. That’s why the Justice Department needs to compel reforms.
Indigenous activists in Peru fighting deforestation of the Amazon are doing the work that protects all of us from climate catastrophes.
California can do for flooded highways and eroding beaches what it has mostly failed to do for fire — prepare, plan and make changes.
Attempts to distract from the Derek Chauvin trial in George Floyd’s death by fanning outrage at the Los Angeles congresswoman are pathetic.
A jury can’t lead systemic change. As long as good cops protect bad ones, we’ll be in the same spot we were the day before Floyd died.
More than 40% of Republicans say they refuse to take the COVID vaccine. This group could prove to be the biggest barrier to achieving herd immunity in America.
The wall breeds violence, crime and poverty and has shaped the immigration debate for a generation.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy insists the GOP is not the party of ‘nativist dog whistles.’ This might strike some observers of the last four years as a bit of a surprise.
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As the country grapples with the role of systemic racism, The Times has committed to examining its past.
All presidential elections are uniquely consequential, but a good case can be made that the next one is the most important of our lives. The time has come to undo the great mistake of 2016 and drive Trump out of office at the ballot box.
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Do you understand the causes and effects of climate change? Here is what you can do to help.
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Ideas and commentary on building a livable, sustainable Los Angeles.
A six-part series from the editorial board on the humanitarian crisis unfolds in our streets.
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The court’s senior Democratic appointee warns about court-packing.
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Prince Philip was old school even as the royal family changed around him.
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The Amazon organizing drive spotlights unions’ bigger problem: persuading Americans exactly how vital they are to our working lives.
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This is what is normal in the United States: daily gun violence, daily carnage, daily indifference.
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In the absence of clear standards and language proficiency tests, it can be hard for doctors to assess accurately their own language skills.
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Keep warheads mobile, at sea or in the air, not in underground silos whose location hasn’t changed in decades.
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New ways to monitor the immune systems of COVID-19 patients could be useful in understanding the long-term symptoms of Lyme disease, among other conditions.
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Why do Americans — and especially Californians — fall for the lure of celebrity-politicians?
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It isn’t enough for the U.S. to surrender just its aging ground-based nuclear missiles. If it doesn’t make sense to have some nukes, it doesn’t make sense to have any.
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Allowing tenants to recover attorney fees from landlords who unsuccessfully take them to court would cut down on evictions and reduce homelessness.
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About 1,000 Americans are killed every year by police, but Derek Chauvin’s conviction is the exception rather than the rule. That has to change.
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Mental health disorders, including postpartum psychosis, are a common complication of childbirth. All L.A. County agencies should be equipped to address this.
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Reports out of D.C. raise questions about Xavier Becerra’s Health and Human Services Department and the processing of unaccompanied minors. The whole government needs to do better.
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Most people who have done a lot of good also did some things wrong — like the state senator who played a major role in creating Cal State San Marcos.
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Having just steered Los Angeles Unified through an incredibly trying three years, Supt. Austin Beutner said Wednesday that he won’t be back for more. His looming departure won’t help a district badly in need of stability in top management.
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