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On Wednesday, Victoria’s Secret unveiled a new pseudo-feminist campaign designed to revive and update the ailing brand.
The Supreme Court ruling in the Philadelphia gay foster parents case was narrow, but it signals a movement toward allowing broad discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
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After California joined the Union in 1850, slavery continued here. It’s a little-taught fact that makes Juneteenth more relevant to Californians.
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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Catholic foster care agency in Philadelphia, but not in a way that cleared a path for widespread discrimination.
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Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of Obamacare has enormous practical significance — it means 21 million people will keep their health insurance.
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Congress has voted over and over not to repeal or even rework the 2010 Affordable Care Act. It’s time for Republicans to stop their mindless lawsuits.
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Removing Metro fares is just one of many steps towards more equitable mobility throughout Los Angeles County.
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The measures zero in on some of the biggest problems that Facebook and other major online platform companies pose, but their proposed fixes are partial at best — not surprising, given that they look at the companies through the lens of antitrust policy.
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American and Russian leaders will meet on June 16. President Biden made some concessions ahead of the summit. But the chances that the two leaders will agree on anything are low.
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If the Nazis did it, we should probably avoid it, right?
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Biden wanted a nonpolitical attorney general, and he got one.
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More and more children are complaining about bullying after returning to classrooms. Bullies continued to attack on social media even during lockdown.
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As a political reporter, I have seen four Republican revolutions — Ronald Reagan’s, Newt Gingrich’s, the Tea Party’s and Donald Trump’s — each of which took the party farther right.
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After California joined the Union in 1850, slavery continued here. It’s a little-taught fact that makes Juneteenth more relevant to Californians.
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Female scientists have a new worry about being women in the workplace — being judged for parenting captured by Zoom cameras.
Letters to the Editor: ‘Toxic individualism’ and other vestiges of pre-pandemic life that need to go
Letters to the Editor: ‘Toxic individualism’ and other vestiges of pre-pandemic life that need to go
Readers respond to The Times Editorial Board’s series on creating a post-pandemic California that is more equitable and more sustainable.
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The Supreme Court ruling in the Philadelphia gay foster parents case was narrow, but it signals a movement toward allowing broad discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
A generational battle at the prominent civil rights organization threatens its core mission.
The DOJ may prefer to focus on immediate issues, but it’s getting pushed toward a truth-and-reconciliation agenda against the last administration.
The political attack on critical race theory is all about avoiding the truth of American history and events like Juneteenth.
The G-7 is worse than irrelevant. It gives the appearance of solving global problems, while leaving them to fester. But its leaders do like mugging for the cameras.
The idea that Biden can talk Putin out of his perceived self-interest is ludicrous.
Let kids go maskless outdoors. The science shows outdoor transmission is unlikely, and they are less likely to transmit the coronavirus than adults.
I fear the complacency that June 15 will bring in Los Angeles, the false certainty that we have ‘beaten’ the coronavirus.
Call it universal basic capital: Every Californian gets an ownership share in the wealth created here.
The upheavals in Israeli politics ultimately succeeded in bringing together seemingly irreconcilable factions.
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The pandemic opened possibilities. Let’s embrace them.
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As the country grapples with the role of systemic racism, The Times has committed to examining its past.
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Ideas and commentary on building a livable, sustainable Los Angeles.
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A six-part series from the editorial board on the humanitarian crisis unfolds in our streets.
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Facebook isn’t a public square, it’s a very powerful amplifier. And it’s under no obligation to amplify people who’ve used it for egregious purposes.
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The Supreme Court tells federal prosecutors to stop trying to stretch anti-hacking law to encompass all manner of bad acts done online.
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On Jan. 6 probe, both Republican leaders have put party above country
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Russia threatens to slow down Google services because of content the government dislikes. The tactic is already being used effectively against Twitter.
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We need to avoid thinking children will recover from the past year without mental health support. Young people are resilient, but they are vulnerable.
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Treating intestinal worms in schoolchildren for only $.50 per child can improve their economic prospects decades later in significantly higher wages.
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The question of what the Olympics are really for has haunted the Games since they were revived in 1896. Today, they are a big money-making business.
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A site in Arizona sacred to tribal nations for 1,500 years is about to be destroyed by a copper mine that will form a 1,000-foot deep crater.
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Robert Greene gets praise for his editorials that won him the Pulitzer Prize, among which was a piece on the 1980s war on drugs.
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Retired teachers say the desire among students to pursue a trade rather than college is admirable and should be supported, not belittled.
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Vladimir Putin’s stark contrast with President Biden reminds us how mob-like and cynical the last U.S. president was.
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Being told how to fasten a seat belts lets airline passengers know the crew takes nothing for granted when it comes to safety.
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Even with the mask mandate lifted for vaccinated people, some may opt to keep wearing them until the pandemic is over or for other protection.
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The 82-year-old justice should step down, but not as a partisan gesture.
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A New York judge did the right thing in sending the film producer Harvey Weinstein back to L.A. for trial.
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For the second June in a row, California emerges hopefully from COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. This time, the odds for success are better.
