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By claiming to be educational, many white supremacist groups enjoy the same tax-exempt status as public universities, churches and other charities.
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Gov. Newsom’s clear-cutting project in the Rim fire region increases the risk of fire and threatens California’s climate and communities. -
A study by the state Department of Insurance shows that higher-income white Californians are more likely to be a member of groups that can get discounted car insurance than low-income minorities. That’s a disturbing finding, and it calls out for action.
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Laws and regulations have tamped down many forms of wrongdoing. But when a president defies the law, impeachment is the only option.
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Sanders is a tough, principled leader, but any sense of fatigue will undercut his effectiveness and his message in the race for the White House.
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The conference won’t lose if students win, despite the NCAA scare tactics. The Pac-12 member schools should embrace their athletes’ rights and the opportunity to lead the way to the inevitable: an end to the false ideal of amateurism.
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Beto O’Rourke would penalize churches that oppose same-sex marriage.
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A House committee’s interest in Trump’s financial records may be more about politics than policy. But that’s no reason to hamstring Congress’ ability to provide oversight.
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President Trump’s response to the impeachment inquiry is to push the narrative that one of the biggest bullies in modern American memory is a victim.
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Elizabeth Warren says she was fired in the 1970s because of pregnancy discrimination. That’s not hard to believe. It was a problem then, and still is.
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A new poll shows a majority of Americans back the House impeachment inquiry. Trump’s response? Bar a top diplomat from testifying and blame Democrats.
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The South Carolina Republican plans to give President Trump’s attorney Rudolph Giuliani a forum to air “concerns” about Ukrainian corruption. It’s clearly aimed at helping Trump, but it might wind up being a good thing.
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By claiming to be educational, many white supremacist groups enjoy the same tax-exempt status as public universities, churches and other charities.
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The president polls very highly among white Protestants. Do they approve of Trump’s constant lying and alleged groping of women too?
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Sanders is a tough, principled leader, but any sense of fatigue will undercut his effectiveness and his message in the race for the White House.
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Taxis must wait at a few fixed stands, whereas Uber and Lyft cars are some of the biggest drivers of congestion at LAX. The taxis should stay.
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Gov. Newsom’s clear-cutting project in the Rim fire region increases the risk of fire and threatens California’s climate and communities.
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Willpower alone won’t eliminate bad habits and make good ones stick.
Saddleridge is the third major fire to erupt in the Sylmar area over the last 11 years. Homes built in fire zones have turned what we call “wildfires” into “structural fires.”
With talks between Iran and the U.S. unlikely, Iran and Saudi Arabia should negotiate.
Up ahead: the even more alarming possibility that Trump might declare the results of an impeachment trial illegitimate and refuse to accept Congress’ authority to remove him from office.
A new Audubon report sounds the alarm on the effects of climate change on birds
To see the president endanger our national security while he showers Erdogan and Putin with craven gifts is to see a leader over the edge.
When Nadia Murad won the Nobel Peace Prize at 25, it seemed she felt the prize was less of a cause for celebration and more of a memorial to everything Islamic State had taken from her.
When clinical trials won out over observational research, it pushed a lot of accepted nutritional wisdom off its pedestal.
A September executive order seeks to modernize the flu vaccine, including the discovery of a ‘universal’ vaccine.
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A six-part series from the editorial board challenging NIMBYs and their City Hall enablers who balk at building new housing while a humanitarian crisis unfolds in our streets.
It was no secret during the campaign that Donald Trump was a narcissist and a demagogue who used fear and dishonesty to appeal to the worst in American voters.
Ideas and commentary on building a livable, sustainable Los Angeles.
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Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s criticism of the Chinese government could cost the league a fortune. They should’ve seen this coming.
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A federal judge rightly sounds the alarm at President Trump’s argument that presidents should be shielded from all phases of criminal investigations while in office.
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“Trump” means never having to say you’re sorry. Or even see why maybe you should.
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Facebook’s new advertisement policy will allow political candidates to lie in their campaign advertisements. Here’s why that’s bad.
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The electoral college overrepresents some states and underrepresents others, relative to their share of the population. Yet the skew is slight and did nothing to tip the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump.
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Patt Morrison talks with Sarah Longwell first woman to head the National Log Cabin Republicans Group, publisher of the Bulwark conservative website, and executive Director of Defending Democracy Together.
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Trump’s erratic decisions blindside leaders in his own administration and make it impossible to manage national security risks.
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As long as the president won’t admit that the Ukraine phone call could have gone better, Senate Republicans who want to get reelected can’t either.
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The state officials overseeing the public access plan for Hollister Ranch must be careful about opening the floodgates.
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Good teachers know how to handle defiant students without suspending them. Let them do their jobs without more mandates.
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In addition to being immoral, allowing religious employers to discriminate against LGBTQ persons would violate equal protection of the laws.
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Some readers looked off the field for explanations of the Dodgers’ continuing October woes. They blamed an ungodly TV contract, bad fans and hindsight punditry.
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From the first day I entered the political arena, I made it clear that I did not want to fight these endless, senseless wars—
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The ban on Uber, Lyft and taxi pickups at LAX is a temporary price to pay for the greater goal: a modern airport that is convenient for travelers.
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It’s not clear what Republican Rep. Devin Nunes intends to accomplish with his flurry of lawsuits attacking critics and media. But it probably wasn’t to raise their profile.
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A judicial opinion reveals that the FBI invaded the privacy of Americans.
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