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The superpredator theory, created 25 years ago, infected every institution to rob Black children of the protections of childhood.
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To purge Trumpism, the president’s abuses must be reckoned with — not as retribution, but to deter recurrence.
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The Biden administration and Congress need to modernize the federal law on marijuana to reflect the reality on the ground.
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Emily the Scrivener gave in. And Ozymandias Trump is in ruins along with his presidency.
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Let’s lighten a dark period by doing the lion’s share of our shopping in small local stores and by channeling our busy holiday doings into gifts for others.
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The mood around my town, El Monte, is subdued with worry amid the threat of illness. Inside my house, we cling to each other and wait for better days.
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein has stepped down from a leadership role on the Judiciary Committee. Her performance during the panel’s Supreme Court hearing and her cordial congratulations to Chairman Lindsey Graham rankled Democrats and activists.
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The Trump administration chose a salmon fishery over corporate profits. It probably didn’t hurt that Donald Trump Jr. opposed the project.
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President Trump is claiming victory even as he enables the transition to President-elect Joe Biden.
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A lesson in why it’s silly to fixate on who appointed a federal judge.
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As George Costanza famously said on ‘Seinfeld’: “It’s not a lie if you believe it.” Trump supporters seem to be operating on the same principle
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The energy I’ve seen from young Black people who went to the polls came from a desire to oust a far-right president who shows no respect for American democracy. But that energy cannot be taken for granted.
Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more.
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What you do — how we ALL act in the next six weeks — will make the difference between an inconvenient fall and a disaster that will take years to overcome.
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To purge Trumpism, the president’s abuses must be reckoned with — not as retribution, but to deter recurrence.
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The superpredator theory, created 25 years ago, infected every institution to rob Black children of the protections of childhood.
The courts as an institution never went in the tank for Trump, or seemed at real risk of doing so.
In oral arguments, conservative justices have revealed a desire to find compromises that could satisfy both sides of the partisan divide.
Our plague year is an opportunity to see, at last, one of the hidden truths of America’s founding: the great suffering of the Native people.
After 9/11, Rudy Giuliani tried to extend his term as New York mayor despite term limits, and failed. He apparently learned nothing.
This could be the weirdest Thanksgiving ever since random family and friends will show up via Zoom, and they’ll all be starved for human interaction.
The repeated allegations with little proof is reminiscent of the McCarthy era.
Nursing is among America’s most trusted professions. Yet not a single nurse is on Joe Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. There’s time to change that.
To pretend that there is anything approaching moral equivalency between Joe Biden and Donald Trump represents an appalling failure to exercise ethical judgment.
The U.S. foundation of democracy can withstand Trump. But his tactics will be imitated by leaders in countries where they are more likely to succeed.
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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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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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Alito’s speech may not have been unethical, but it was injudicious
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Will Trump stick around to witness the swearing-in of Joe Biden as his successor? Or will he skip it and tweet from self-exile at Mar-A-Lago?
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The Catholic Church didn’t take abuse of vulnerable adults seriously.
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Democrats can either protect Americans from coronavirus or not. They can prevent catastrophic global warming or not.
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My normally crowded Thanksgiving will have only two people this year due to COVID-19. But we’re making the best of it.
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James Madison was right. The electoral college is a shoddy piece of work that keeps coming back to haunt us.
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When I get most disillusioned with the system we have, I remember the people I’ve met around the world who are struggling to gain rights we consider basic.
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A red-state Republican and a blue-state Democrat discuss the state of politics and the world.
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Joseph McCarthy and Donald Trump were advised by Roy Cohn. Both gained power, and now Trump appears headed for the same fate as McCarthy.
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This time, let’s do a shutdown right: no trips to stores, takeout food only, and picking up groceries. Then, we can control the pandemic.
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If two political commentators for the L.A. Times cannot find areas of common ground, how can the rest of us?
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“Recommended use by,” “best by” and other ways to say you should not eat food by a certain date are confusing.
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President-elect Joe Biden recognizes the dangers of global warming and vows to confront the problem head on. Good, because we just wasted four years.
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It’s been a tough year full of pain, strife and a staggering loss of life. Nevertheless, we note that there is plenty for which to give thanks.
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Two runoff elections could give Democrats a Senate majority.
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Pooled COVID testing — testing several people at once with one lab sample — holds a lot of promise for certain situations and could drastically reduce the cost and strain on facilities involved in individual testing.
