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She‘ll soon be able to traipse off to a restaurant or a rave or a national insurrection, while I’ll still be cowering at home hiding from the virus.
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California regulations lag behind other states that have imposed buffer zones, which protect people from oil and gas extraction near homes and schools.
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Los Angeles County shouldn’t turn up its nose at state funding that would move hundreds of mentally ill accused felons out of jail and into treatment.
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Is being fired for using offensive language anything like having books confiscated by federal agents and facing jail? Maybe not, but the “Howl” verdict applies to 2021 nonetheless.
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association members put on a fun show - the Golden Globes - but they have problems with their credibility as journalists. They should fix that if they want to be taken (somewhat) seriously.
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In more than half the country today, a person can be kicked out of a store solely for being LGBTQ and there is no federal recourse.
Enter the Fray
Elections matter, or so the saying goes. But the debate over some of President Biden’s nominees makes you wonder just how true that is.
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State legislatures setting rules in election matters without court oversight could threaten voting rights and redistricting reform.
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The large boost in subsidies would help everyone buying coverage through the state Obamacare exchanges. But it would last only two years
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The vice president did his duty, but only after abetting Trump’s election lies
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Trump called his rally-goers ‘patriots’ as he urged them to march on Congress. Neither he nor his GOP Senate backers seem to understand the word.
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The impeachment of Donald Trump should not be an issue of party politics and party loyalty. This should be about what we are as a democracy.
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She‘ll soon be able to traipse off to a restaurant or a rave or a national insurrection, while I’ll still be cowering at home hiding from the virus.
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Is being fired for using offensive language anything like having books confiscated by federal agents and facing jail? Maybe not, but the “Howl” verdict applies to 2021 nonetheless.
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It is now politically incorrect to use the word “Oriental,” and the admonition has the force of law: President Obama recently signed a bill prohibiting use of the term in all federal documents.
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QAnon adherents seem to display characteristics associated with conspiracy theory vulnerability: an identity-related grievance, a penchant for anger and metaphysical belief.
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When Trump lost the election, it forced QAnon followers to confront their belief system. So they did what cults often do — and bent their narrative.
Merrick Garland’s reassertion of norms, rather than the promulgation of legislation or regulations, is the right to way to fix Trump’s catastrophic use of the Justice Department.
California has a stellar record of preparing for the earthquake we just had. That won’t keep your water running after a big San Andreas break.
A new bill in the California legislature would combat secret ownership of rental properties.
Community health clinics in California serve the poor, who are overwhelmingly Black and Latino. Get them vaccines!
A restoration of serenity and equipoise in government, which Biden hinted at in his inaugural, is the last thing his base wants from this White House.
Overstating or overemphasizing vaccine hesitancy can keep others from deciding to get the COVID-19 shots.
From Reykjavik, I drove to a giant power plant that was sucking carbon dioxide out of the air and burying it underground.
Removing encampments can be devastating for the people who live in them and almost always makes the homeless crisis worse.
The Trump administration pushed through oil leases on land protected by presidents back to Eisenhower. No major oil companies offered bids.
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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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Virginia becomes the first of the secessionist states to end a practice with deep roots in slavery and racism. Good for Virginia.
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The offensiveness of Greene’s social media posts wasn’t the issue. It was the violent threats against her future colleagues.
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The case against the former president doesn’t require any special effects.
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The Myanmar democracy was fragile, but now that it’s broken, the world needs to help get the country back on a democratic course.
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The primary message of my training seemed to be: Anybody can kill you at any time.
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The L.A. River plan acknowledges the problem of displacement, but its solutions won’t go far enough, fast enough to ensure that it benefits the surrounding working-class communities.
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Twenty-five years ago, a two-state solution seemed inevitable. Today, the world is a very different place.
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I was once taken with Allen’s masterpiece ‘Manhattan.’ Now when I see teen Mariel Hemingway in bed with the 42-year-old Allen, all I feel is disgust.
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Alex Azar, Trump’s last secretary of Health and Human Services, was a lawyer just like Xavier Becerra, and they voted to confirm him.
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Readers who say they were worried about violence in Washington before Jan. 6 wonder why Capitol police were so unprepared.
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If Democrats want to win more Senate seats, they need to pass progressive measures — and that means having fewer Democratic senators like Joe Manchin.
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The road where Tiger Woods crashed is steep and prone to crashes. A nearby resident says the best solution is for drivers simply to slow down.
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Biden wants schools to give the annual standardized tests this year, but with no consequences. Everyone should welcome this.
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The Supreme Court shouldn’t create a loophole in the 4th Amendment
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The reopening of a migrant children’s detention center spotlights how much better the government must do with unaccompanied minors asking for help.
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People ineligible to buy firearms are buying parts and assembling guns, or buying them from shadowy makers. The government needs to close that loophole.
