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Fri, September 17, 2021 | 13:06

China's ascendance must remind us what America stands for

Human freedom has many threats, as we are reminded of today of all days.

2021-09-16 17:00

My young friends in Afghanistan

When I visited Kabul as a peace activist in 2014, at the height of the U.S. troop surge, I spoke with “Esmatullah,” a pseudonym for a high school student I had known for four years. He urged me to tell parents in the United States not to send their sons and daughters to Afghanistan.

2021-09-16 17:00

While the nation sinks deeper into debt, the rich keep evading taxes

A new Treasury Department report finds that the United States is losing $163 billion per year because of tax evasion by the top 1 percent of earners. The story is mind-numbingly familiar: phenomenally rich people finding new and creative ways to boost their wealth even more by cheating the rest of the responsible, taxpaying public.

2021-09-16 16:59

To stop Texas abortion law, Congress has to act

For nearly half a century, the federal courts could be counted on to protect women and their constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed in four major rulings - starting with Roe v. Wade - that women have a right to an abortion up to the point of viability of the fetus at about 24 weeks and could not be hindered by onerous requirements.

2021-09-15 16:52

We are still at war, and the costs remain high for some

When President Joe Biden announced the end of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan, he also vowed that the fight against terrorism would continue, in Afghanistan and across the globe. For Americans, this may be reassuring. For civilians in at least seven countries where we are waging this war, the president's vow is not so much assuring as terrifying.

2021-09-14 16:56

Mocking vaccine resisters isn't helping

You've likely seen the headlines about COVID-19 killing radio hosts and activists who opposed vaccines and masks. Several of those headlines were about Caleb Wallace, a Texan who helped organize a “freedom rally” this summer to protest mask-wearing. Some corners of the internet reacted with ridicule to news of his death last month, sparing no thought to Wallace's grieving wif...

2021-09-13 17:00

Are we forgetting the central lesson of 9/11?

How should one best observe the anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001?

2021-09-12 14:48

Return to Trump's border policies

The U.S. Supreme Court did President Joe Biden a favor in ordering the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” policy governing asylum-seekers from Central America.

2021-09-09 16:57

Texas law highlights urgency of rights fight

Up the creaky wooden staircase, past the dried Indian corn, was where it was hung. It stuck out like a sore thumb, completely out of place. It was a thin barbed-wire hanger balanced on our antique doors - resting above the skeleton key and shocking our conservative neighbors.

2021-09-09 16:09

Bias against Muslims must end

Twenty years after the attacks of 9/11, anti-Muslim racism is more deeply entrenched in U.S. society than ever.

2021-09-08 17:00

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