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If Mattis goes, Trump will miss him

In another era, being called a Democrat by a Republican president would be worth its weight in Sunday…

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The flaws and falsehoods in Trump’s health care argument

Trump chose to attack Democrats by spinning a string of misrepresentations and falsehoods.

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Beto O’Rourke’s run matters even if he loses

O’Rourke’s extraordinary political success is all the more poignant because it comes after a wave of public polls…

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Civility is still the best policy for Democrats

By Noah Feldman

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‘America first’ will likely fizzle fast as millennials rise

In time, this period may be recognized more as the high-water mark of a short-lived turn toward quasi-isolationism.

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The world faces catastrophe without drastic action on global warming. Do we have the will to fix it?

Without near-immediate action, the world will fail to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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It’s the wrong time for a Facebook surveillance device

Facebook knows its audience — or at least it has a lot of information about it. But I…

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Our call to duty: Cast an informed vote

There is no greater power in our democracy than the voice of “we the people,” and no greater…

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Why baby boomers should vote like their kids

Many of us have health care plans, pensions, savings, Social Security and Medicare. Our kids are likely to…

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Can’t see why conservatives are mad over treatment of Kavanaugh? Imagine it this way

By Cynthia M. Allen

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Trump thumbs nose at Constitution, Americans

By Sen. Richard Blumenthal

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These 17 people will decide raises for elected officials, including the governor

Voters established the commission in 1987 to stop politicians from deciding their own pay.

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Welcome to the post-American jungle

Until Trump’s critics understand the popular appeal and deep roots of his contempt, it will be hard to…