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Nearly everyone loses if immigration deal fails

The odds are that any deal will fall part, and Washington will prove to be as dysfunctional as…

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Staff mix factor harmful to teachers in poorer areas

The index unfairly rewarded the most experienced and trained teachers with larger stipends.

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An unethical blessing from the ethics office

David Apol, acting director of the Office of Government Ethics, blessed a shockingly permissive arrangement for funneling cash…

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This is what climate change looks like in the state Senate

Although Democrats’ advantage is but a single vote, they are not letting this impede them in completing their…

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Why do poor Americans eat so unhealthfully? Because junk food is the only indulgence they can afford

Differences in access to healthful food can’t fully explain why wealthy Americans consume a more healthful diet than…

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Acting on opioids is easy; recovery is hard

Every day of inaction means 175 more lives lost to this epidemic. Enough is enough.

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Tragic NFL player’s death shouldn’t become an indictment against immigrants

On Sunday, two tragedies played out across the country at the hands of impaired drivers. Only one made…

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Money spent on Trump’s parade could be put to better use

Ever since Trump was feted at the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, he’s coveted one like…

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They voted for defense spending caps; now they want more money

Defense spending

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How Trump beats Nixon in undermining democracy

The last, best equalizer is still the voter

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Editorial: Hospital needs all the friends it can get

Financial crisis

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Trump and his teleprompter assure America that the State of the Union is strong. No, really

Teleprompter Trump certainly said … some of the right things.

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How America benefits from the refugees among us

The Trump administration’s refugee policies ignore why the U.S. accepts displaced families in the first place.