May 1, 2024, 6:01am Columns
One of the many things to appreciate about our home planet is that buried in its layers of rock is a kind of time machine. These strata tell us so much about our tumultuous history of glaciers, volcanoes and asteroid impacts, as well as the plants and animals that lived,… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
America’s elections are under unprecedented threat. From foreign interference in the 2016 presidential race to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, the integrity of our democratic process has been repeatedly targeted. Safeguarding it against future attacks requires an often-overlooked resource: Generation Z. Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The one thing you could always say about Donald Trump was that he was “big.” He commanded the stage. His vigor — or the appearance of vigor — made him appear younger than Joe Biden, even though they are only a few years apart. He was able to roll over… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Secretary of State Antony Blinken hates the question in all forms. “Do Jewish lives matter more than Palestinian and Muslim lives?” he was recently asked on a global stage. “No, period,” he replied, visibly startled. That evidently satisfied nobody. “Do we have a double standard? The answer is no,” he… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
On Wednesday, a divided Supreme Court listened to arguments over a state’s abortion ban — its first such hearing since the justices overturned Roe v. Wade. The case, in which the Biden administration is challenging Idaho’s abortion ban, literally puts the health and even the lives of pregnant women on… Read story
April 29, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Tax credits for preserving and adding newsroom jobs are the most direct way for policymakers to help save local journalism. Four years after these credits were proposed in Congress, New York last week approved a state-level version. Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It seems unlikely that the Supreme Court will embrace Donald Trump’s outrageous claim that as a former president he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he allegedly took to overturn the 2020 election and cling to power. This is a relief. To do otherwise would allow the… Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Public parks belong to the public, right? A billionaire can’t cordon off an acre of Golden Gate Park for his private party. But can a poor person — or anyone who claims they can’t afford a home — take over public spaces where children play and families experience nature? Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Political forecasters called it that the state Republican convention would feature turmoil ending in endorsements of the most extreme candidates, all to match the party’s current MAGA mood. Read story
April 27, 2024, 6:01am Columns
For months, supporters of the embattled Ukrainians have contended there was a bipartisan House majority that would back continued U.S. military support if only its Republican leaders would allow a vote. Read story
