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Allison Schrager: Raise Social Security taxes -- and cut benefits, too
There are two processes that we cannot escape: aging and math. This applies not only to human beings but also to large ... Read More
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John Rash: Amid low institutional trust, Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' resonates
Steven Spielberg’s spectacular career arc includes popular popcorn films like “Jaws” and “Jurassic Park” as well as more sober, serious cinema like “Lincoln” and “Saving Private Ryan.” But while the ...Read more
Trudy Rubin: Trump could be a winner on Ukraine if he recognized Kyiv's stunning turnaround of the war
As President Donald Trump sinks deeper into an Iran quagmire, he looks like a loser for joining an ill-planned war of choice and failing at peace talks.
Even if a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (or MOU) is signed ...Read more
Editorial: Why Chicagoans should welcome, and care for, the Obama Presidential Center
The naysayers have had their say. Concern over a bold tower, characterizable as brooding. Worries about neighborhood gentrification, implying a new tourist destination is all downside. The amplifying of complaining ...Read more
Commentary: The overlooked threat of democratic neutrality in America
Have you ever voted for a politician who said we should censor the media or ignore court rulings? What about a candidate who encouraged or joked about political violence? Or someone who prioritized your party over the ...Read more
Commentary: The philanthropy world will regret sidelining women
Two major American universities were asked to do one thing after my mother died in April: acknowledge her passing.
The foundation she co-created nearly 50 years ago, the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation,...Read more
LA's Year of the Dog: Why Pratt and other candidates campaigned against animal abuse
LOS ANGELES -- The lunar calendar may say it's the Year of the Horse, but for Los Angeles politics it's been more like the Year of the Dog.
Spencer Pratt made animal welfare a key platform in his unsuccessful campaign for...Read more
Missouri congressman seeks answers after skydiving plane crash kills 12
U.S. Rep. Mark Alford was at home Sunday when he learned from his staff about a fatal plane crash in Butler that killed 12 people.
Alford, a Missouri Republican, said he rushed to the city, situated in Bates County about ...Read more
Trump ties spy powers extension to controversial voter ID bill
President Donald Trump said he is opposed to having Congress renew now-expired spy powers for U.S. intelligence agencies unless lawmakers also pass a controversial voter identification bill.
Trump’s fresh demand adds ...Read more
Ronald Brownstein: This race is testing whether Democrats can face their problems
Representative Seth Moulton’s primary challenge to Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey hasn’t attracted as much national attention as the Democratic firefights over Senate nominations in Maine and Michigan. But the ...Read more
Leonard Greene: A Juneteenth snub shows nation's 250th anniversary celebration is not for everyone
NEW YORK -- Question for America: Why should Black people make a big fuss about the nation’s 250th anniversary when places like Nassau County, New York, won’t even recognize our history?
In 2020, Juneteenth became a ...Read more
LA County judge loses reelection bid in dramatic race
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Judge Robert Draper, who faces misconduct allegations and health concerns, lost his bid for reelection in a rare defeat for an incumbent.
Deputy District Attorney Tal Khan Valbuena ...Read more
Beth Kowitt: Corporate America is no meritocracy. Just ask women
Back in 2008, there were 12 women running Fortune 500 companies. Even though that equaled a measly 2.4%, it was still progress. A decade earlier, that number was 0.4%, or just two women (Jill Barad at Mattel Inc. and ...Read more
Commentary: AI will rip off consumers unless they fight back
My great uncle Fred, a former World War II prisoner living in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, had little to his name but a four-wheel-drive truck. When the treacherous winter storms came, he would drive around, offering ...Read more
US wants to avoid congressional vote on trade deal, Canada's Carney Says
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Trump administration officials have been clear that they don’t want to trigger a vote in Congress by changing the “fundamental architecture” of the North American free trade ...Read more
5 takeaways from Nevada's primary election
LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s November electoral matchups are set after this week’s primaries.
Nevada raised its voter participation rate during the state’s primary elections by about 5 percentage points compared with June...Read more
Trump taps lawyer who helped defend him as Wall Street's top cop
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tapped an experienced white-collar lawyer who helped defend him in a hush money case to be U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, the federal prosecutor whose office ...Read more
Trump to meet Mideast partners on sidelines of G7 in France
President Donald Trump will meet with U.S. partners in the Middle East at the Group of Seven leaders’ summit in France next week, underscoring the outsized role the war in Iran continues to play as European allies ...Read more
Trump at 80 works to project strength as political woes mount
President Donald Trump is trying to project brute strength as he turns 80, but mounting political problems at home and abroad are tarnishing his self-styled image as an all-powerful leader.
Trump will celebrate becoming ...Read more
Commentary: A tale of two Republicans who crossed Trump
For those of us struggling to understand today’s Republican Party, this past week’s primary elections in South Carolina offered a useful case study.
The key developments were these: Rep. Nancy Mace — a former ...Read more
Editorial: No more free passes for Pam Bondi
The most subversive aspect of Donald Trump’s tyrannical designs and paranoia is his corruption of the Department of Justice.
He has made it into a personal weapon against any perceived foe whom he wants to destroy. This...Read more
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