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Commentary: More than 2 million workers are missing. Who are they, and how are they affecting the economy?
If I were a mystery novelist instead of an economist, I’d call it “The Case of the Missing Workers.”
I’m referring to the fact that there are 2.3 million fewer people employed today than if the employment-to-...Read more
Michael Hiltzik: As taxpayers tire of handouts to billionaires, Major League Baseball demands public funding for a Vegas stadium
The longest-running melodrama in sports is less about events on the field of play than on machinations in the ownership suite of baseball's Oakland A's, who are close to finalizing a move to Las Vegas three or four years ...Read more
Editorial: The cruelty of exposing outdoor workers to extreme heat
It won’t be easy to find another Florida governor who inflicted so much cruelty on its people as quickly as Ron DeSantis did with a single signature.
One of the worst single actions by the 2024 Legislature, House Bill ...Read more
Editorial: When protest turns to hatred: There's far too much antisemitism in the free Palestine movement
Monday, with all classes being held remote, the environs of Columbia University were anything but quiet. On the South Lawn in front of Butler Library was the tent city of students with the misguided idea to boycott Israel....Read more
Census change will lead to more data on health of Middle Eastern, North African people in US
Before the successful, healthy birth of her son, recalls Germine Awad — an Egyptian American who is a psychologist at the University of Michigan — clinicians told her that her hormone levels were too high and that her ...Read more
Editorial: Stinky Florida? DeSantis paints scary picture of weed amendment but misses key point
Gov. Ron DeSantis is appealing to voters’ fears of streets and businesses being overcome by the stench of pot smoke if a proposed Florida constitutional amendment is approved this fall.
It’s classical DeSantis: Amp up...Read more
A Kentucky lawmaker had a nonviable pregnancy. State abortion bans made her loss more agonizing
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Almost a year to the day after Rep. Lindsey Burke gave birth to twins — one dead, the other alive — she walked out of a legislative committee meeting in Frankfort.
Burke, one of three Kentucky ...Read more
Tom Philp: What happens when Google censors your California news to protect its bottom line?
Search engines like Google have always selectively censored content by limiting what its users can find. Usually, the censored material has been either sexually explicit, intellectual property guarded by copyright, ...Read more
The race for Georgia's 3rd District is a new test of Donald Trump's mettle
ATLANTA — When former President Donald Trump arrived in Atlanta earlier this month for a high-dollar fundraiser, he seemed joined at the hip with a lower-profile former aide trying to make a big impact in Georgia ...Read more
Commentary: The immigration system can bend toward justice. One man's case shows how
On a sunny January morning, in the windowless office of a nondescript government building, Jose Franco Gonzalez was sworn in as a United States citizen. There is not a lot of good news in immigration these days, with ...Read more
Commentary: Wireless spectrum policy is vital to national security and the economy
While it may not get the dramatic headlines that other topics garner, few public policy issues will affect the future of our country the way telecommunications infrastructure will, specifically considering the current ...Read more
COUNTERPOINT: Bible blasphemy or act of godliness?
Donald Trump was recently accused of “Bible blasphemy” for selling a version of the Bible, which prompted me to write this article on his motivations for such an act. Is this truly blasphemy? Or is it a way to ...Read more
Editorial: 9th Circuit went too far with homelessness ruling
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals — which has jurisdiction over nine states, including Nevada — has a reputation as one of the most liberal courts in the country. It also has the dubious distinction of being the ...Read more
Patricia Murphy: The Georgia Senate race where democracy really is on the ballot
ATLANTA -- The statement that “democracy is on the ballot in 2024″ may have no more literal example than that of state Sen. Shawn Still’s upcoming race. Still is a first-term Republican lawmaker from Johns Creek who ...Read more
Commentary: Gen Z is key to securing America's elections
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 in recent ...Read more
POINT: Perverting God's word for politics is a sin
In March, former President Donald Trump began hawking a “God Bless the USA” Bible online for $59.99, a King James Version that also includes the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence and the Pledge of ...Read more
Robin Abcarian: Criminalizing homelessness is unconscionable, but is it unconstitutional?
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about whether a small Oregon city can cite and prosecute homeless people for sleeping in public places when they have nowhere else to lay their heads.
If the case reveals ...Read more
The Shrinking of Donald Trump
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 ...Read more
Morehouse students want Biden to put authenticity ahead of politics
ATLANTA — Last spring, when Nicholas Wilborn walked across Morehouse College’s graduation stage, he became the 14th member of his family to do so, dating back to his great-uncle, James Adam Wilborn, the former pastor ...Read more
The law is 'clear,' Idaho AG Labrador says. Supreme Court hears case on abortion ban
WASHINGTON — Outside the front steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday morning, anti-abortion groups and abortion rights advocates battled to make their stances known, each wielding signs, stickers and blaring PA ...Read more
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