Yes, the Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives
“The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Trump in his second inaugural address, on Jan. 20, as he cited his foreign policy initiatives. The Gulf...
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Abcarian: No one polices men’s bodies the way we police women’s bodies
While we’ve been distracted by wildfire tragedies, and the dizzying stream of Project 2025-inspired directives flowing from the Oval Office, we cannot forget that the Republican-led war on women’s reproductive...
MGM was once Hollywood’s most successful studio. These Jewish men made it happen
Kenneth Turan’s splendid book about Hollywood titans Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg is the first in 50 years to tell their story in a single volume. Part of Yale...
Trump’s swift actions drag America back from the brink
During Donald Trump’s second inauguration, a lip reader focused on an off-camera exchange between Barack Obama and George W. Bush. According to the lip reader, Obama, a staunch socialist, leaned...
Goldberg: President Trump demands GOP unity. Here’s why he might not get it
Donald Trump has long complained that Democrats are better at sticking together than Republicans are. He’s already revisited this gripe. In meetings with Republican leaders from the House and Senate...
Trump’s order to freeze spending is patently unconstitutional
Every day seems to bring more blatantly unconstitutional acts by President Trump. On Monday, the most egregious was his announcement that he is freezing the spending on all federal grants...
Trump’s genocidal plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza was there all along
It is a humbling sight watching battered Palestinians stream, mostly on foot, into northern Gaza like a long, winding river. The quiet, dignified procession back to the flattened remnants of...
No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
Last fall, a relatively unknown app called Watch Duty beat out Open AI, TikTok and Instagram to become the most downloaded iPhone app in the country. But Watch Duty wasn’t...
When it comes to new friends, Republicans should trust but verify
The enthusiasm surrounding Donald Trump’s inauguration last week highlighted the breadth and diversity of the president’s coalition. Among those attending were American technology leaders, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, Google...
As the cease-fire takes effect, Gaza is full of grief and defiance
Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023, Gaza has reportedly lost roughly 6% of its population of over 2 million people. An estimated 100,000 Palestinians have left the strip...
