Germany’s Coalition Dating Game Starts to Get Serious
BERLIN — After a frantic week of political speed dating among five German political parties eager to form the next government, three of them took …
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When It Costs $53,000 to Vote
OpinionSupported by Continue reading the main storyWhen It Costs $53,000 to Vote Oct. 7, 2021, 12:00 p.m. ETRead in appPhotographs by Damon …
Texas’ Toxic Heart
There are states worse than Texas — states even more regressive, states even more oppressive, redder states and madder states and states without …
What Killed the Blue-Collar Struggle for Social Justice
In 1998, Shannon Mulcahy’s boyfriend beat her up so badly that prosectors in Indiana decided to press charges. She hid in a closet rather than …
Is Texas Ready for Matthew McConaughey?
Produced by ‘Sway’ When the actor Matthew McConaughey dropped his rom-com act to pursue hard-hitting dramas, Hollywood called it a “McConaissance …
The Supreme Court’s Pain — and Our Anger
In January 2001, the Supreme Court was hurting. Thirty-six days after Election Day, on Dec. 12, 2000, the justices had divided 5 to 4 in its vote …
Bitcoin predica la libertad financiera. Nayib Bukele pone a prueba esa promesa
SAN MIGUEL, El Salvador — Los defensores del bitcóin sueñan con un sistema financiero en gran medida libre de la intromisión del gobierno. Pero …
As Europe Faces a Cold Winter, Putin Seizes on the Leverage From Russia’s Gas Output
MOSCOW — In Europe, the surge in the price of natural gas has halted factories, startled politicians and alarmed consumers fearful of a cold …
How to Sell Good, Inexpensive Wines Without Pandering
For young people on tight budgets who want to learn more about wine, the points of entry can be discouraging. Plenty of cheap wine is out there …
We’re Smarter About Facebook Now
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. In Facebook’s major scandals of the last five years, some …