To Rein In the Police, Look to the States, Not the Court
After the tragic killing of George Floyd, protests against police violence emerged in all 50 states. These conspicuous calls for change …
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There’s a Light at the End of This Dark Year
NASHVILLE — “More light!” the German poet Goethe famously called out on his deathbed. This is a rather loose translation of his actual final …
A Plan Forms in Mexico: Help Americans Get Abortions
GUANAJUATO, Mexico — Verónica Cruz spent years defying the law in Mexico, helping thousands of women get abortions. Now that Mexico has declared …
Secret Charms and 7th Sons: ‘The Cure’ Is Alive and Well in Ireland
PULLOUGH, Ireland — For two hours on Sunday mornings, they come to the pub with all that ails them. A small boy with a rash. A farmer with …
1946: Europe Hit By Near-Zero Temperatures
Credit…International Herald TribuneThe frost offensive from the east, of which Central Europe has been bearing the brunt for the last four days …
Your Monday Briefing
Commuters at Oxford Circus in London on Saturday.Credit…Andy Rain/EPA, via ShutterstockBritain weighs another lockdown With coronavirus cases …
As a Black Bard of the South, Randall Kenan Toppled Monuments
For most of his life, wherever Randall Kenan went, he saw his name. A writer of both fiction and nonfiction, he grew up in Duplin County in …
Most Covid Infections May Soon Be Breakthroughs. Here’s What That Means.
Omicron — the latest variant of SARS-CoV-2 — is steadily working its way through populations with high levels of immunity around the world. There …
Would You Sponsor an Afghan Refugee?
Afghans are known for their hospitality. I once spent the night in a tribal area near the Afghan border with Pakistan in a house that looked like …
The All-Too-Common Tragedy of Foster Care
This article is part of Times Opinion’s Holiday Giving Guide 2021. For other ideas on where to donate this year, please see the rest of our guide …