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Closing Schools Alone Is Not Going to Stop the Coronavirus
Without federal help, states have no good choices. But is keeping students home the worst one to make first?
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The Latest Vaccine News Doesn’t Tell the Full Story
The preliminary success of vaccines is a bright piece of news, but it’s darkened by the threat of a terrible winter.
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5 Messages Voters Sent in the 2020 Election
Biden may have won, but the “battle for the soul of the nation” will only intensify.
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2016 Dealt a Blow to Polling. Did 2020 Kill It?
So far, the numbers seem even more off than last time.
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Freaking Out? Here Are 5 Ways to Ward Off Election Anxiety
And one reason to embrace it.
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The Voting Suppression Tipping Point
For years, Republicans have made it harder and harder for Americans to vote. Is that strategy backfiring?
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Facebook and Twitter Are Still Tinkering With Democracy
Social media companies are debuting strategies to prevent a repeat of the 2016 election. They may be backfiring.
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How a Justice Amy Coney Barrett Could Change the U.S.
If she lives as long as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she could still be on the court in 2059. What would she do?
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What We Learned From the Vice-Presidential Debate
There was a lot to glean from what the candidates said — and what they didn’t.
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Should the Presidential Debates Be Canceled?
Trump turned the first into a circus of sound and fury. Do we really need two more?
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What Have We Learned From Trump’s Tax Revelations?
There are questions about his financial entanglements that still need answering.
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Trump’s Latest Middle East Diplomatic Deal: Triumph or Travesty?
The president said the treaty marked “the dawn of a new Middle East.” But will it be more peaceful than the old one?
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The Wildfires Show That Stopping Climate Change Is No Longer Enough
We have to adapt to it, too.
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What if We Have to Wait Years for a Coronavirus Vaccine?
A silver-bullet vaccine is far from guaranteed. But it’s also not the only way out of the pandemic.
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What’s the Point of All These Polls?
Many Americans felt the 2016 election discredited the whole business of electoral forecasting. But that’s not how some pollsters see it.
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We Are Not Going to Fact-Check Our Way Out of QAnon
“You don’t have a movement like this without people who’ve lost trust in expertise and authority and institutions.”
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How Do We Fix the American Presidency?
Trump is only the latest president to stoke fears that the office has grown too powerful. What should be done about it?
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Coronavirus Winter Is Coming
What have we learned about how to prepare for it?
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Where Is the Republican Party Heading?
Instead of adopting a new platform, the party declared its support for President Trump. But what will it support when Trump is gone?
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What’s Behind the Recent Rise in Shootings?
Gun violence has surged this summer, and crime experts aren’t sure why.
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What Does the Democratic Party Stand for?
Nearly four years after Hillary Clinton’s loss, it’s still hard to tell.
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Debt, Debt, Goose
The face-off in the Senate over a pandemic relief package is tied to a yearslong back-and-forth over the relevance of deficits.
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What Would a Cold War With China Look Like?
U.S.-China ties haven’t been this strained for decades. What happens if they snap?
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Could Biden Be the Climate-Change President?
His new plan bills itself as a “revolution,” going well beyond anything the Obama administration attempted. Is it enough?
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Should We Even Care About Trump’s Taxes?
Finally, eventually, the president’s tax returns might be made public. Does it even matter anymore?
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Inside the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Birth Control Coverage
A victory for religious employers is a defeat for their employees — and for the Affordable Care Act.
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Is the Coronavirus Killing the World Health Organization?
President Trump is not its only problem.
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Are Unemployed Americans About to Fall Off a Cliff?
Congress is set to end the aid that was supposed to see workers through the coronavirus crisis, even as it keeps getting worse.
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Are Black Lives What Really Matter to Companies?
The movement was founded in 2013. Seven years later, what should we make of corporate America’s newfound support?
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What Have We Learned About Reopening?
Some countries have handled it better than others. Which path will the United States take?
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Why the Supreme Court Ruling on L.G.B.T.Q. Rights Is Such a Big Deal
Only some queer people get married, but almost all of them work.
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How Worried Should You Be About the 2020 Election?
Twenty years after Bush v. Gore, a bigger crisis could be coming.
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Why Isn’t the Stock Market Reading the Room?
The nation is in crisis, but it’s not the market’s job to care.
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Why George Floyd Won’t Be the Last American Killed by the Police
Videos of state-sponsored killings have been going viral for years. Little has changed.
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Will the Coronavirus Kill College Admissions Tests?
The SAT and ACT could be on their way out. Is that a good thing?
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The Coronavirus Vaccine May Have a Shortcut: Infecting Volunteers
Should we take it?
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Coronavirus Critics’ Picks
Now is an excellent time to read about the 1918 flu. Or maybe just watch the Fast & Furious movies.
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Will There Be More Coronavirus Stimulus Checks?
Members of Congress are already talking about the next relief package. What should be in it?
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