Tim Walz reminds us of Social Security’s true purpose
Kathryn Anne Edwards In a speech at the Democratic National Convention accepting the party’s nomination as vice president, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talked about... Read more.
Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
Daniel R. DePetris Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the... Read more.
Hong Net’s experience stands out
Hong Net In just a few days, the voters of West Lynn and Nahant will choose their next state representative. I am running for state representative in the 11th Essex... Read more.
Trump keeps flip-flopping on abortion. American women are so over it.
LZ Granderson A friend of mine is having problems with her ex. Charismatic, rich and famous, and also can’t commit. Back in 1999, when he was first infatuated... Read more.
Sean Reid prioritizes clean and affordable transportation options
Sean Reid My campaign for state representative of West Lynn and Nahant is based on walking through the neighborhoods of these communities and listening to the concerns... Read more.
Casual extremism and how language in the middle enables the extremes
Tony McAleer When I was a white supremacist who had infiltrated the Canadian military reserves, an officer who had spent two tours of Northern Ireland embedded in... Read more.
Congress must get serious about its capacity or cede power to courts
Taylor J. Swift The Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down a cornerstone of administrative law known as the Chevron doctrine represents a seismic shift... Read more.
Pop culture’s political influence, from Rock the Vote To TikTok
F. Willis Johnson In 1992, a young Bill Clinton tried to connect with Generation X by joking around and soulfully playing the sax on “The Arsenio Hall Show.”... Read more.
Bizarre raw-milk trend is putting kids at risk
Lisa Jarvis If there’s one thing that wasn’t on my bingo card for 2024, it was this: that amid a national outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows, sales of raw... Read more.
The COVID lab-leak claim isn’t just an attack on science, but a threat to public health
Michael Hiltzik Here’s an indisputable fact about the theory that COVID originated in a laboratory: Most Americans believe it to be true. That’s important for... Read more.