Comment / August 31, 2023 Welcome to the “You Do You” Pandemic The new Covid policy: Let them eat cake. Gregg Gonsalves Ad Policy (Tang Ming Tung / Getty Images) This article appears in the September 18/25, 2023 issue, with the headline “The ‘You Do You’ Pandemic.” Several weeks ago, two op-eds appeared in The…
Activism / September 1, 2023 Los Angeles Is Now the Country’s Leading Union Town The West Coast capital, once famous for hostility to organized labor, emerges as the epicenter of national strike action. C.M. Lewis Ad Policy Striking WGA workers march in solidarity with striking hotel workers outside the Ritz-Carlton hotel on July 3, 2023,…
World / September 1, 2023 The Biden Administration Cuts and Runs From Haiti After more than a century bleeding the country, installing and abetting corrupt dictators, and suppressing democracy, the US government now advises Americans to flee. Amy Wilentz Ad Policy Residents evacuate Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as gang violence continues to plague the city. (Richard Pierrin…
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The firm says the move may allow it ultimately to produce light artillery inside the country.
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England head coach Sarina Wiegman dedicates the Uefa women’s coach of the year award to Spain’s national team.
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