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In Quebec, a warning that more euthanasia means more risk

(iStock) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story Comment Rebranded “medical assistance in...

13.09.2023 10

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A crisis in U.S. presidential legitimacy is looming

President Biden at the White House on May 1; former president Donald Trump at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., on June 13. (Demetrius...

06.09.2023 60

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How the GOP debate turned into the Vivek Ramaswamy show

Opinion How the GOP debate turned into the Vivek Ramaswamy show By Charles Lane ,  Alexandra Petri and  Greg Sargent ...

25.08.2023 10

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For true national unity, the Confederate Memorial at Arlington must go

Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Confederate Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery in 1922. (Library of Congress) ...

23.08.2023 5

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Populism thrives because people are mad, and also because they’re sad

A rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Listen 4...

09.08.2023 10

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A murky law plus a snarky judge equals some memorable judicial sarcasm

Justice Antonin Scalia in 2011. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment ...

07.08.2023 10

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A murky law plus a snarky judge equals some memorable judicial sarcasm

Justice Antonin Scalia in 2011. (JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment ...

07.08.2023 20

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Should Chapter 11 make an exception for moral bankruptcy?

26.07.2023 10

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Encouraging data points to progress on criminal justice reform

A rainbow is seen overhead as inmates walk through the yard at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego in 2014. (Sam...

12.07.2023 10

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U.S. institutions are polling about as well as King George III did in 1776

A fireworks viewer on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Tuesday. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Comment on...

06.07.2023 30

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This is the end of Republican moderation on race in higher education

Demonstrators for and against the decision to strike down race-conscious student admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North...

30.06.2023 60

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Even by Trump-era GOP standards, this is a base pander

A sign after a ceremony renaming Fort Bragg as Fort Liberty, near Fayetteville, N.C., June 2. (Allison Joyce / AFP) (Allison Joyce/AFP via Getty...

14.06.2023 80

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The White House should retire this lame talking point on student loans

President Biden at Nash Community College in Rocky Mount, N.C., on Friday. (Susan Walsh/AP) Listen 5 min Comment on this story ...

12.06.2023 6

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The World Bank provides much-needed rationality about global migration

25.05.2023 10

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When it comes to public transportation, there is no free ride

A Metrobus makes a stop in Washington in 2014. (Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Comment on this story ...

19.05.2023 9

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The debt limit law has its benefits. At least it used to.

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) depart the U.S. Capitol on March 17. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Listen 5...

10.05.2023 7

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Overuse of ‘existential threat’ is a crisis of existential proportions

Opinion Overuse of ‘existential threat’ is a crisis of existential proportions By Charles Lane Editorial writer and...

03.05.2023 40

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How the ‘other’ Great Migration transformed American politics

Drought refugees from Abilene, Tex., following the crops of California as migratory workers. (Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs) ...

26.04.2023 6

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Nicaragua’s political future emerges from Ortega’s political prison

Protester and feminist Tamara Davila takes part in a performance during the 71st International Celebration of Human Rights in Managua, Nicaragua, on...

05.04.2023 6

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Lower fertility rates are the new cultural norm

30.03.2023 50

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The most underrated story in U.S. politics: The post-Trump consensus

Former president Donald Trump boards his airplane, known as Trump Force One, at Palm Beach International Airport on March 13. (Jabin Botsford/The...

22.03.2023 7

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In the Silicon Valley Bank debacle, greed and fear ruled, not the rules

A Silicon Valley Bank in Menlo Park, Calif., on Monday. (John Brecher for The Washington Post) Listen 5 min Comment on this...

15.03.2023 30

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In Belgium, death is not a penalty — but it can be therapy

Geneviève Lhermitte during her murder trial in Nivelles, Belgium, in December 2008. At her request, she was euthanized last month. (Yves...

08.03.2023 10

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Democrats could learn a lot from Jimmy Carter’s anti-inflation efforts

Former president Jimmy Carter in Atlanta in October 2016. (John Bazemore/AP) Listen Comment on this story Comment ...

23.02.2023 200

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How the Supreme Court turned America into a casino

Frank Caltagirone, a sportsbook employee at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, on Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry) Listen ...

15.02.2023 50

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American politics needs to freshen up its menu

Joe Biden and Donald Trump during the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville on Oct. 22, 2020. (Jim Bourg/AFP/Getty Images) ...

09.02.2023 90

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Industry’s last great electric-car skeptic accepts the inevitable

Toyota chief executive Akio Toyoda onstage at the Tokyo Auto Salon on Jan. 13 in Chiba near Tokyo. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP) Listen ...

01.02.2023 30

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We can’t settle for modest progress against violent crime

Bethany Rohrer, left, and a friend of her late son Lawrence Morgan, a gun crime victim, comfort Allison Radulov during a vigil held in Morgan's memory...

26.01.2023 10

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Larry Hogan’s legacy includes a bright idea for the labor force

Wednesday is Inauguration Day in Annapolis, where Democrat Wes Moore will be sworn in as the governor of Maryland, replacing Republican Larry Hogan,...

18.01.2023 30

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Does ‘get out the vote’ have to mean get out the partisans?

For all the self-defeating chaos they recently sowed on the floor of the House, you can’t quite rule out the possibility that Republicans learn from...

11.01.2023 10

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Like all good con artists, George Santos knew his marks

Outrageous, contemptible and — let’s face it — endlessly fascinating, the lies of Rep.-elect George Santos (R-N.Y.) are also instructive, about...

04.01.2023 10

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