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The U.S. Must End China’s Rare Earth Dominance

The U.S. Must End China’s Rare Earth Dominance

The world’s democracies cannot depend on the most powerful authoritarian state — and an increasingly aggressive one — for critical minerals.

22.12.2025 50

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A Lifeline for New York’s Working Families

A Lifeline for New York’s Working Families

Children’s Aid provides free after-school programs for low-income New Yorkers that students love and parents see as a solution.

21.12.2025 30

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College Is Still Worthwhile. This Organization Proves It.

College Is Still Worthwhile. This Organization Proves It.

Monica-Grace Mukendi’s career demonstrates the lasting impact of OneGoal, a nonprofit that helps low-income students attend college.

20.12.2025 30

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A Gift That Gets Children Reading

A Gift That Gets Children Reading

Early access to high-quality books can transform lives, improve educational outcomes and help create the next generation of curious and informed...

15.12.2025 4

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A Free World Needs a Strong America

A Free World Needs a Strong America

Preventing a world where dictators can attack at will requires a military that has the right tools, the right tactics and the right culture.

14.12.2025 80

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To Outbuild China, America Needs Friends

To Outbuild China, America Needs Friends

For the sake of global security and freedom, the world’s democracies must collaborate better.

13.12.2025 100

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America’s Military Needs a Culture Shift

America’s Military Needs a Culture Shift

The benefits of serving have never been more appealing, but the Pentagon needs a better approach to recruiting new talent.

12.12.2025 30

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America Can’t Make What the Military Needs

America Can’t Make What the Military Needs

The U.S. defense industry has lost the ability to build quickly and effectively.

11.12.2025 100

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America Pours Billions Into the Military. We Don’t Know Where It All Goes.

America Pours Billions Into the Military. We Don’t Know Where It All Goes.

Wasteful spending and byzantine regulations keep the U.S. military stuck in a failing status quo.

10.12.2025 50

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This Is the 21st-Century Arms Race. Can America Keep Up?

This Is the 21st-Century Arms Race. Can America Keep Up?

Innovations in A.I., synthetic biology and quantum computing are set to change war.

09.12.2025 2

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Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself

Overmatched: Why the U.S. Military Must Reinvent Itself

Investing in the old ways of war leaves America at risk.

09.12.2025 200

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The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job

Until the court imposes limits, the administration will keep acting as if there are none.

06.12.2025 100

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Trump Has Made the Epstein Saga a Case Study in Manipulation

Even if the wisdom of releasing the files is a nuanced issue, Trump’s behavior has been indefensible.

03.12.2025 8

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America Has Sidelined Education. You Can Help.

The New York Times Communities Fund has partnered with charities that invest in education at critical junctures across people’s life spans.

30.11.2025 100

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The Uniquely American Heartbreak of Yet Another Shooting

The National Guard members shot in Washington are the latest victims of a political violence permeating our society.

28.11.2025 30

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Trump’s Broken Promise to Confront Corporate Power

The Trump administration is using its antitrust powers mostly to protect Mr. Trump.

25.11.2025 30

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Trump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them.

From the day he took the oath of office, the president has pursued policies that are making life in America less affordable.

21.11.2025 40

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No, Mr. President, We Cannot ‘Leave It at That’

Working with imperfect partners does not mean that the United States should cover up and lie about their misdeeds.

20.11.2025 100

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Trump Has Snatched the Power of the Purse. Congress Should Take It Back.

Trump’s actions should alarm anybody who shares the American founders’ suspicion of centralized power.

14.11.2025 90

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Most Women Can Still Get Abortion Pills. That May Soon Change.

American women need the freedom to determine the course of their own lives.

12.11.2025 80

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How Mayor Mamdani Can Write New York’s Next Chapter

Mamdani, who campaigned on sweeping promises, can build a positive legacy by focusing on tangible accomplishments.

05.11.2025 70

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What Happened to the Art of the Deal?

We urge the administration to allow millions of Americans to receive food aid.

01.11.2025 70

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Are We Losing Our Democracy?

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

31.10.2025 1000

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Being Latino in the United States Should Not Be a Crime

Trump’s immigration tactics violate both the law and human decency.

27.10.2025 9

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Trump Wants the American People to Pay Him $230 Million

Trump should pay a political price for his brazen corruption. Instead, he is telling American taxpayers to pay a price, directly to him.

23.10.2025 400

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America Still Has a Political Center, and It’s the Key to Winning

The antidote to our polarized politics is a creative, re-energized political center.

20.10.2025 100

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NATO Must Defend Its Airspace Against Russian Incursions

The only way to contain Putin is with a resolute show of strength.

17.10.2025 30

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James Comey. Letitia James. Who’s Next?

America is now in a dangerous period, in which the president can order investigations and indictments against his enemies.

10.10.2025 6

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This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up

The president is going after clean energy, and Americans will face higher bills as a result.

09.10.2025 3

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The Real Stakes of the Shutdown

President Trump is seeking to deprive millions of Americans of their health insurance. Senate Democrats are refusing to acquiesce.

01.10.2025 100

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The War in Gaza Needs to End

The war needs to end, for the sake of the Gazan people and for the sake of Israel and its security.

30.09.2025 6

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The Comey Indictment Plunges the Country Into a Grave New Period

As despots have done for centuries, Trump is persecuting people he considers his enemies, with little justification other than raw political power.

27.09.2025 300

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No President Should Have This Kind of Power

Even if the allegations are correct, blowing up the boats is a lawless exercise in the use of deadly force.

24.09.2025 100

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Trump Has Freedom of Speech. Do You?

If the American ideal of freedom means anything, it is that we can engage in an extremely wide range of political speech, including the tasteless and...

19.09.2025 200

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Trump’s Policies Are Endangering Your Health

The Trump administration is rejecting basic medical knowledge and turning back the clock to an era when people were sicker and died sooner.

12.09.2025 70

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Charlie Kirk’s Horrific Killing and America’s Worsening Political Violence

This is a moment to turn down the volume and reflect on our political culture.

11.09.2025 300

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Trump Is Treating the Economy Like His Family Business

This is not how economic policy is supposed to work in a wealthy, democratic country.

10.09.2025 100

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Trump Thought He Was Leading on Trade. No One Is Following.

A sign of the folly of Trump’s trade policy is that it has inspired no apparent envy among other nations.

05.09.2025 5

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Israel’s Gaza Media Ban Is Indefensible

The ban indicates that Israel’s leaders are deliberately trying to conceal the war’s full horror.

31.08.2025 70

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America Was Finally Turning a Corner on Opioids. Until Now.

Trump’s budget law effectively undoes much of the good that the Affordable Care Act did in reducing opioid deaths.

28.08.2025 50

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Where’s Your Evidence, Mr. President?

If the courts allow Trump to get away with firing Lisa Cook, the Fed will be stripped of its insulation from political pressure.

27.08.2025 6

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Trump Gets His Revenge on John Bolton. Who’s Next?

The recent F.B.I. search of John Bolton’s home makes clear that President Trump is perverting the justice system to intimidate his critics.

23.08.2025 4

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Yes, America Can Fix Its Gerrymandering Problem

Gerrymandering is a form of cheating. And it is preventable.

22.08.2025 3

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Crime Keeps Falling. Here’s Why.

Reflections on social cohesion and law enforcement can help policymakers reduce crime even further.

14.08.2025 40

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If You Fly Economy, You’re Paying for Someone Else to Fly Private

The Times editorial board argues that Congress must change the Federal Aviation Administration’s funding structure.

10.08.2025 60

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Trump Is Letting TikTok (and China) Win

Trump’s disregard for federal law is a gift to the world’s most powerful authoritarian government.

08.08.2025 50

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This Isn’t Governing. It’s a Tantrum.

The Trump administration is engaged in an increasingly wide-ranging campaign against data that contradicts its political agenda.

06.08.2025 400

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Gaza’s Hunger Is a Moral Crisis

Israel and the world can do much more to alleviate the emergency.

31.07.2025 100

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The Supreme Court Owes the Country Explanations for Its Big Decisions

When the court fails to make rulings clear, confusion can set in, and the justices’ credibility can suffer.

28.07.2025 200

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If Trump Keeps Intimidating the Fed, He Will Pay a Price

When central banks are pressured by politicians into overheating the economy, everyone ends up getting burned.

25.07.2025 50

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