Opinion
Commentary: Bill will deliver dirtier energy at a higher price
Cuts to clean energy policy in the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will stifle our energy transition and cost us…
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Comment: Reforms to involuntary committment law can save lives
Washington state should consider changes New York made to protect those who can’t protect themselves.
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Comment: Medicaid reforms will keep it for those most in need
Beyond the ‘sky is falling’ claims, the BBB’s reforms to Medicaid are fair and necessary to save it.
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Comment: About that Social Security email sent to retirees
It was uncharacteristically political, inaccurate about the BBB’s benefits and likely to cause mistrust of the SSA.
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Comment: When ‘politically correct’ becomes ‘Trump approved’
Companies and reporters are seeing the consequences of using words the president doesn’t approve of.
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Comment: Supreme Court porn ruling a naked change to speech rights
The majority ignored a 20-year-old ruling that overturned an age-verification law similar to the Texas law.
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Comment: With Voice of America silenced, who’s next?
The Trump administration saw VOA as ‘radical left’ media. It’s the mark of authoritarian governments.
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Comment: Michelle Obama is quitting politics. Or is she?
She may be stepping back from campaigns and speeches, but her new podcast is in itself a political…
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Comment: $100 billion for ICE just asks for waste, fraud, abuse
It will expand its holding facilities, more than double its agents and ensnare immigrants and citizens alike.
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Comment: Students can thrive if we lock up their phones
There’s plenty of research proving the value of phone bans. The biggest hurdle has been parents.
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Comment: RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel turns misinformation into policy
The new CDC panel’s railroading of a decision to pull a flu vaccine foreshadows future unsound decisions.
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Comment: Supreme Court’s majority is picking its battles
If a constitutional crisis with Trump must happen, the chief justice wants it on his terms.
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Comment: Bill Moyers and the power of journalism
His reporting and interviews strengthened democracy by connecting Americans to ideas and each other.
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Comment: Keep county’s public lands in the public’s hands
Now pulled from consideration, the potential sale threatened the county’s resources and environment.
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Comment: Companies can’t decide when they’ll be good neighbors
Consumers and officials should hold companies accountable for fair policies and fair prices.
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Comment: State’s new tax on digital sales ads unfair and unwise
Washington’s focus on chasing new tax revenue could drive innovation and the jobs to other states.
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Comment:A chance to make nation more united for its 250th
Let’s refresh the meaning of the Declaration for all and rededicate ourselves to pursuing it.
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Comment: Sen. Tillis’ no vote shows he saw what GOP doesn’t
His vote against the BBB, and his decision not to seek reelection, marks another loss for compromise.
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Comment: ICE agents need to show their badges and their faces
Agents wearing plainclothes and masks recall images of third-world regime’s ‘disappearance’ of dissidents.
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Comment: Supreme Court removes another presidential guardrail
It’s ruling invalidating nationwide injunctions will require more lawsuits to afford general protections.