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(Oliver Contreras for The Washington Post)
(Oliver Contreras for The Washington Post)
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The outcome of the 2020 election will not settle any of this.
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In Tuesday’s election, the public peeled back laws that drive businesses from the state.
The polling error might not be as big as expected. But it's nonetheless alarming.
This wasn’t the blue wave election we needed.
Trump was trying to win a second term by preventing a free and fair election, and the people defied him by voting as never before.
This campaign showed that Americans are not the cynics that their political leaders sometimes seem to believe they are.
Tuesday’s biggest loser? Polling, apparently.
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We make cartoons out of our rivals. No wonder everyone expects the worst.
  • 3 days ago
Beethoven's beliefs were as radical as his music.
  • 3 days ago
Behind-the-scenes interactions with both men are telling.
  • 3 days ago
Otis Moss Sr. never got to vote in his lifetime. This week, African Americans can write a new story.
  • 3 days ago
An editorial cartoon by Signe Wilkinson of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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We hold the keys to combat Mr. Trump’s threats against democracy.
Maryland lawmakers should grant monetary relief to residents and businesses suffering from the stalled Purple Line.
How do platforms draw distinctions about what is “harmful”? And how do we even know when they’ve drawn them?
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The pandemic offers an opportunity to help small businesses and residents.
  • 6 days ago
I now find myself in court fighting for the freedom to choose the messages I promote.
  • 6 days ago
Even if we disagree about reopening schools, let’s at least debate it rather than ignore the kids entirely.
  • Oct 29
The low, dishonest and exhausting 2020 campaigns are lurching toward completion. What might happen once all the ballots are counted?
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