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(James Yang for The Washington Post)
(James Yang for The Washington Post)

Republicans aren’t fighting Democrats. They’re fighting democracy.

The only route to power for a white-nationalist party, then, is to become anti-democratic.
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Overrule the parliamentarian. Or end the filibuster. Americans need a $15 minimum wage.

It's good policy, good politics and simply the right thing to do.
  • 19 hours ago

Surely we can do better for the people in D.C. living without homes

The twin crises of homelessness and mental illness are intertwined in D.C.

Cuomo’s dark side was already obvious. Just look at his news conferences.

I disliked him before covid. It feels normal to be disliking him again.

The Democrats’ voting rights bill is an assault on election integrity

The bill’s primary danger lies in its virtual abolition of any safeguards to ensure that a vote represents the true desire of a single, eligible voter.

Biden is showing the world that U.S. government can work again

His administration has transformed the vaccine rollout.

Donating vaccines to poorer countries is in the national interest

An America First vaccine policy would backfire.

The next wave of vaccine eligibility criteria is a smudgy mess

When to get a jab becomes a never-ending moral test.
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I’ve lost three loved ones to gun violence. Only the one killed by police did not get justice.

Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act so others don't have to go through what I did.
  • 1 day ago

Misdemeanor court has been closed for a year. Keep it that way.

When the pandemic threat ends, this policy change for nonviolent misdemeanors should stay.
  • 2 days ago

How the Supreme Court can help sexual assault survivors in the military

Changing the culture of sexual violence in the military is no small task.
  • 2 days ago

Newsom’s plan to reopen schools is too weak to work. He owes California something bolder.

Facing a likely recall election, the governor floats a plan to get kids back in classrooms, more or less.
  • 2 days ago

All the reasons Puerto Rico statehood efforts keep stalling

If the pro-statehood movement wants to achieve its goals, it should first connect its struggle to the broader fight for racial and social justice.
  • 2 days ago

Why I worry remote schedules could mean fewer women in the office

If you think flexible work will boost equity, especially for parents, it is critical to consider what other policies and practices must be in place to advance this goal.
  • 3 days ago
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Republicans’ rhetoric on H.R. 1 is apocalyptic. Are they that afraid of democracy?

A bill to make voting easier should be obvious. To Republicans, it is not.

The Pentagon delayed three hours in sending troops on Jan. 6. It still hasn’t given a good reason.

Questions about the delay underscore need for a Jan. 6 fact-finding commission.
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Hogan can’t explain away Maryland’s vaccine inequities. He needs a plan to fix them instead.

There is no justification for pointing to vaccine hesitancy when the real problem is vaccine access.
  • 6 days ago

How we’re working toward racial equity in distributing coronavirus vaccines in D.C.

When we took vaccine scheduling in-house, we helped change who was getting vaccinated.
  • Feb 26

Fairfax County’s school board is sowing division. Students of minority faiths deserve better.

The school board can fulfill its responsibilities to all of FCPS’s children without having to choose between supporting religious equity and supporting academic equity.
  • Feb 26

Let’s give people with opioid use disorder safe places in Maryland

We already employ harm-reduction measures throughout our lives.
  • Feb 26
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