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Dylan Farrow: Why has the #MeToo revolution spared Woody Allen?
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Trump may think that formally forgiving those who have been convicted of or charged with committing war crimes is being pro-military. Exactly the opposite is true, write @tedlieu and @RepRubenGallego .
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"Cheaters are especially malevolent actors in a social system because they paralyze competitions and contracts, demoralizing both their teammates and their opponents," says @page88
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"Rosenstein forfeited his legacy," writes @page88 . "He now deserves to be known as an obstructor of justice and not an avatar of it." "And he seems to know it."
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Hillary Clinton is the better candidate to take on Trump
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Under other circumstances, being homebound in Italy might not seem a bad thing, writes @DavidCUnger in an opinion piece for @latimes . Unger teaches American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins University SAIS Europe and authored "The Emergency State."
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"A lot of nut jobs have peddled lies to Americans before, and even styled themselves as messianic," writes @page88 . "But at no time in history have so many Americans been drawn to what’s looking increasingly like a cult. I don’t use the term recklessly."
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Some of the war crimes committed by U.S. personnel are indistinguishable from murder.
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After Friday’s flagrant trespassing of the Constitution, and thus his oath of office (already in tatters), even the farthest of the far right ought to admit that Trump is democracy’s full catastrophe, writes @page88 .
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"It’s so much easier for Trump’s supporters on Capitol Hill to bleat about the process of the inquiry than it is to deny Taylor’s account or defend the quid pro quo," writes @jcahealey .
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Making Trump officials miserable isn't going to accomplish anything. Vote them out if you want change.
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There was none of Atty. Gen. William Barr’s fuzziness or torque in what Rep. Adam Schiff said. He didn’t hypothesize. He didn’t speculate. He just laid it all out, writes @page88 .
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Nothing less than the health of our constitutional democracy is at stake in this year’s presidential election. That’s why the Los Angeles Times editorial board is endorsing @JoeBiden .
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It's the last chance for California to say no to polystyrene plastic trash this year.
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Trump using his weekend getaways and “winter White House” meetings and summits to enrich his family business at taxpayers’ expense is egregious, writes the editorial board.
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"We ourselves have become the product, and we are being sold to those with the means to buy access to every detail of our behavior — and to shape what we do next," writes @AndrewYang . "This needs to stop."
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If California is serious about fighting climate change, lawmakers have to commit to 100% clean energy.
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Some readers complained we didn't run pro-Ted Cruz letters in today's paper. Before deadline yesterday, we didn't get any
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"Elections are the bulwark of democracy. But in Hong Kong, they have now been turned into a mechanism to suppress the voice of the people."
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You can take some comfort in the fact that the sacrifices we’re making under quarantine, if they stayed in place for the rest of year, would likely be sufficient to put us on track to save the planet, writes @MatteFleischer . But don't be too comforted.
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Op-Ed: As a doctor in a COVID unit, I'm out of compassion for unvaccinated people. Get the shot
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It has come to this even though Italy moved early and aggressively against the coronavirus threat with what it thought were strict measures of containment, @DavidCUnger writes.
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"Mayor Pete stands out in the Democratic crowd because the candidates are generally coached to try to inspire with yes-we-can-ism, not clear-eyed realism," writes @page88 .
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"A lot of nut jobs have peddled lies to Americans before, and even styled themselves as messianic," writes @page88 . "But at no time in history have so many Americans been drawn to what’s looking increasingly like a cult. I don’t use the term recklessly."
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But in the face of the coronavirus threat, these circumstances are horrific.
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In this administration, Kushner’s freestyling has gotten him promoted, not indicted—so far, writes @page88 .
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Undermining public confidence in a vital American institution at exactly the time when confidence is most needed is an obvious strategy of a terrorist group or a foreign adversary. It also appears to be the strategy of the president of the United States.
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"To defend the rule of law and the heart of our democracy, I will vote to remove Donald Trump from office. I hope all my fellow senators have the courage to join me on the right side of history and remove this lawless president," writes @SenKamalaHarris .
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"A lot of nut jobs have peddled lies to Americans before, and even styled themselves as messianic," writes @page88 . "But at no time in history have so many Americans been drawn to what’s looking increasingly like a cult. I don’t use the term recklessly."
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"With each about-face, [Trump's] defenders and detractors rush to debate the theory behind the policy change, when there is none," writes @JonahDispatch .
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Dianne Feinstein's seniority and experience are too valuable to give up. California should reelect her.
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The Oscars are less white, but where are Latinos?
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"The coronavirus pandemic has made it abundantly clear that Elizabeth Warren is the person who should be leading the nation. Since that’s no longer an option, we need her as close to the presidency as possible."
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"I called my parents a few nights ago to tell them to be cautious when stepping out of the house, because they might be targets of verbal or even physical abuse. It felt so strange," @JohnTheCho writes. "Our roles had flipped."
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"Italy is now a test case for the rest of Europe and perhaps the U.S. as well. Learning the right lessons from Italy’s current trials is now a matter of life and death."
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Now the Italian government asks everyone in Italy to stay home, keep a distance of at least one meter from others, to not shake hands or hug when greeting people.
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We celebrate MLK for trying to rescue America's soul. Steve King reminds us the job still isn't finished.
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"Unlike in 2016, when he was executing a hostile takeover of a party and a conservative media establishment that simultaneously disliked him and underestimated him, Trump now has the support of both," writes @JonahDispatch .
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"The photo op seemed to strike him as a cruel victory over the other hospitalized victims who’d refused to meet with him," writes @page88 . "He’d corralled a baby, too helpless to refuse him, for a marketing set piece."
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The Los Angeles Times editorial board is calling on former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign to commission an independent investigation of Tara Reade’s allegations by a lawyer or law firm without clear partisan leanings. Here's why:
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"The Mueller report is so rich, and its lessons are infinite," says @page88 "Here’s my first one: Refuse to be drafted into the next infowar, and certainly don’t enlist."
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In today's @latimes : Our editorial board's endorsement of @JoeBiden for president. "He is poised not only to wrest the White House from an unfit incumbent but also to take the nation in a progressive direction."
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There are significant environmental, social and legal reasons for supporting Measure W. It also happens to be good for business, write Peter Brooks and William W. Funderburk Jr.
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The whole world sees it: Trump is doing lasting damage to the global order that made the U.S. a superpower.
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"Sanders talks about himself rarely," writes @velvetmelvis . "Instead, he talks about us — big us — and not in the baldly manipulative way so many politicians do."
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"Disloyalty to country was 'something worse' than a crime, and Mueller’s team amply established it," writes @page88 .
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Op-Ed: Liz Cheney's ouster proves the GOP is now entirely built on lies
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The Barr letter is the latest entry in the administration’s effort to, shall we say, avoid a reckoning, writes @page88 .
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A reminder from last year's spate of prominent suicides: Dear media: When you cover death by suicide, do it thoughtfully.
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It's not Neil Gorsuch's fault, but we can't support his ascension to a stolen Supreme Court seat
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What America needs is less talk of national unity and more freedom to let people live the way they want to live, writes @JonahNRO .
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"If Republicans have the nerve to run roughshod over American democracy in the next few weeks," writes @page88 , "Democrats surely have the nerve to stand in their way."
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"As a physician, waiting for the worst of coronavirus to hit, I see a lot to fear. It seems increasingly likely this will be one of the most significant pandemics in modern human history, and that it will change our approach to healthcare going forward."
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In the United States, happiness and success are perceived as individual pursuits, indeed, even competitive ones. In Finland, success is a team sport.
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Our findings suggest that a more effective strategy to lose weight over the long term is to focus on cutting processed carbohydrates, not calories, writes @davidludwigmd .
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Fidel Castro died as he lived, writes @JonahNRO , praised by useful idiots.
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The Los Angeles Times is not participating in today's nationwide editorial page protest against Trump's attacks on the press. Here's why.
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You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight to register to vote in California. Don't wait that long
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Editorial: U.S. colleges are overusing — and underpaying — adjunct professors (via @latimesopinion )
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"To be extra cautious, I chat with my neighbors mainly by Facebook Messenger to avoid face-to-face contact."
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"Growing up, the assumption was that once we became American enough, there would be no need for such warnings — that we would be safe. ... But I’ve learned that a moment always comes along to remind you that your race defines you above all else."
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The evidence produced over the last two months is more than sufficient to persuade us that President Trump should be impeached.
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"The coronavirus pandemic has made it abundantly clear that Elizabeth Warren is the person who should be leading the nation. Since that’s no longer an option, we need her as close to the presidency as possible," writes @MatteFleischer
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Scott Pruitt has to go.
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