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The Ezra Klein Show
More in The Ezra Klein Show ›The Disastrous Relationship Among Israel, Palestinians and the U.N.
The legal scholar Aslı Ü. Bâli traces the history of international law and its role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images This Is a Very Weird Moment in the History of Drug Laws
The war on drugs failed, but decriminalization is facing its own backlash. What’s next?
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CreditTimothy Archibald Watching the Protests From Israel
The Israeli writer Ari Shavit discusses the tensions between the demands of campus activists and how Israelis see the war.
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CreditMark Peterson for The New York Times Cows Are Just an Environmental Disaster
The environmental data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that climate technology is increasingly catching up to the world’s enormous need for clean energy and with a few changes, a more sustainable future is in sight.
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CreditCraig Gibson Salman Rushdie Is Not Who You Think He Is
The renowned author reflects on the fatwa ordered against him decades ago for his book “The Satanic Verses” — and surviving a brutal attack in 2022.
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Matter of Opinion
More in Matter of Opinion ›Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Ride the ‘Poller Coaster’
The president has many problems this election. Is Kamala Harris one of them?
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times; Photograph by Doug Mills/The New York Times Let the Trump Veep Auditions Begin
What the former president’s V.P. shortlist tells us about his possible second term.
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and
CreditPhoto illustration by The New York Times; source photograph by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Untangling the Mess of Campus Protests
And the role politicians play in all of it.
By Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times; Photograph by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images How Does Trump’s Violent Rhetoric End?
Jamelle Bouie on what America’s history tells us about this moment.
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CreditPhoto illustration by The New York Times; source photograph by Julio Cortez/Associated Press Thomas Friedman on Iran, Israel and Preventing a ‘Forever War’
“It’s the worst story I’ve ever covered.”
By Ross Douthat, Carlos Lozada and
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The Opinions
More in The Opinions ›A Former Prosecutor on the ‘Incredibly Strong Case’ Against Trump
How Michael Cohen’s testimony could affect the outcome of the former president’s trial.
By Andrew Weissmann, Patrick Healy and
CreditIllustration by Akshita Chandra/The New York Times; Pool photo by Curtis Means What MAGA’s Beef With Lab-Grown Meat Says About the G.O.P.
Paul Krugman on how burgers became the focus of a conspiracy theory.
By Paul Krugman, Derek Arthur and
CreditIllustration by Akshita Chandra/The New York Times; Photograph by Westend61/Getty Images Trump on Trial: ‘The Odds of Conviction Have Gone Up’
Inside the courtroom, Jonathan Alter sees the evidence mounting.
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CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photograph by Pool photo by Win Mcnamee We Have a Housing Crisis. This New Jersey Town Has a Solution.
Palisades Park is ending the tyranny of single-family homes.
By Binyamin Appelbaum and
CreditIllustration by The New York Times; photograph by Carl Wooley for The New York Times I’m a Doctor. I Was Unprepared When I Got This Disease.
Our medical systems are not adequately equipped to diagnose tropical diseases, and in a warming climate, that’s a problem.
By Deborah Heaney and
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