Opinion

Food Is What We Have In Common. Why Don’t We Hear More From the Candidates About It?

Food Is What We Have In Common. Why Don’t We Hear More From the Candidates About It?

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Politics

Food is the springboard to talk about a host of issues, including climate, economic justice, public health and labor.


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OpenAI Could Be a Force for Good if It Can Answer These Questions First

OpenAI Could Be a Force for Good if It Can Answer These Questions First

Andrew Kassoy
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Politics

The artificial intelligence start-up behind ChatGPT needs a legal structure that ensures its commitments can be enforced.


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Growing Darkness, October Light: A Backyard Census

Growing Darkness, October Light: A Backyard Census

Margaret Renkl
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Politics

I wish you could see what happens to the magnificent colors of berry and bird and flower in the slanting autumn light.


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America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.

America Needs More Children. JD Vance’s Shame Game Won’t Get Us There.

David French and Sophia Alvarez Boyd
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Politics

David French argues the solution is simpler than we think.


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Polio Threatens Gaza Today. Tomorrow, It Could Be Cholera.

Polio Threatens Gaza Today. Tomorrow, It Could Be Cholera.

Mohammed Aghaalkurdi
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Politics

The success of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza shouldn’t obfuscate the threat of other diseases.


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The Staggering Price You’re Paying for America’s Nuclear Makeover

The Staggering Price You’re Paying for America’s Nuclear Makeover

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Politics

The $1.7 trillion overhaul is already underway.


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Another Trump Presidency Would Make China Great Again

Another Trump Presidency Would Make China Great Again

Rush Doshi
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Politics

Trump remains well outside a bipartisan consensus on competing with China.


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‘I Didn’t Feel Connected to Florida. That Was Before Milton.’

‘I Didn’t Feel Connected to Florida. That Was Before Milton.’

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Politics

I had only recently moved to Tampa and before the storm didn’t feel connected to the place.


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Hurricane Milton Soaked Tampa and Restored My Faith in People

Hurricane Milton Soaked Tampa and Restored My Faith in People

Katelyn Ferral
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Politics

I had only recently moved to Tampa and before the storm didn’t feel connected to the place.


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I Write My Obituary, So I Can Live a Better Life

I Write My Obituary, So I Can Live a Better Life

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Politics

Readers offer their personal stories in response to a guest essay. Also: Trump and baseball; G.O.P. mirage machine; S.N.L. and Gerald Ford; unforeseen crises.


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Extraterrestrial Life, Not Space Colonies, Should Be NASA’s Focus

Extraterrestrial Life, Not Space Colonies, Should Be NASA’s Focus

Claire Isabel Webb
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Politics

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission represents something bigger than just the study of an icy moon of Jupiter.


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When Should You Get Your Flu Vaccine?

When Should You Get Your Flu Vaccine?

Jeremy Samuel Faust
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Politics

Public health agencies are pushing us to get flu vaccines too far ahead of the winter flu season.


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New York Can Do Better Than Andrew Cuomo

New York Can Do Better Than Andrew Cuomo

Mara Gay
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Politics

Democrats should make it clear that Cuomo has no political future in New York, not in City Hall and not in Albany.


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Ignore the Polls

Ignore the Polls

Ezra Klein
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Politics

They can’t tell you what you want to know.


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November’s Second-Most-Important Election Is in Florida

November’s Second-Most-Important Election Is in Florida

David French
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Politics

The fate of Amendment 4 will tell us what the future of the pro-life movement holds.


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