Retouched and Revitalized, Washington Looks Forward
Visitors are back in Washington, for all the reasons they came before. Gaggles of school groups and tour buses are on the National Mall, enjoying …
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How Coal Mining and Years of Neglect Left Kentucky Towns at the Mercy of Flooding
FLEMING-NEON, Ky. — This sliver of land wedged between the thick woods and Wright Fork creek has been the home of Gary Moore’s family for as long …
G.O.P. Governors Cause Havoc by Busing Migrants to East Coast
WASHINGTON — Lever Alejos arrived in the nation’s capital last week on a bus with dozens of fellow Venezuelans who had journeyed more than 1,300 …
We Can Fight Monkeypox Without Hysteria or Homophobia
BERLIN — As I stayed home in late July, listening to the director general of the World Health Organization declare monkeypox a public health …
We Can’t Let Bad Vibes Lead Us to a Recession
The economy is the story of what people do — how we spend money and time, the quantitative and the qualitative aspects of our existence. When …
The Coming Crisis Along the Colorado River
It’s past time to get real about the Southwest’s hardest-working river. About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River as it flows from …
Kansas Result Suggests 4 Out of 5 States Would Back Abortion Rights in Similar Vote
There was every reason to expect a close election. Instead, Tuesday’s resounding victory for abortion rights supporters in Kansas offered some of …
The Republican Party Is the Anti-Democracy Party
The word “democracy” never appears in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. However, democracy is central to the modern concept of …
Stockholm Instead of Rome? October Instead of July? How Heat Waves Are Changing Tourism in Europe
It was the middle of July, peak summer travel season, and the news from Europe wasn’t looking good: A heat-induced “surface defect” briefly …
Russia’s Shortfalls Create an Opportunity for Ukraine, Western Officials Say
WASHINGTON — In the early phase of the war in Ukraine, shortages of soldiers and problems with equipment forced Russia to narrow its mission …