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The day the Trump boom died

Last spring, Trump thought he had a clear path to re-election: the booming economy. What a difference a few months make

By Paul Krugman

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Does Trump want to be impeached?

Why the US President isn't stumbling backward toward impeachment, but might actually be eager for the fight

By Ross Douthat

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The Epstein suicide conspiracies

Each news cycle shows how our information system is poisoned

By Charlie Warzel

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It is not enough to condemn Trump’s racism

The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them

By Ilhan Omar

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The biggest threat to America is Us

If we fail, China, Russia and Iran won’t be to blame, argues NYT columnist Thomas L. Friedman

By Thomas L. Friedman

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Racism comes out of the closet

Anyone who describes Trump as a ‘populist’ now had their moment of truth. He’s not a populist, he’s a white supremacist

By Paul Krugman

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Economy and ecology

Carbon pricing: the Canadian experience

Despite mitigating climate change and fostering innovation, carbon pricing is under attack in Canada

By Isabelle Turcotte

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Using tariffs to punish migrants

Trump attacks immigration and aggravates its causes. But Mexico’s humanitarian approach has also failed

By Sandra Weiss

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The US: An ‘Empire in Retreat’

In his new book, Victor Bulmer-Thomas argues that the US needs to accept its imperial decline and reinvent itself

By Paul Hockenos

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Julian Assange and the war on whistleblowers

Some US journalists deny Assange the free speech protection they enjoy. But shouldn't their sources also be entitled to it?

By Edward Wasserman