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Published
July 30, 2013

Ruth Marcus: A wife’s deja vu moment amid cringe-worthy comeback bid

Huma Abedin is free to forgive Anthony Weiner's transgressions, but New York voters don't have to.
Published
July 30, 2013

Detroit’s plight invites dialogue over what a city owes its residents

Education, public safety, reliable buses, libraries -- what should a community have to provide?
Published
July 24, 2013

Leonard Pitts: President spoke for many when he talked about Trayvon Martin

– “There are very few African-American men in this country who haven’t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping in a department store. That includes me.” Barack Obama I am Trayvon Martin. Distill it to its marrow, and that is what African-Americans have been telling other Americans since February 2012 when […]
Published
July 23, 2013

Kathleen Parker: In politics, double standard continues to favor men

Don't expect a woman in public office to be forgiven for acting like Eliot Spitzer or Anthony Weiner.
Published
July 23, 2013

Commentary: Lives of people with severe autism still hidden in the shadows

To grasp the impact of living with these disorders, we must see more than the inspirational stories.

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Published
July 10, 2013

Leonard Pitts: By seeking asylum, Snowden sheds doubt on his motives

Mohandas Gandhi went to Yeravda Central Prison. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Birmingham jail. Nelson Mandela went to Robben Island. Edward Snowden is going to Venezuela. Or not. His destination was up in the air as these words were written. A Russian lawmaker tweeted on Tuesday that Snowden, the fugitive former U.S. contractor, had […]
Published
July 10, 2013

David Ignatius: White House must capitalize on second chance to get it right in Egypt

President Obama needs to get all of America's regional allies working with the new government.
Published
July 3, 2013

Leonard Pitts: Congress should rebuild what Supreme Court tore down

The Voting Rights Act was the most important achievement of the Civil Rights Movement.
Published
July 3, 2013

Greg Kesich: July Fourth, baseball and an immigrant’s welcome to America

There are fine points of a culture that can take a generation or two before they make sense.
Published
June 26, 2013

Still working to improve treatment of mental illness

Government has failed to make needed changes, but activists are working to fix a broken system.