Restoring public trust in the way we elect our political leaders is an immediate task.
Editorials
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The Editors: Long-term care upholds the dignity of all Americans, caregivers included
Providing for long-term care helps not only older Americans but also the millions of family members who today act as unpaid caregivers, often at a high emotional and financial cost, as well as professional in-home aides.
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Republicans have a constitutional duty to condemn Trump’s racist attacks
The Editors: These comments need to be called out as racist, xenophobic and sexist.
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The Editors: Judicial oversight cannot prevent gerrymandering. It’s up to us.
Even if the Supreme Court were willing, judicial oversight would not be a panacea for gerrymandering.
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Trump should lift sanctions on Iran, for both moral and diplomatic reasons.
The Editors: The United States risks engaging in an unending financial war with Iran that could slip into a military one at the slightest provocation.
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The true test that will show if the bishops have learned the lessons of the sex abuse crisis
The U.S. bishops put forward their first official response to the growing chorus of justifiably angry and frustrated Catholics who want to see concrete measures and public accountability for bishops responsible for clerical abuse and its cover-up.
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Will affordable housing be a major topic in the 2020 campaign? It should.
Seniors, especially those who live alone, face the same resistance as recent college graduates in an economic and political environment that still promotes the costly option of a single-family home with a front lawn and two-car garage.
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The Editors: The church and state can still learn from each other
Religious liberty and the relationship between church and state are two issues that have long vexed the Catholic Church, particularly since the Enlightenment.
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Our sad, muted response to the Virginia Beach shooting
In the past, a gun massacre would set off a necessary—though intractable—debate over gun control. This time, our collective feeling seemed to be: At least it was not children.
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The Editors: Dental care is inseparable from overall health care
Dental care should be a priority in any plan to reduce inequities and improve the well-being of all citizens.