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Opinion: Biden's extraordinarily ambitious philosophy of governing
The era of small government, or at least a long chapter in it, ended last year when the economy started sliding into a coma in the midst of the worst health crisis in a century and the deepest economic downturn since the Great Depression.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The lessons of Beulah Mae Donald, the mother who took down the Klan
America is transfixed and yet traumatized by the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd. As a nation, we've been here so many times before.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The 30% who could end pandemic
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Too Chinese for the US, too American for China. Where can Asian Americans like me call home?
Last summer, a Chinese man approached me on a crowded Beijing street and asked me in Mandarin if I was Chinese American. It seemed innocent enough, as I was speaking English with expat friends.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Biden's infrastructure plan would reduce our reliance on cars
The infrastructure of the United States is built for cars. The impulse to build around cars is hard-wired into almost all our funding formulas, institutional norms and culture.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Biden is right: Caregiving is part of our nation's infrastructure
You've heard these phrases before or may have used them yourself. "My mom is the rock of our family." "I wouldn't be where I am today without my grandmother." "My mom and dad worked two jobs so their kids could go to college." After more than a year spent separated from our families, these thoughts might give you a feeling of warmth or a twinge of longing.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: DMX was a Gen X icon who gave Black men like me a stronger voice
The death of hip-hop artist Earl "DMX" Simmons at the age of 50 represents not just an occasion for mourning, but one of celebration and commemoration for the iconic rapper who culled soaring artistry from personal trauma and grief. A Generation X impresario who burst onto the scene during the Clinton administration, DMX offered a bold reinterpretation of conventional depictions of Black culture in postindustrial urban America.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: What Joe Manchin gets right
US Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is in the catbird's seat -- the pivotal politician in a 50-50 Senate. He's the keeper of the keys to President Joe Biden's policy kingdom, whether the President or the progressives pressuring him like it or not.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Prince Philip was flawed. He was also family
In 2016, Queen Elizabeth II turned 90. Devoted subjects crowded outside Buckingham Palace to cheer. One told a newspaper that they'd come to celebrate "the mother of the nation."
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The pipeline that President Biden needs to stop
By the Mississippi River headwaters -- the mighty river running through the center of our country and powering much of Minnesota -- is a small, clear stream. Its bends hold marshy reeds surrounded by towering pines. It's one of the places where traffic noise is a rarity and the forest looms large. Lately, however, the sounds of heavy equipment and excavators prepping the ground to transport tar sands oil under the riverbed echo through the wetlands. Segments of the Enbridge Line 3 replacement pipeline wait in nearby work yards, ready to redirect the dirtiest fossil fuel more than 300 miles through "The Land of 10,000 Lakes."
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Why we shouldn't be so worried about runaway inflation in the US
With the federal government spending trillions to blunt the pandemic's economic damage, and the national debt mounting as a result, Wall Street and Washington are concerned about a 1970s-style surge of unrestrained inflation. What's more, rising gasoline costs, semiconductor chip shortages and the Suez Canal tanker incident have caused both businesses and consumers to worry about rising prices. But is this anxiety justified? Should Americans brace for a 1970s redux?
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The danger of a giant Covid belly flop
As more and more vaccinations are administered in the US, the Covid-19 story, which once was nothing more than a tale of enormous tragedy, now has a new plotline: how best to return to normal. A key element of this latter story arc is the poorly understood concept of "herd immunity."
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: The new lies of the GOP and Tucker Carlson
"Just remember, what you are seeing and what you are reading is not what's happening," President Donald Trump told veterans in 2018, referring to the media's criticisms of his administration. It was one of more than 30,000 documented falsehoods told by the then-President, the biggest being the Big Lie that he won the 2020 election.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Jill Biden is rocking a new look for first ladies
First lady Dr. Jill Biden stepped off a plane last week in a short black leather skirt, black patterned tights (floral fishnets, InStyle called them) and black stiletto booties. Cue the uproar. Some on Twitter deemed her ensemble -- often in quite unkind terms -- more appropriate for a woman half her age and nowhere near her station. Others sprang to her defense, called the look "rockin'" and "classy," and noted the inherent sexism of the criticism.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Bezos is right about raising taxes
Jeff Bezos has garnered headlines again for his comments on Amazon's taxes. This time it comes with a twist. Bezos is not defending Amazon against charges leveled by the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren over Amazon's less-than-zero federal taxes in 2018. (In 2019, the company paid slightly more than 1% of its profits in taxes.)
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Why Mitch McConnell is warning corporate CEOs
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's recent warning to the corporate CEOs of America that they would face serious consequences for using "economic blackmail" to protest against voter suppression laws is neither a gaffe nor a misstatement. Rather, it reflects the state of a Republican Party that is settling into its post-Donald Trump identity.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Anti-Asian sentiment runs deeper than you think
My 75-year-old Nepali mother, who lives in New York, goes for a walk every morning and every evening. I send her out in disguise: I bought her a blonde wig, and I tell her to wear it under a hat, glasses and mask. "Maybe then, they'll leave her alone," I think. I know it sounds crazy, but it's my survival instinct kicking in.
[ cnn.com ]Five states account for 43% of new Covid cases in the past week
• Opinion: It's time to face the new reality on mask wearing • One in three Covid survivors suffers 'brain disease,' study finds • Live updates: Russia to supply 150,000 doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Pakistan
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: It's time to face the new reality on mask wearing
Walking around my Brooklyn neighborhood as the country comes out of a long, Covid-depressed winter, I notice nearly everyone engaging in a curious pandemic ritual: as we stroll past brownstones, we all pull our masks up as soon as we see one another coming.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Three vaccines to stop voter suppression
The cancer is spreading. Last month, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202 into law, a bill that will challenge the ability of many Georgians to vote on utterly baseless grounds. And last week, the North Carolina General Assembly's Redistricting and Elections Committee heard the Tar Heel State version of SB 202.
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