Voices

We are no longer observers of the distressed futures that afflict other people. We are those people now.

The key to reanimating public life may also be the linchpin of a global surveillance network.

From protecting the vote to raising the minimum wage to action on global warming, in the past year, the Democrats did none of it.

Wartime savagery requires that its perpetrators are told that their actions are acceptable — maybe heroic — and must not cease.

At Christmas we traditionally reflect upon our blessings and forgive those who have trespassed against us. Let’s not this year.

Lyndon B. Johnson, a giant of American politics, recognized a political opportunity and reoriented. Manchin would rather be the man riding the bomb to the ground.

Manchin claims that concern for the economy drives his opposition to Build Back Better — but his favorite wonks don’t share his suspicion.

President Joe Biden has failed to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Regional powers may be preparing for a major conflict.

How Filipino journalist Maria Ressa took on Rodrigo Duterte and Facebook and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Judicial discretion and an antiquated parole system are turning the Black liberation leader’s illness into a death sentence.