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The members of the Culinary Workers Union, Local 226 celebrated the results of the primary election in Las Vegas in June.
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BRITTANY BRONSON

How Unions Help Cocktail Servers

Las Vegas is one of the best places for working-class women. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Stop Saudi Arms Sales Until Carnage in Yemen Ends

Given the civilian casualties, further American support for this war is indefensible. comment icon Comments

ROSS DOUTHAT

The Pull of Racial Patronage

Breaking the cycle of identity politics. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

How Do Trump’s Conspiracy Theories Go Over in the Middle East? Dangerously.

The Republican nominee’s claim that President Obama is the ‘founder of ISIS’ is being welcomed by the United States’ enemies. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

Don’t Give Away Our Wildlife Refuges

Extremists in Congress want to give away our federal lands. comment icon Comments

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The Stone

Love. Labor. Lost.

Our cultural idealization of love could use a revision. comment icon Comments

Editorial

Obamacare Will Survive Aetna’s Retreat

But Congress should strengthen health insurance marketplaces to ensure sufficient competition.

Editorial

A Break in the Assange Saga

The founder of WikiLeaks is central to a critical debate about secrecy, privacy and the public interest in the digital age.

Fixes

How Community Networks Stem Childhood Traumas

In different parts of Washington state, working together on local agendas was a key to chipping away at social ills. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

Capital Punishment Is Not Israel’s Answer to Terrorism

The trial of an Israeli soldier is reinforcing calls for the death penalty for Palestinian terrorists.

Op-Ed Contributor

The Umbrella Movement Fights Back

Hong Kong’s young protesters return with a new demand: Independence from China.

Op-Ed Contributor

The Demise of a Prison Lord

Byron Lima Oliva’s death was a fitting end for a man who built an empire from behind bars by leveraging alliances on both sides of the law.

Editorial

From California, a Better Way to Retire

Passage of state legislation would provide a national model for promoting retirement savings.

Editorial

Mr. Trump’s Foreign Policy Confusions

Far from delivering a plausible blueprint for action, Donald Trump further exposed his ignorance and lack of understanding of world affairs. comment icon Comments

Op-Ed Contributor

Apple’s Emoji Gun Control

Symbols are free speech, too. We can’t let Big Tech make all our choices. comment icon Comments

Editorial

The Shadow of Crime in City Parks

Despite recent reports, crime has fallen steeply and continues to fall in New York City.

Room for Debate

How Can Police Do a Better Job of Recruiting Officers?

Dave Sanders for The New York Times

In a time of growing challenges, departments are having trouble getting the well-qualified, diverse, officers they need.

Donald Trump speaking on Monday in Youngstown, Ohio.
Taking Note

Why Donald Trump’s Test for Immigrants Won’t Work

A national security expert explains why some of Mr. Trump’s anti-terrorism proposals don’t hold water.

Op-Ed Contributors

Who Will Watch the Watch List?

How the secret Known or Suspected Terrorist File threatens civil liberties. comment icon Comments

Letter

Genetics and Running

A reader says genetics might help explain Jamaican success in running events at the Olympics.

Op-Ed Contributor

Peter Thiel: The Online Privacy Debate Won’t End With Gawker

Journalists have nothing to fear from my campaign against the website. comment icon Comments

Letters

When Judges, Not Juries, Decide Guilt

Readers discuss why fewer cases are going to trial before a jury, faulting both prosecutors and judges.

Letter

Nancy Pelosi, on G.O.P. Protecting the Rich

The House minority leader writes, “Limiting taxes on the wealthy and special interests has been the central aim of Republicans in Congress for decades.”

Letter

Zika and the Military

Professors of reproductive science urge that abortion services be available to women in the military.

Letters

Donald Trump’s Anti-Terrorism Plans

Readers discuss Mr. Trump’s plan for “extreme vetting” of immigrants and his campaign chairman’s links to Ukraine.

Donald J. Trump at a rally at Sacred Heart University in Conn., on Saturday.
Letter

A Plea for Civility in Politics

A former media executive calls for respect for the views of others in a divisive campaign.

Letter

Lenny Bruce’s Legacy

The comedian Richard Lewis discusses Mr. Bruce’s “fearless battle for the First Amendment.”

Letter

Tracking Bill McKibben

The head of American Rising Squared says it monitors the liberal activist at public events only.

Patient Surveys and Pain

There’s still a lot to be done on the opioid front, a congresswoman says.

Letter

How Elections Are Rigged

“What is the Electoral College but a constitutionally mandated election-rigging device?” a reader asks.

Op-Ed Contributor

The Emperor and the Prime Minister

Why is Emperor Akihito of Japan announcing his wish to abdicate now?

ROGER COHEN

Brazil’s Uplifting Olympics

Why is it the developed world has to find fault in a developing country that organizes a major sporting event? comment icon Comments

The Stone

Women Who Love Women Aren’t Tragic

Times have changed. So why do so many queer narratives still end in death? comment icon Comments

Letter

Questions About America’s Nuclear Policy

Readers offer suggestions for reducing the risks.

Editorial

What Two Years of Negative Interest Rates in Europe Tell Us

Pushing down the cost of borrowing doesn’t address weak consumer demand or weak business investment. comment icon Comments

Editorial

A Looming Clash in Venezuela

Regional leaders must take sides in a fight over the timing of a referendum that could oust President Nicolás Maduro.

PAUL KRUGMAN

Wisdom, Courage and the Economy

The case for not promising too much. comment icon Comments

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