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The Benefits of Real Work in a College Setting
Readers respond to Michal Leibowitz’s Opinion guest essay about Deep Springs College, an experimental school in the California desert.

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We Need Theater That Makes Us Bawl
Over 75 years ago, Arthur Miller made the case for works that explore the tragedy of the common man. Why are we still resisting his call?

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Dear President Ozymandias
Look on his works and despair.

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The Guardian view on Trump and Lebanon: civilians need lasting peace, not short-term patches | Editorial
The US president seeks to curb Israel’s intensified offensive as he looks for an exit from war with Iran, but turmoil in the Middle East will not e...

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Trump Has Failed as Commander in Chief
Trump has failed to unite the country while at war and instead is seeking personal gain.

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How’s Your Job Search Going?
Chatbot recruiters, lousy benefits, delayed contracts: How’s your job search going?

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Democrats are at a huge crossroads in California governor’s race | Normon Solomon
If Tom Steyer wins, that could send positive shock waves through the Democratic party The next governor of deep-blue California will almost certain...

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A red box for Donald Trump, and eight weeks to make it. Now I really am outraged by the Mandy files | Marina Hyde
I’m not sure any other first world nation would have this problem. Keir Starmer’s promise of growth, growth, growth appears to have shrivelled We ...

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Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travesty | Moira Donegan
The immigrants’ courage is matched only by the severity of their limited options. Ultimately, the pressure for change will have to come from the ou...

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‘Why the hell would anyone want to watch the Knicks?’ Because they saved my life | Lee Escobedo
For 25 years, the Knicks have given just enough hope to keep me from walking away. Four wins from watching an NBA title with my father, I know why ...

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Why America Is Its Own Biggest Geopolitical Risk
The political risk analyst Ian Bremmer argues that the greatest driver of risk in the world right now is President Trump.

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Trump calls me ‘crooked as hell’. That’s rich coming from him | Representative Ilhan Omar
Trump and Republicans are not interested in combating fraud and corruption. They are interested in ransacking the public good for their own profit ...