Today's Editorials
Europe’s Ambitious Climate Goal
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
A plan to steeply cut greenhouse gas emissions is an important step forward and a signal to other nations to set some aggressive goals of their own. Comments
When an auto safety regulator doesn’t know he has subpoena power, consumers are in peril. Comments
A plan to steeply cut greenhouse gas emissions is an important step forward and a signal to other nations to set some aggressive goals of their own. Comments
In a new book and an interview, the former head of the nation’s largest school system confronts teacher performance. Comments
There are parallels between the war in Vietnam and the conflict now in Iraq and Syria that haven’t been fully explored. Comments
What if ordinary voters are even more extreme in their views than members of Congress? Comments
States and school districts are falling short of their legal obligation to provide children with equal resources regardless of race.
District attorneys from 30 cities have decided to band together to try to do something about relentless gun violence since Congress has failed miserably.
The Times’s editorial board offers recommendations on some proposals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Brooks and Collins on conflicting responses to Ebola, the meaning of the midterms and the pleasure of voting for effective crooks.
The seemingly pointless, time-killing rituals of the game are a buffer against the frenetic pace of everyday life.
The Republican Senate candidate wants to know why his Democratic opponent won’t “fight the anti-Redskins bill.”
The chairman of the F.C.C. wants to allow Internet-based firms the same access to TV programming as cable and satellite companies.
In their election, the Ukrainian people chose a pro-Western course. But in a country divided and ravaged by war, hope for the future is joined by anxiety.
Gaming offers a wonderful variety of experience to a diverse audience. It’s no longer just a boys’ club. Comments
The death of the Confederate guerrilla leader William Anderson and the shaping of Civil War memory.
Although many people in Bangladesh would deny it, we practice our own form of slavery. Comments
The actress's new look has received merciless scrutiny. But beauty resides in charm, not physical features. Comments
The young protesters want what everybody else in an advanced society seems to have: a say in how we are governed.
Myanmar's government is waging a brutal campaign to expel the Muslim minority.
Poverty tourism has many critics, but people like the rapper Octopizzo insist that it has positive aspects.
A commander of the resistance in Kobani, Syria, on what the town needs in order to fend off an assault by militants.
The singer has been named a Global Welcome Ambassador for New York, but to many, her depiction of the city is neither accurate nor enticing.
Should schools regulate the off-campus, online behavior of their students?
Are victories for gay marriage obscuring the challenge of H.I.V.? Comments
The old East End has had such a glittering makeover that only the glitterati can afford it. Comments
Her relationship with her treatment nearly killed her. How would I fare?
The undead may best express our anxieties about capitalism: legions of mindless, soulless consumers who sustain its endless production.
What was the world’s oldest captive gorilla saying when he held my hand, or when his eyes looked into my own?
At one of California’s most notorious prisons, baseball teams take the field. Comments
October 29, 2014, 2:17 PM
Dot Earth
October 28, 2014, 9:22 AM