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The Winter of Mr. Putin’s Discontent
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Russia is in bad shape, and that brought another tirade against the West from its president and a small dose of realism.
We were figuring out our own relationship, and we learned from our pet bunnies.
Bianca Bagnarelli
DAVID BROOKS
Why Elders Smile
Why do studies suggest that the happiest age group is people ages 82 to 85? 
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PAUL KRUGMAN
Democrats Against Reform
No, Obamacare wasn’t a mistake. Democrats should be celebrating that they did the right thing. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
We Must Stop Police Abuse of Black Men
By ERIC L. ADAMS
When I joined the police department, I learned the culture of brutality. Comments
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British Noses, Firmly in the Air
By STEVEN ERLANGER
What snobs really think about the little gits and plebs.
Gray Matter
Why Save a Language?
By JOHN McWHORTER
Hint: It’s not to preserve a different way of seeing the world.
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It Wasn’t Just the Chokehold
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Eric Garner was the victim of bad policies and bad policing that ignored basics, like the anatomy of how people breathe. Comments
Editorial
Confidence-Killing Tax Deals
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The European Commission leader must recuse himself on tax-evasion matters.
Op-Ed Contributor
Where Dutch Racism Lurks
By HARRIET DUURVOORT
In the Netherlands, Black Pete is meant to be dark with chimney soot, but he looks like the caricature of a slave.
TIMOTHY EGAN
A Deficit of Dignity
Obama has been insulted, lectured, yelled at and disrespected in public, by public figures, in a way that few if any American presidents have faced. Comments
Op-Ed Contributor
What ‘Chespirito’ Left Us
By ILAN STAVANS
A television star’s gentle comedy became an icon for the Hispanic middle class.
Op-Talk
Can Sarkozy Give France a ‘New Start’?
By JOHN GUIDA
Will Nicolas Sarkozy make a successful comeback in France? Observers have their doubts about him — and about the country’s leaders in general.
Opinionator | Fixes
A Depression-Fighting Strategy That Could Go Viral
By TINA ROSENBERG
In countries where mental health care is non-existent, effective counseling provided by peers has the potential to self-replicate.
Opinionator | The Stone
White Anxiety and the Futility of Black Hope
By GEORGE YANCY and SHANNON SULLIVAN
What would it mean to face up to the fact that white societies don’t and might not ever value black lives?
Turning Points 2015
Jerome Corgier
Julian Assange, Tony Blair and Jim O’Neill find little to celebrate, and lots to be done. Plus, Margaret Atwood on the future of robotics, and Pharrell Williams on happiness.
Roger Cohen
Feeling Uneasy About the Future
By ROGER COHEN
To confront the challenges they face, Western societies in general and America in particular must recover their vigor and fairness.
Jim O'Neill
Who Defines the Next Economic Giants?
By JIM O’NEILL
As patterns of world trade change, which nations will emerge on top?
Turning Points
Who Should Own the Internet?
By JULIAN ASSANGE
The destruction of privacy widens the existing power imbalance between the ruling factions and everyone else. Comments
Turning Points
Are Humans Necessary?
By MARGARET ATWOOD
Every technology we develop is an extension of one of our own senses or capabilities. Comments
Siri Hustvedt
The ‘F-Word’ in the Art World
By SIRI HUSTVEDT
In the dizzying atmosphere of glitz, celebrity and speculation at international art fairs, women are still mostly excluded.
Turning Points
Is Democracy Dead?
By TONY BLAIR
The basic principle that the people should elect their government remains popular and obviously right, but its implementation seems to have gone awry.
Crystal Ball
A Chef Predicts the Future of Food
By SEAMUS MULLEN
As we have become more and more plugged in to our digital calorimeter, we have become more and more unplugged from our natural relationship with food.
Op-Ed Contributor
High Rises vs. Honky Tonks
By STEVE HARUCH
As Nashville grows richer, it risks losing touch with its roots. Comments
Room for Debate
A Special Prosecutor for Police
Should a prosecutor independent of local district attorneys always be given responsibility when police are accused of excessive force?
Opinionator | Private Lives
A Story of Gentrification in Brooklyn
By HANA SCHANK
The patch of dirt may have been covered in weeds and candy wrappers, but it was mine.
Taking Note
Women on Submarines, Filmed in the Shower
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
There is an urgent need to radically change the way the military deals with sexual harassment.
Taking Note
Alternative Takes on Eric Garner
By JULIET LAPIDOS
Representative Peter King said Mr. Garner would not have died if he had not been obese.
Op-Ed Contributor
What Next for Hong Kong?
By BENNY TAI YIU-TING
Ending the occupation won't be a capitulation, especially not for the young, who have had a political awakening. Comments
Daniel Zender
Patrick Chappatte
Egyptian Court Drops Charges Against Mubarak
Patrick Chappatte
All legal action against the former president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, has ended.
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