Today's Editorials
Hope and Anger at the Garner Protests
By BRENT STAPLES
What was once seen as a black issue is on the way to being seen as a central problem for all Americans. 
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Wesley Allsbrook
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
Op-Ed Contributor
Eric Garner and the Legal Rules That Enable Police Violence
By SHAKEER RAHMAN and SAM BARR
Today's Editorials
It Wasn’t Just the Chokehold
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
DAVID BROOKS
Why Elders Smile
Why do studies suggest that the happiest age group is people ages 82 to 85? Comments
PAUL KRUGMAN
Democrats Against Reform
No, Obamacare wasn’t a mistake. Democrats should be celebrating that they did the right thing. Comments
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
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.
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Better News on Jobs, but Not Good Enough
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
It is still too soon to say with any confidence that the labor market has found its footing.
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Still Recovering From Hurricane Sandy
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Priscilla Santos and her children lost their home, but the challenges didn’t stop there.
Gray Matter
Why Save a Language?
By JOHN McWHORTER
Hint: It’s not to preserve a different way of seeing the world.
News Analysis
British Noses, Firmly in the Air
By STEVEN ERLANGER
What snobs really think about the little gits and plebs.
Taking Note
Is Chris Christie’s Bridge Problem Over?
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
A new report found no evidence that he knew of the lane closures beforehand. He did, however, have the opportunity to know.
Taking Note
Homeless Removal in Silicon Valley
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
The mass eviction followed what the city said was a year and a half spent trying to find homes for as many “Jungle” residents as possible.
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?
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?
Op-Ed Contributor
High Rises vs. Honky Tonks
By STEVE HARUCH
As Nashville grows richer, it risks losing touch with its roots. Comments
Op-Talk
What the Eric Garner Video Couldn’t Change
By ANNA NORTH
For many, the failure of a grand jury to reach an indictment in Mr. Garner’s death shows that video footage alone won’t bring about racial justice.
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-Talk
Is America Ready for Healthy Convenience Food?
By ANNA NORTH
While debates around home cooking often center on health, are they about morality as well?
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.
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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.
Taking Note
Facts & Figures: America’s Unique Take on Maternity Leave
By THE EDITORS
In the U.S., paid parental leave is more of a perk than a guarantee.
Opinionator | Menagerie
What the Rabbits Taught Us
By IVY POCHODA
We were figuring out our own relationship, and we learned from our pet bunnies.
Op-Ed Contributor
A Pacific Isle, Radioactive and Forgotten
By MICHAEL B. GERRARD
Rising seas could spread plutonium left by U.S. nuclear tests in the ’40s and ’50s.
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A Search for Justice in the Eric Garner Case
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
A grand jury’s decision to not bring criminal charges in the death of Eric Garner should not be the end of his case. Comments
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What ‘Chespirito’ Left Us
By ILAN STAVANS
A television star’s gentle comedy became an icon for the Hispanic middle class.
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The Next Tax Fight
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Congress is back to debating tax breaks, mostly for corporations and the wealthy.
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Whitewashing History in Japan
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Despite revisionist scheming, the truth stands: thousands of women were forced to serve in wartime brothels.
Opinionator | Disunion
Lincoln, God and the Constitution
By JOSEPH S. MOORE
Even the famously skeptical president was turned toward religion by the Civil War.
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.
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.
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
Taiye Selasi
Who Am I? Who Are You?
By TAIYE SELASI
The idea of the modern nation-state — a sovereign state governing a cultural nation — is 350 years old and showing its age.
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
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.
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
Op-Talk
Will the Oscars Go to Heaven (‘Interstellar’) or Earth (‘Birdman’)?
By FRANK BRUNI and ROSS DOUTHAT
Frank and Ross debate Christopher Nolan’s politics and swap some favorite performances (Rene Russo and Benedict Cumberbatch). And one columnist wants Nolan to stop letting his pretensions get in the way of his adventures.
Opinionator | Couch
The Secret Therapist
By MICHAEL STEIN
Sometimes, being a primary care doctor isn’t enough.
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
Was Michael Brown a ‘Teenager’?
By JULIET LAPIDOS
Some Times readers took issue with calling the 18-year-old what he was.
Op-Ed | T. M. Luhrmann
Wheat People vs. Rice People
By T. M. LUHRMANN
Some cultures are more individualistic, and others more interdependent. Agriculture may explain why. Comments
Taking Note
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Is Chris Christie’s Bridge Problem Over?
By Andrew Rosenthal
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