Opinion

The fundamental issue at the UN climate conference COP26 must be the huge task of delivering emission reductions.

 Business-as-usual infrastructure spending alone is not enough.

Biden should replace many of the people who are running federal executive departments and the Pentagon, starting with Secretary Mayorkas.

The Biden administration campaigned on a promise of a more humane immigration and asylum system— to really build back better, they must stop repeating the mistakes of the past and start here. 

Crackdowns on journalists and writers have global ramifications — and as a global leader, the U.S. should push back against efforts to constrain civil society and media spaces. 

How President Biden's policies can lead to true gender advancement — and how women’s philanthropy can help.

At this moment in history, Texas is ground zero for the fight for the fundamental right to vote. Democratic legislators and advocates in our state are doing everything within our power to safeguard our democracy.

None of us know if future abuses of power will come from a Democrat or a Republican president, but we do know that Trump’s tenure exposed enormous gaps in existing safeguards.

A silver lining is that Turkey’s economic troubles may serve as a cautionary tale for other emerging market economies about the dangers of pursuing unorthodox monetary policies.

The bigger the stakes, the more time and money interested parties are willing to spend. And the stakes have never been bigger.

Why does the U.S. continue to provide aid to a country that cozies up to our enemies and has proliferated nuclear technology?

American, Australian, and British planners seem to assume that a war will come only on their terms, in a manner of their choosing.

Here's why it seems that scientists are ignoring natural immunity.

Parents and pediatricians finally have reason for hope and reassurance on the horizon.

The U.S. needs bold initiatives on legal immigration to sustain its lead over China in the technology race.

Transatlantic data flow is not on the agenda for Wednesday's inaugural meeting of the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council. 

The Protecting Our Democracy Act would help restore checks and balances that have degraded during the past several presidential administrations.

A worried world heard a speech that seemed to originate from a time warp, still celebrating the triumph of liberal democracy.

The Biden team seems to be confining its resistance to China’s assertiveness to security issues in the South and East China Seas.

Economic interdependence created by trade can prevent future conflicts and contribute to peace.

The court would do well to have someone who was once elected to something and is sensitive to preserving the court’s legitimacy and public standing.

The court could chart a better course for the Clean Water Act by articulating a clear, easily administered rule for wetlands.

To realize the full potential of increasing access to community college, we need greater investment in programs that increase retention and completion.

We have an unprecedented opportunity to create healthy, safe places for all young children to spend time daily.

An inability of the Biden administration to deliver on domestic policy could prove fatal. Yet, progressive Democrats remain oblivious.

While voters are choosing parties, we are telling them about candidates.

Just like disinformation, private military contractors and state-directed corporate espionage, ransomware is a powerful weapon in political warfare.  

We clearly need a United States Cyber Force to stop disasters from happening in the first place.

The FBI had the allegations and sat on them for a year; during that time, between 70 and 120 more girls were sexually abused.

The bureau needs to investigate what happened in its Indianapolis office and follow even embarrassing evidence, wherever it leads.