Tim Campbell editorial cartoon
Here we go again. Another county — this time San Bernardino — is threatening to break away from California to form its own state. Petitions and plots of this sort pop up almost annually but then invariably fizzle. Yet however quixotic state division may seem, it has a much deeper, grimmer hi…
Lisa Benson editorial cartoon
With over 70% of America using social media — and 97% of young people on social media — the Jan. 6 committee should take moments from the hearings and amplify them not only on Twitter and Instagram but also on platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Twitch. But given the waning attention span — …
While many of my students are less than thrilled about moving home, there is a possible silver lining to these newly reconstituted multigenerational households: They may just help improve our democracy, columnist Samuel J. Abrams says.
Jack Ohman editorial cartoon
To more fully address the climate crisis, President Joe Biden can also follow through on his commitment to create a national Ocean Climate Action Plan, columnists David Helvarg and Jason Scorse say.
Clay Bennett editorial cartoon
But this time you are not hearing expressions of outrage from President Joe Biden or the Democratic Party leaders. That’s because this year’s manipulative pro-Trumper ads are being paid for by — not Russia, not Trump — the Democratic Party, columnist Martin Schram says.
Most people think the government is something other people do. It’s not personal to most Americans — therefore they have no heartfelt participation in it. And yet, as a nation, we are terribly vulnerable to the forces of division and authoritarians, columnist Debilyn Molineaux says.
Lisa Benson editorial cartoon
The global alarm sounded on this virus should be a warning to intervene now while the disease is manageable and take steps to limit future outbreaks, two goals well within reach, columnist Wendy Orent says.
Clay Bennett editorial cartoon
Teachers should be free to teach. Under the direction of local school leaders, educators need space to cultivate the intellectual and moral growth of their students without the heavy hand of a distant, self-serving education establishment, columnist Daniel B. Coupland says.
Lisa Benson editorial cartoon
We all agree that we must dramatically cut our carbon dioxide emissions to help limit global warming and avoid future climate catastrophes, columnist Igor Sill says.
Tim Campbell editorial cartoon
Jeff Danziger editorial cartoon
Currently, second boosters are available only to people who are either over the age of 50 or have compromised immunity. The agency had been considering offering boosters to people of all ages this summer, columnist Lisa Jarvis says.
Today, grizzlies in the Lower 48 are confined to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Their population dropped from 50,000 to about 1,500 before they were declared endangered in 1975. Now there are about 2,000, columnist Nicholas Goldberg says.
Lisa Benson editorial cartoon
Instead of celebrating and building upon scientific progress, our nation’s highest court is casting it aside, pushing American society backward.
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Jeff Danziger editorial cartoon
The term stagflation — first coined during the economic doldrums of the 1970s — refers to the combination of stagnant economic growth and inflation, both of which are afflicting the American economy today, columnist E. J. Antoni says.
Jack Ohman editorial cartoon
Californians may have gotten temporary relief recently when gas prices finally fell to about $6 a gallon this month, down from as high as $8 per gallon in June in Los Angeles County. Inflation has rocked the economy, with prices soaring 9.1% in June, columnist Isaac Lozano says.
The United States holds the greatest responsibility for climate change as it has produced more carbon emissions than any other country in history. As a wealthy, liberal country with significant global influence, it is also better positioned than any other to act. If we’re looking for anyone to lead this effort to save the world, it should be us, columnist Elizabeth Shackelford says.
Jeff Danziger editorial cartoon
Last year, reduced water deliveries in the state led to 395,000 acres of cropland being idled, according to University of California, Merced researchers, and about 8,750 agricultural workers lost their jobs, columnist Joe L. Del Bosque says.
Tim Campbell editorial cartoon