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Turn up the scrutiny of Mpls. police practices in wake of Justine Damond's death
Public confidence is eroding, and leaders are accountable.
Editorial, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Researchers are making progress on understanding dementia
Causes are becoming clearer, but prevention is a more difficult challenge.
Letters
Jamie Becker-Finn, Peggy Flanagan, Susan Allen and Mary Kunesh-Podein
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Counterpoint: Enbridge's new Line 3 simply disregards the Ojibwe people
The pipeline "compromise" shows willful ignorance of Native history and rights.
Matt Zeller
Combat translators spoke for us. Now we must speak for them.
Our allies' combat translators deserve special visas, "honorary veteran" status.
Editorial
The best time to address looming Social Security crisis was before now
But given the delay, Congress needs to act as soon as possible.
Editorial
EPA's Pruitt signals welcome support for Great Lakes restoration project
Trump administration budget would have essentially zeroed out funding.
Sebastian Mallaby
Liberalism: More essential than ever
Yes, it faces a crisis of confidence. But we must acknowledge that external threats are more severe.
Jennifer Rubin
Trump's presidency is doomed. (But how, exactly, will it end?)
Here are five possible scenarios for the disaster tale that will soon rush toward a climax.
Nate Cathcart
Counterpoint: Magical fishing? Anecdotes are no substitute for facts
How many almighty walleye are enough? 10? 20? All you armchair biologists debating "unfair" rules on Mille Lacs have work to do.
Letters
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Cartoons
John Rash
Rash Report: What 'Dunkirk' displays about Britain, then and now
A temporary retreat from a hostile continent during wartime to a permanent Brexit divorce from today's welcoming Europe.
Editorial, Bloomberg View
Fight ISIS by muzzling online recruitment
Government, technology companies need to collaborate.
Paula Goodman Maccabee
Counterpoint: PolyMet is just feeding Minnesotans a line
The copper-nickel project would be a climate-change horror, burning fossil fuels and destroying peatlands and wetlands.
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