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Henry I. Miller and John J. Cohrssen
August 6, 2019
Pills pour out of a prescription medication bottle that lays on its side onto a kitchen counter as a strong morning light filters in through a window.

Reciprocity of regulatory approvals: A smarter way to curb prescription drug costs

Not a new proposal, but still available. It would make more drugs available sooner in the U.S., increase competition, put downward pressure on prices and alleviate shortages.
Stephen B. Young
August 6, 2019
China's President Xi Jinping attends a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Dec.

What does China want — really? The world and one ruler

But that's just the government. Our best strategy is to learn from the Chinese people what vision of their future appeals to them.
August 5, 2019
People raise their arms in the air during a vigil for victims of Saturday's mass shooting at a shopping complex Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in El Paso, Texa

Theories on the causes of gun violence in America

Excerpts of responses to the weekend massacres in Texas and Ohio.
Cartoons
August 5, 2019
Sack cartoon: Thanks, NRA

Sack cartoon: Thanks, NRA

Editorial
August 5, 2019
Nan Whaley, mayor of Dayton, Ohio, spoke with U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, on Monday morning near the scene of a mass shooting that occurred over the w

Start with more research into U.S. gun violence

Under pressure from the gun lobby, Congress has deterred the CDC for two decades.
Editorial
August 5, 2019

Strong reforms are needed after Olympic abuse

Nassar case reveals that many institutions are failing accountability test.
Letters
August 5, 2019
Bodies are removed from at the scene of a mass shooting, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, in Dayton, Ohio. Several people in Ohio have been killed in the second

Readers Write: Guns and the mass shootings in Ohio and Texas

We chose guns over life. Again.
Michael R. Bloomberg
August 5, 2019

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg: What it will take to make the response different this time

Change will come only if we reward political leaders who protect public safety, and drive those who don't from public office.
Juliette Kayyem
August 5, 2019
A young boy at a candlelight vigil in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday night, Aug. 4, 2019, one day after a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart, killing 20 a

Gun violence in America: There are no lone wolves

Such terrorism is rooted in a pack, a community. And its violent strand today is being fed by three distinct, but complementary, creeds.
Cartoons
August 3, 2019
Sack cartoon: One if by land, two if by social media

Sack cartoon: One if by land, two if by social media

John Rash
August 2, 2019
In a two-photo combination, candidates take the stage before the start of the Democratic presidential debates hosted by CNN at the Fox Theatre in Detr

Rash Report: Debates focused on the wrong kind of conflict

CNN should have focused more on foreign policy and had candidates answer more profound questions about war and diplomacy.
Editorial
August 2, 2019
September 1, 1969 The Aquarian rock music festival, three days of Sodom and Disneyland, provided almost no organizational facilities for the media to

Woodstock 50 folds: There's no going back to the garden

The original festival was a product of its time, a mood difficult to recapture.
Editorial
August 2, 2019

A White House with a revolving door

The search for a new director of national intelligence showcases the problem.
Editorial
August 2, 2019
This still image taken from video shows Retired NYPD Detective and 9/11 Responder, Luis Alvarez speaks during a hearing by the House Judiciary Committ

At long last, 9/11 victims fund wins extension

Congress finally comes to the rescue of first responders who rescued others.
Chip Halbach
August 2, 2019
From left: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Beto O'Rourke stand on stage

A tour of presidential candidates' affordable housing proposals

It's finally on the campaign agenda, so here's a look at what they have to offer.
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