Why Rita Moreno’s comment about ‘In the Heights’ was terribly wrong
Opinion by Natasha S. Alford In response to the accusations of colorism in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s highly anticipated movie adaptation of…
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Southern Baptist Convention can dodge a schism, but not its own history
Opinion by Diana Butler Bass The Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville this week narrowly elected a less hard-line leader in Ed Litton, but…
Continue ReadingOn the ACA, Obama will have the last laugh
By Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst Once again, the Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act. The conservative-leaning…
Continue ReadingIf you think adjusting to life after Covid is tough, imagine going through this
Opinion by Ashish Prashar None of us can scroll through our social media feed or a news app without seeing a story or a post about the loss of our…
Continue ReadingNew Alzheimer’s drug sets dangerous precedent
Opinion by Reshma Ramacha​ndran and Joseph S. Ross Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved aducanumab as a treatment for…
Continue ReadingTrump deserves credit for policies Biden is adopting on foreign policy
Opinion by Carrie Sheffield President Joe Biden repeated “America is back” during his G7 trip, yet in many aspects, his foreign policies…
Continue ReadingWhy Andrew Yang did an abrupt U-turn on identity politics
Analysis by Brandon Tensley, CNN A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Race Deconstructed newsletter. To get it in your inbox every week,…
Continue ReadingThe 30 most bizarre lines from Donald Trump’s interview with Sean Hannity
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Out of office and having shut down his revolutionary communications site blog, former President…
Continue ReadingWe now have a good sense of how big the ‘Always Trump’ caucus is in Congress
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large In the five months since Donald Trump grudgingly left the White House, one of the central questions…
Continue ReadingScientist: I want to believe in UFOs. Prove me wrong.
Opinion by Don Lincoln “The Truth is Out There” is the tagline for “The X-Files,” the Fox Network television show that aired…
Continue ReadingAfter showdown abroad, Biden faces one at home
Analysis by Stephen Collinson and Maeve Reston, CNN President Joe Biden now turns to a puzzle almost as thankless as negotiating with Vladimir Putin…
Continue ReadingHow worried should you be about the Delta variant?
Analysis y Zachary B. Wolf, CNN The Covid news is contradictory. The country is more open every day and getting back to normal. People who want a…
Continue ReadingA big loss for Putin
Opinion by Frida Ghitis The visuals, the body language and the setting all converged to help President Joe Biden achieve what he wanted — not only…
Continue ReadingThis Republican House member chose the Constitution over Donald Trump
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump for his actions during the January 6 US…
Continue ReadingHaving Juneteenth as a national holiday offers possibilities Americans can’t ignore
Opinion by Peniel E. Joseph The US Senate’s unanimous passage on Tuesday of a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end…
Continue ReadingPutin got exactly what he wanted from Biden in Geneva
Analysis by Matthew Chance and Luke McGee, CNN Even before US President Joe Biden met with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, expectations were low.…
Continue ReadingJoe Biden’s message to Vladimir Putin? The adults are back in charge.
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large President Joe Biden had one single and simple goal at his press conference in the wake of his summit…
Continue ReadingFor Afghan women, the US rhetoric of liberation has fallen short
Opinion by Lina AbiRafeh I first landed in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, in the middle of the sweltering summer of 2002. It had taken four…
Continue ReadingWhy did 21 Republicans oppose honoring those who served on January 6?
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large The stated purpose of HR 3325 seemed pretty uncontroversial: “To award four congressional gold…
Continue ReadingThe story of January 6 will be told
Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN Political Analyst In the past several years, some of the most perceptive views of American politics have come from the…
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