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The Communist Party Is Losing China’s People
BEIJING — The scenes in China in recent days have been electrifying. Last weekend, in several cities across the country,…
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On City Streets, Fear and Hope as Mayor Launches Push To Remove Mentally Ill
Mayor Eric Adams intends to remove people with severe, untreated mental illness from the streets. That will mean involuntary hospitalization…
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Shabbat Is a Salve, and a Scene
After pandemic separation and a recent surge in antisemitism, more young people — Jewish and not — seem to be…
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World
‘Breach of the Big Silence.’ Protests Stretch China’s Censorship to Its Limits
Days later, videos of chants and confrontations are still visible on the Chinese internet. It’s a sign of how a…
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Taking Brunt of Lockdown, Migrant Workers Fuel China’s Latest Protests
Although security forces have reasserted control in many cities, poor workers could help maintain the pushback against Beijing’s strict Covid…
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A Snapshot of Homelessness Policies Around the U.S. and the World
New York City officials plan to remove mentally ill people from streets and subways. Here’s a quick look at how…
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Harvard, Herschel Walker and ‘Tokenism’
We are at a moment in which tokenism is on trial. This is true both in terms of the Supreme…
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World
The Elusive Dream of Owning a Home in New York City
For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be.
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Help Black Farmers, Who Know Hyperlocal Doesn’t Mean Fancy
This article is part of Times Opinion’s 2022 Giving Guide. Read more about the guide in a note from Opinion’s…
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Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
This summer, when half a million bikers clogged the streets of tiny Sturgis, S.D., for one of the country’s largest…