FTC Sues to Block Merger of Ralphs Owner Kroger and Vons Owner Albertsons
The Federal Trade Commission said it is suing to block supermarket giant Kroger's bid to buy its smaller rival, Albertsons,…
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Law professor: Alabama embryo ruling shows we are a theocracy
February 24, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: I am a law professor. This week in class, while…
President Mike Johnson Should Stop Hesitating on Ukraine Aid and Hold a Vote
Two years after Russia's brutal and unprovoked invasion, Ukraine continues to bravely defend its territory but has withdrawn its forces…
Alabama frozen embryo ruling portends a theocratic future
February 22, 2024 10:37 am (Pacific Time) To the editor: The Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are real…
Issues from childhood to old age in short documentaries
This year's Oscar-nominated short documentaries weave their way through lives of hardship and empowerment, illuminating the ways we approach life's…
Opinion: Blocking aid to Ukraine is no way to dirty the United States
For Presidents' Day, the House will take two weeks off. But first the Republicans who govern the place badly honored…
Trump criticized his own workers and now attacks “rogue” NATO states
February 14, 2024 3 a.m. Pacific Time To the editor: Donald Trump finally did it: he found a way to…
Why we need “Rhapsody in Blue” more than ever as it turns 100
I'm not sure when I first heard George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in Blue,” which premiered 100 years ago this week, from…
Science fiction, drama, film noir, comedy: Atomic horror in cinema
In a sense, the atomic scare films of decades past are the children of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the parents…
House Speaker Johnson Should Be Ashamed of Ukrainian Example
I wonder if my friend Maksym Butkevych knows the name of House Speaker Mike Johnson. Maksim He is a defender…