Saturday, June 15, 2013

NYT > Global Opinion: Op-Ed Contributor: Same-Sex Marriage Leaves the Bishops Behind

Latitude: Putin's Divorce Overshadows A Mayoral Race, A Protesters' Trial And A Bigoted Family Law

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The end of Putin’s marriage has overshadowed all other Russian news — except that the elite live by their own rules.


Op-Ed Columnist: The Solitary Leaker 

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Edward Snowden faced quite a dilemma in exposing secrets of the N.S.A. But he also executed a devastating betrayal that it seems he hasn’t recognized.


Letter: New York Catholic Schools

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Timothy J. McNiff, the superintendent of schools for the Archdiocese of New York, responds to a Gotham column by Michael Powell.


Latitude: Another Price Freeze, Another Shoddy Attempt By Argentina To Mitigate Inflation 

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The Argentine government freezes prices on hundreds of goods to mitigate the effects of inflation on consumers — only most of those products aren’t essentials.


Op-Ed Contributor: Realpolitik and Spinning the U.S.-China Summit 

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Would the United States trade its unfettered support of Japan for support from China on dealing with North Korea?
    


Op-Ed Contributor: Atoning for the Sins of Empire

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The British Empire was built with violence. Its victims in Kenya are finally being acknowledged and compensated.
    


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Op-Ed Columnist: The Worst of Both Worlds

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The reason most Americans disapprove of Congress isn’t because of a specific policy or bad ethical behavior but because of inaction and partisan gridlock.
    


Letter: A Dearth of Latinos on Sunday Morning TV

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The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, on the relative absence of Latinos on the Sunday TV talk shows.
    


Opinionator: Dark Money Politics 

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How corrupt are we willing to allow our campaign finance system to become?
    


Latitude: Cities of God 

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In a bid to gain ground among evangelicals, some Mexican mayors are giving their towns away to Jesus.
    


Op-Ed Contributor: Reading Marx in Tehran

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Iran’s Islamic revolution has forgotten about the working class.
    


Op-Ed Contributor: Race vs. Class: The False Dichotomy

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Why are liberals surrendering on affirmative action?
    


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Op-Ed Columnist: Religion and Inequality 

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The naked dominance of today’s success ethic has contributed to a loss of cultural dynamism, maybe even social stagnancy.
    


Op-Ed Contributor: Same-Sex Marriage Leaves the Bishops Behind 

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The Church of England is losing out on one of the biggest pastoral opportunities any clergyperson can have: the happiest day of every couple's life.
    


A Real Debate on Surveillance 

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Congress should hold hearings on the laws that made rampant domestic spying possible.

Surveillance: A Threat to Democracy

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Security can be achieved by less-intrusive or sweeping means, without trampling on democratic freedoms and basic rights.

Surveillance: A Threat to Democracy - By THE NYT EDITORIAL BOARD: "But Americans should not be fooled by political leaders putting forward a false choice."

A Real Debate on Surveillance 

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Congress should hold hearings on the laws that made rampant domestic spying possible.

Surveillance: A Threat to Democracy

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Security can be achieved by less-intrusive or sweeping means, without trampling on democratic freedoms and basic rights.

Surveillance: Snowden Doesn’t Rise to Traitor

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Edward Snowden’s leaks do not amount to treason, but he is likely going to be headed to jail regardless.

A Failure on Military Sexual Assaults

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To encourage reporting, prosecution decisions should be outside the chain of command.

Civil Rights for Transgender People

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It is time for New York State lawmakers to extend basic civil rights protections to transgender people.

Keep the Women’s Rights Bill Intact

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State Legislators are trying to chip away at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s excellent bill that strives for equality for women in New York.
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Bookshelf: Books on Veterans, Civil Rights and Sacred Places

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A book by Philip F. Napoli tells the stories of veterans, including a black soldier and his white comrades and a nurse who staged a hunger strike.
    


Nicaragua canal approved by Nicaragua's president, Chinese businessman

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A Hong Kong-based development company has signed an agreement with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to build a channel across Nicaragua, similar to the Panama Canal.