Editorial

Consumers are Cutting the Cord to Gain Choices and Pay Less

Congress and the FCC can help consumers have more broadband options as they choose online services over cable TV.

Editorial

Putin vs. Parmesan

The Russian leader once again starts a food fight, and finds a way to blame the West in the process.

Editorial

‘Little Pink Pill’ for Women Comes With Risks

Women who can benefit from the drug need to be aware of the risks and how to mitigate them.

Op-Ed Columnist

Debt Is Good

By PAUL KRUGMAN

A problem with the economy may be that we aren’t in deep enough, not that we’re in too deep.

Op-Ed | Jennifer Finney Boylan

Trans Deaths, White Privilege

By JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN

A string of transgender women of color have been killed this year.

Room for Debate

Female Soldiers in Combat

What factors should the secretary of defense consider in deciding which positions, if any, should be kept off limits to women in the military?

Op-Ed Contributor

Israel’s Other Existential Threat Comes From Within

By HILIK BAR

The deputy speaker of the Israeli Knesset argues that failure to reach a deal with the Palestinians may be as dangerous to the Jewish state as a nuclear Iran.

Op-Ed Contributor

Among Malaysia’s Many Scandals

By AMBIGA SREENEVASAN

The beleaguered ruling coalition is trying to manipulate electoral laws to its advantage. Again.

Op-Ed Contributor

Tianjin and China’s Industrial Calamities

By XIAO SHU

The lax enforcement of safety regulations and endemic corruption make for a dysfunctional government.

Op-Ed | Kenan Malik

What Is Britain’s Labour Party For?

By KENAN MALIK

With Jeremy Corbyn ahead in the leadership race, we’re seeing a political movement unable to find new purpose.

Taking Note

Neither Rain Nor Snow Nor Gloom of Night Stays Amazon Deliveries

By FRANCIS X. CLINES

Amazon has given a welcome boost to the beleaguered United States Postal Service.

Taking Note

Birmingham Bounce: Raising the Minimum Wage in the South

By TERESA TRITCH

By instituting a city-level minimum wage, Birmingham, Ala. could help pave the way for a higher federal minimum.

Letters

Defending the Opt-Out Movement

Readers discuss why about 200,000 New York students refused to take the state’s standardized tests.

The Conscience of a Liberal

Fairy Tales

By PAUL KRUGMAN

Why they still believe.

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