Years ago, researchers discovered that American women were dying in childbirth at an alarming rate, far higher than in many other Western countries. Black women, they found, were dying at even more elevated rates. Data in hand, they called for

Ukraine confronts a second Russian defense line Ukrainian forces are battling to break through a Russian defense line in the south near the village of Verbove, military analysts said. The push comes a week after Ukrainian forces said they had

Free speech is once again a flashpoint on college campuses. This year has seen at least 20 instances in which students or faculty members attempted to rescind invitations or to silence speakers. In March, law school students at our own

By Maureen Dowd Opinion Columnist It was “the summer of girl power,” a tour de force by a glittering troika. With pink dream houses, songs and sequins, Barbie, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé buoyed the economy and sent women’s confidence soaring.

By Jamelle Bouie Opinion Columnist One of the ironies of the American slave system was that it depended for its survival on a federal structure that left it vulnerable and unstable. Within the federal union, the slave-dependent states had access

More from our inbox: To the Editor: Re “Hey, America, Grow Up!” by David Brooks (column, Aug. 11), about how an emphasis on trauma makes adults immature: As a psychiatrist, I feel that Mr. Brooks makes several valid points regarding

Scanning the headlines, it would be easy to believe that a college degree is becoming increasingly irrelevant in a fast-evolving job market. Fourteen states, including 10 in the past year alone, have dropped degree requirements for many state jobs. The

With her sweeping indictment of former President Donald Trump and over a dozen co-conspirators, the Fulton County, Ga., district attorney Fani Willis is now set to prosecute her case in a court of law. Just as important, it is essential

By Paul Krugman Opinion Columnist Understanding climate denial used to seem easy: It was all about greed. Delve into the background of a researcher challenging the scientific consensus, a think tank trying to block climate action or a politician pronouncing

To the Editor: Re “American Theater Is Imploding Before Our Eyes,” by Isaac Butler (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, July 19): One of the main reasons that nonprofit theaters are closing is the increasingly political nature of the plays they are