Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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U.S.

An Alabama Prison’s Unrelenting Descent Into Violence

Even in a state with some of the nation’s most troubled and overcrowded prisons, St. Clair Correctional Facility stands out for its history of violence.

A first step is to collect the taxes.
A second is to stop keeping people inside.


Opinion

A Bad Idea to Cut Prison Visitations

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to slash visiting hours at New York’s maximum-security prisons should die quickly.

Collect the taxes.

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Business Day

2 Black Women Sue Fox News, Claiming Racial Discrimination

The suit says that Judith Slater, then the company’s comptroller, made racially charged comments, including suggestions that black men were “women beaters.”

The Murdochs  are the problem at FoxNews.

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Opinion

Devin Nunes Is Dangerous

He’s so deep in the tank for Donald Trump that he needs scuba gear.

Yes.

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Arts

Trevor Noah Knows How to Save Meals on Wheels: Militarize It

The cast of “The Daily Show” dreamed up a meal-delivery program they think President Trump may like: one that delivers sandwiches via rocket launcher.

Maybe laughter will help.

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Opinion

A Blow to Paul Ryan’s Reputation

Readers discuss how the failure to pass a health bill reflects on the House speaker.

Paul Ryan lies with a straight face.

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Real Estate

Endless Parties Next Door

When a tenant in a rent-stabilized building refuses to stop having loud all-night parties, what can the neighbors do?

The landlord must take action.
It is hard to pressure landlords.

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U.S.

Trump’s Raves About Chicago Have Become Rants

The president has often bemoaned Chicago’s rising street violence. But residents say his long, tangled relationship with the city explains a lot.

Trump does not matter.

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Books

Luck and the Death Penalty

This 2002 essay by the playwright Arthur Miller was meant to assist a campaign to abolish the death penalty in Illinois.

The essay is correct.

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Science

What to Know About Trump’s Order to Dismantle the Clean Power Plan

President Trump is set to undo key aspects of Obama’s climate legacy, targeting regulations for coal-fired power plants.

One cannot punish the dead.
The eastern coal industry is a zombi. 
It is animated by subsidies.


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N.Y. / Region

Vision Zero Has Made Ocean Parkway Safer, but Some See Red

A 25 mile per hour speed limit seems to have reduced accidents on Ocean Parkway. Nevertheless, the hassle of the slower speed has moved a Brooklyn power broker to act.

Ride the subway.
Put in a trolley.

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Times Insider

A Surprise Trip to Prison

The Times Reporter Campbell Robertson describes how he put together his article on an Alabama prison’s descent into violence.

check

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Opinion

Is Obamacare a Lifesaver?

So far the evidence is conspicuously missing.

If one does not look one does not see.

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U.S.

An Alabama Prison’s Unrelenting Descent Into Violence


Fund the budget.
Imprison fewer people.
Fix the insane.

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U.S.

Amid White House Tumult, Pence Offers Trump a Steady Hand

As other advisers floundered in recent weeks, the vice president has emerged as an effective wingman for a president short on competent help.

I do not want the Republican program.

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Well

Costly Doctors Don’t Provide Better Care

Doctors who tend to spend more in treating hospitalized patients do not get better results than those who spend less, a new study has found.

OK, the bill does not benefit the patient.

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Opinion

Republicans for Single-Payer Health Care

If Trump explodes private markets, socialized medicine will ultimately grow.

The Republicans want individual responsibility for fee for service.

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U.S.

Right and Left: Partisan Writing You Shouldn’t Miss

Read about how the other side thinks. We have collected political writing from around the web and across ideologies.

No thinking is presented.

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N.Y. / Region

It’s Darwin, Not Stalin

A dog named for one historical figure is called by the name of another.

The same thought.

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Opinion

After Great Pain, Where Is God?

The reason Jesus came to us ‘acquainted with grief.’

A mask of fantasy is unnecessary.





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