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World
Plan Tests Tense Relationship Between N.Y.P.D. and Mentally Ill People
Mayor Eric Adams wants police officers on the front lines, but critics say they are not trained to get people…
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World
Covid Protests in China Raise Hope for Solidarity Among Activists Abroad
People opposing Beijing over issues like Hong Kong, Taiwan or the persecution of Uyghurs see the moment as an opportunity…
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News
When Gay Rights Clash With Religious Freedom
The day the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling came down in 2015, establishing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage,…
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World
The Chinese Dream, Denied
The world’s harshest Covid restrictions exemplify how Xi Jinping’s authoritarian excesses have rewritten Beijing’s longstanding social contract with its people.
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Sports
At Qatar’s Church City, Sunday Comes on Friday
In a nation deeply rooted in Islam, worshipers from other faiths find community in a government-sanctioned island of Christianity on…
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A Donation to Honor the Vision of Dr. Paul Farmer
This article is part of Times Opinion’s 2022 Giving Guide. Read more about the guide in a note from Opinion’s…
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World
35 Years of Efforts to Address Mental Illness on New York Streets
Mayors have launched numerous initiatives over the years to remove people with severe mental illness from the streets and subways.
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World
New York’s Dilemma: Who Should Be Hospitalized Against Their Will?
Mayor Adams’s directive to remove people with mental illness from the streets raises a host of questions.
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News
Xi Broke the Social Contract That Helped China Prosper
The protests in China against the government’s draconian Covid controls have been compared to those in 1989, when students demonstrated…
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World
After Xi’s Coronation, a Roar of Discontent Against His Hard-Line Politics
Protests in China have roused a tradition of dissent that had seemed spent after 10 years under Xi Jinping. The…