A 'very good deal for cash-strapped families'
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'Thanks for that all-American $5 deal, McDonald's'
Chicago Tribune editorial board
McDonald's new $5 deal is good "in a world where fast food prices have shot up," says the Chicago Tribune editorial board. There are "no health claims" for the new deal, but it means that "perhaps a little less of pretty much the same food comes at a far, far better price." This is key in a landscape where "families found themselves shelling out well upwards of $50 to feed four at fast food joints that used to be cheap."
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'What a UK Labour win means for the global left'
Mike Harris at Foreign Policy
It is "perhaps time for Democrats in the United States to look across the pond and glean some lessons from Labour's success," says Mike Harris. While British Conservatives "have attempted to stoke a culture war, what remains more salient for voters in the U.K. is the perceived corruption and rule-breaking of leading Conservatives." The "systemic clusterfuck that has been the last few years of the Conservative government" has been "part of Labour's success."
'The founders didn't want a gerontocracy'
Rebecca Brannon at Time
America's "political gerontocracy is hard to avoid noticing," says Rebecca Brannon. The Founders "shared a new-found fear that all older people might suffer from cognitive decline and outright dementia." There is no "clear constitutional solution. But that lack is not because the Founders did not see the problem." It may be "time to return to the problem of aging leadership with more than the strategy the Founders left us with" when it comes to instituting term limits.
'Lahaina's history must be central to rebuilding after the fire'
Sara C. Bronin at Newsweek
It is "difficult to overstate the loss to all Americans — but especially Native Hawaiians," following the Lahaina fire, says Sara C. Bronin. Nearly a year later, Lahaina "can and must" rebuild "in a way that honors and restores the Native Hawaiian history and heritage reflected in the destroyed sites and buildings." Even before the fire, parts of Lahaina's history "had already been erased." Rebuilding "can't undo harms of the past. But we can ensure they are not repeated."
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Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.
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