Poland's return to the mainstream is a boon for the EU
Sylvie Kauffmann for the Financial Times
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Why Hamas must go
Dennis B. Ross for The New York Times
Calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are mounting, says Dennis B. Ross, a former US envoy to the Middle East, in The New York Times. But "peace is not going to be possible" while Hamas remains in control of Gaza. If Hamas continues to operate, "it will attack Israel again". A ground campaign would "come at an extremely high cost", but ending the war now would mean "Hamas would win", says Ross.
Why Americans still don't like Biden's economy
Ramesh Ponnuru for The Washington Post
The US economy is expanding, growth is strong, unemployment low and inflation falling, according to the latest data. But Americans "are still unhappy about the economy", writes Ramesh Ponnuru for The Washington Post. The "apparent disconnect" might be explained with a simple truth: "wages haven't kept up with prices".
Britain's asylum system is a national embarrassment
The Independent editorial board
"The incompetence and inhumanity of the British asylum system continues to be a standing national embarrassment," writes The Independent's editorial board. We should be "ashamed" that we take far fewer refugees than other countries, and that "we treat the ones that we do take so badly", the paper says.
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Voting Rights Act: SCOTUS’s pivotal decisionFeature A Supreme Court ruling against the Voting Rights Act could allow Republicans to redraw districts and solidify control of the House
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No Kings rally: What did it achieve?Feature The latest ‘No Kings’ march has become the largest protest in U.S. history
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Bolton indictment: Retribution or justice?Feature Trump’s former national security adviser turned critic, John Bolton, was indicted for mishandling classified information after publishing his ‘tell-all’ memoir
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Chicago: Scenes from a city under siegeFeature Chicago is descending into chaos as masked federal agents target people in public spaces and threaten anyone who tries to document the arrests
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‘Social media is the new tabloid’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How are ICE’s recruitment woes complicating Trump’s immigration agenda?TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Lowered training standards and ‘athletically allergic’ hopefuls are hindering the White House plan to turn the Department of Homeland Security into a federal police force
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‘Congratulations on your house, but maybe try a greyhound instead’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘The nonviolence resulted from the organizers’ message’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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NY attorney general asks public for ICE raid footageSpeed Read Rep. Dan Goldman claims ICE wrongly detained four US citizens in the Canal Street raid and held them for a whole day without charges
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Whistles emerge as Chicago’s tool to fight ICEIN THE SPOTLIGHT As federal agents continue raiding the city, communities have turned to noisemakers to create a warning system
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‘The trickle of shutdowns could soon become a flood’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
