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2018: What could possibly go wrong? Five possibilities.

When we thought the world couldn't get crazier after 2016, 2017 blew it out of the water. Chances are good we're in for more.

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Concealed carry class in 2016 in Petal, Miss.

Concealed carry reciprocity isn't enough. What about drugs, driving and sex?
Massachusetts and Alabama should have to honor each other's gun and drug laws. Same deal on other states' prostitution, driving and age of consent laws.

opinion

Stephen Colbert, Michael Che, Jimmy Fallon on the latest Trump happenings in Best of Late Night
Find out who got a thank you card and why the Trumps had a hard time voting.

opinion

GOP tax scam: How corporations and the rich are fueling inequality
Political and economic power are now inseparable. We must dismantle not just this abysmal plan but also the structural conditions that wrought it.

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Keep DACA and the Dreamers. They'll make America even greater.
We should welcome talented people with bright futures, not subject them to hardships that threaten their physical, mental and financial health.

opinion

When hospitals merge, you pay the bill
Mega medical chains could be hazardous to your health: Our view

opinion

CVS wants to acquire health insurer Aetna.

Health care mergers benefit patients
Hospitals aren’t alone. CVS' acquisition of Aetna is based on the same idea: Opposing view

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We're reversing opioid overdoses, but we'd rather help people change
We need more money for treatment, not less. But cuts are likely in the wake of the tax plan on track to pass this week.

policing

It's still too easy to push blacks, minorities off of juries
Connecticut case shows how 'race-neutral' eliminations in jury selection can usher in discrimination. Rules must be changed to close loophole.