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The harsh truth of this moment: Republicans understand power. Democrats do not.; The Texas abortion decision shows why the Democrats must push to add four justices to the court; Democratic infighting can have only one winner: The Trumpist GOP ; My father was killed on 9/11. I still struggle to understand how he just disappeared.; The August jobs report shows delta is claiming livelihoods. Here's how the government must respond.; John Grisham wants to keep innocent people out of prison; How can we defeat Texas's abortion law? ; The New Orleans power outage shows how urgently a climate-resilient power grid is needed; Joe Manchin's new threat to destroy Biden's agenda is worse than it seems; Open primaries in Maryland would help end political divisiveness; A second look at the D.C. parole discussion ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Dom McKenzie for The Washington Post) I listen to my podcasts at 1.5x speed. But I can't live life that way. I'm a tortoise in a world of hares. By Kristin van Ogtrop ●  Read more »   The harsh truth of this moment: Republicans understand power. Democrats do not. When you have it, you use it — no matter what. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The Texas abortion decision shows why the Democrats must push to add four justices to the court Republicans have turned the court into a partisan body. It's time for the left to face reality and respond accordingly. By Perry Bacon Jr. ●  Read more »   Democratic infighting can have only one winner: The Trumpist GOP It's easy to foresee what will occur if the GOP returns to power. A successful Biden agenda is the best way to prevent that from happening. By Colbert I. King ●  Read more »   My father was killed on 9/11. I still struggle to understand how he just disappeared. Sometimes, I hear myself sound like other people whose dads have passed away. But my father vanished. By Kimberly Rex ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The August jobs report shows delta is claiming livelihoods. Here's how the government must respond. To get the economy back on firmer footing, we must control the virus. By Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   John Grisham wants to keep innocent people out of prison The best-selling crime novelist sits on the board of the Innocence Project, and believes our country should be doing more to prevent wrongful convictions. 'Please, Go On' Podcast ●  By James Hohmann ●  Read more »   How can we defeat Texas's abortion law? Columnist Jennifer Rubin answered your questions and comments on her daily columns and the latest news. Reader Q&A ●  Read more »   The New Orleans power outage shows how urgently a climate-resilient power grid is needed All eight of our region's high-voltage transmission lines failed. By Rob Verchick ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app   Joe Manchin's new threat to destroy Biden's agenda is worse than it seems Manchin's demand for a "pause" on the reconciliation bill threatens hidden consequences. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Open primaries in Maryland would help end political divisiveness When it comes time for voters to tell politicians what they think, the ballot box proves an unfaithful ally. By Drew Greenblatt ●  Read more »   A second look at the D.C. parole discussion A "Second Look for All" approach would place parole decisions with judges rather than yet another new parole board. By Joshua A. Miller and Tyrone Walker ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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