Times Commentary
The latest Times Commentary coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Opinion section.
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Times Opinion: This July 4, celebrate our interdependence
Some of the nation's largest corporations are joining forces with the White House to turn the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence this July 4 into a celebration of militarism and the mixing of church and state.
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Times Opinion: A Juneteenth snub shows nation’s 250th anniversary celebration is not for everyone
Question for America: Why should Black people make a big fuss about the nation's 250th anniversary when places like Nassau County, New York, won't even recognize our history?
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Times Opinion: Trump’s war on science is being waged in the fine print
A fresh attack on the U.S. scientific infrastructure could be the most damaging yet.
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Times Opinion: The Supreme Court doesn’t own the Constitution
It is the job of the judiciary, as Chief Justice John Marshall famously wrote, to say what the law is.
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Times Opinion: Celebrate Juneteenth with tax justice for all
On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas belatedly learned that they were free, an event commemorated as Juneteenth. It is a day for reflection, resilience and recognition of Black Americans' fight for equality. But Juneteenth must also be a call to confront the policies that continue to shape racial inequities today.
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Times Opinion: Congress is a silent partner in Trump’s astonishing corruption
The Trump family is openly looting the federal government. Congressional Republicans have decided that's fine.
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Times Opinion: US should invest in people, not wars
Elected officials throughout the country are failing to help their constituents, which is their job. Right now in the United States, too many people in power work instead to represent corporate interests, billionaire donors and an oligarch class focused on preserving its advantages.
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Times Opinion: Federal transportation bill should not punish EV drivers
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, such technology continues to receive only scorn and derision from the White House and its acolytes in Congress.
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Times Opinion: The Social Security crisis should be dominating the Senate campaign
The No. 1 anti-poverty program for the elderly. The No. 1 anti-poverty program for children. The program more veterans rely on for disability benefits than any other agency in the country.
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Times Opinion: Trump is stealing Americans’ faith in elections
It hasn't even been a year since President Donald Trump, temporary resident of the White House, unilaterally announced he was adding a $200 million ballroom. The estimated cost has grown by a factor of seven. So has Trump's list of capital vanity projects: a renamed, redesigned Trump-Kennedy Center, a 250-foot arch, a so-called heroes garden, a $13 million resurfaced Reflecting Pool, gold-leafed equestrian statues, a South Lawn arena for UFC cage fights celebrating Trump's 80th birthday and a new plan for a "Trump promenade" from the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River.
