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The Voters Abandoned by the Court
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
For the first time in 50 years, Americans are voting for president without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act in place. 
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Harry Belafonte: What Do We Have to Lose? Everything
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Donald Trump and his “movement” put the painfully obtained gains of the civil rights movement in jeopardy. Comments
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Overturning Election Day Tradition
What's the most sensible way to make it easier and more likely for people to cast their ballots on the day America unites to go to the polls?
JENNIFER WEINER
Taking My Daughters to Vote
Now they know what it looks like when you try to break a glass ceiling.
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Throw Campaign Mouthpieces Off Cable News
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Our networks have been turned into shoutfests by party hacks and attack dogs looking for a sound bite. Real news can be just as profitable.
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A selection of 15 topics, ranked by the combined populations of states with related measures. States are colored by their 2012 presidential vote. There are 154 ballot questions being decided on Tuesday.
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Reflections on America’s Political System
Readers discuss voter despair over the 2016 election and whether a multiparty system would be preferable.
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Better Ways to Vote: Tips From Oregon and Australia
How about elections on Saturdays and a barbecue while you wait in line? Or early voting by mail?
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Partisan Rancor
Frank Luntz “bears responsibility for contributing to the death of civility in our public discourse,” says a reader who finds his call for unity “disingenuous.”
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Suicide Attempts in Prison
A reader calls on President Obama to issue an executive order banning solitary confinement.
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Acquittal of the Bundy Gang
A reader is shocked by a jury’s decision not to punish the takeover of a wildlife refuge.
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Ohio State University, on Alcohol Sales
A university official writes that allowing regulated beer sales and increasing security lowered the number of alcohol-related incidents.
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When Police Surveillance Violates Civil Liberties
A civil rights lawyer and an activist offer their views on a proposed settlement.
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America on Election Day, and Beyond
Will the divisiveness of the campaign persist? Will supporters of the loser accept the winner’s “mandate”?
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Did the F.B.I. Play the Email Controversy Right?
Readers take sides about the director’s actions.
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Suggest a To-Do List for the Next President
What should the next president focus on in the first 100 days in office? We invite your thoughts.
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Genetically Modified Crops: A Success Story, or Not?
A cotton farmer in India says they have greatly increased his yield. The Union of Concerned Scientists urges better crop management methods instead.
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An Anthropocene Journey
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Humans have become a planet-scale disruptive force. What next?
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A Letter from the Harvard Women’s Soccer Team
By KELSEY CLAYMAN, LAUREN VARELA, BROOKE DICKENS, ALIKA KEENE, HALEY WASHBURN and EMILY MOSBACHER
Members of the soccer team respond to a lewd “scouting report.”
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The Core Issue in the Dakota Pipeline Fight is Sioux Rights, Not Oil
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
The core issue in the Dakota Access Pipeline fight is Sioux rights, not oil.
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Gone Too Soon – Ralph Cicerone, a Quiet Force for Scientific Progress in a Divisive Climate
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Ralph Cicerone, a leading atmospheric scientist who became a leading champion of science in Washington, has died at 73.
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