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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Reaching out to the other side

Identify one person who disagrees substantially with your politics and your worldview and have a respectful, calm, and, ultimately, forward-looking conversation.
by Keith Twitchell February 17, 2021 Updated February 17, 2021

Inequalities in Louisiana have been exacerbated by COVID-19

By recognizing the patterns, paying attention to the data, and taking action quickly, those in power can stop this trend in its tracks.
by Kristen Lewis February 16, 2021 Updated February 16, 2021

Stable housing is a predictor for health, wealth and education

When city, state, and local governments spend public money on housing, they are also investing in employment, family wealth and public health.
by Julius Kimbrough, Jr. February 8, 2021 Updated February 8, 2021

There is no justice without healing

If non-unanimous verdicts are overturned and the cases retried, it will have a huge impact on those who assumed the legal process was over. Support is available.
by Katie Hunter-Lowrey February 2, 2021 Updated February 2, 2021

New Orleans to Congress: Hold neo-Confederate Louisiana conservatives accountable

A free citizenry cannot allow its government officials to refuse the legitimacy of a democratic election process and face no sanction at all
by C.W. Cannon January 21, 2021 Updated January 21, 2021

The truth will out

Left-wingers, right-wingers: Don’t lose heart. The truth about the presidential election of 2020 will soon be laid bare.
by Jed Horne January 20, 2021 Updated January 20, 2021

We must come together and eschew the roar of misinformation and dishonesty

True leadership requires honesty, even when it is not popular.
by Arnie Fielkow January 13, 2021 Updated January 13, 2021

New Orleans needs a champion

There's a huge opportunity to reduce the city's carbon emissions and move closer to fulfilling the goals of its climate plan. That opportunity rests with the removal of I-10 over Claiborne Avenue.
by Jay Arzu and Amy Stelly January 8, 2021 Updated January 5, 2024

Reflections on the Cult of Trumpism

The cult of Trumpism looks like a symptom of disease to me. Conversely, to a Trump supporter, my ideas may look like a symptom of disease.
by Orissa Arend January 6, 2021 Updated January 6, 2021

A marvelous New Orleans delicacy may soon disappear

If we don’t do anything to recover our declining oyster populations in Louisiana, this delicacy — a rare luxury in other parts of the country — could become out of reach for us, too.
by Raleigh Hoke December 23, 2020 Updated December 23, 2020

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