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Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Going off the grid: Canal streetcars rumble toward a big mistake

Plan would drop stops, block intersections.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz March 17, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Jailing victims or healing them: a tale of two very different responses to abuse

Court Watch NOLA seeks wholesale reform of the justice system.
by Orissa Arend March 13, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

A young conservative makes the case for ending Louisiana’s death penalty

Opposition to capital punishment gains momentum on the right.
by Marcus Maldonado March 7, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

By what right does Take ‘Em Down NOLA get to tell Zulu what to do?

Threatening to pull the club's parade permit is an all-too-familiar white supremacist tactic.
by Lydia Y. Nichols March 1, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Fighting Formosa in solidarity with Rise St. James

by Orissa Arend February 16, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

‘Trashforming’ Carnival from a mountain of waste into a recycling bonanza

Innovative krewe rolls Saturday night.
by Kevin Fitzwilliam February 13, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Time to get real about ‘open’ enrollment: what works, what’s a workaround?

by Julie Lause February 8, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

The case for cameras: a smart way to regulate nuisance bars and strip clubs

Ordinance would require exterior monitoring of delinquent bars.
by William Khan February 1, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Death penalty repeal gaining momentum — but needs your support

Pope Francis is unwavering in his opposition to capital punishment.
by The Rev. William Barnwell January 28, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

Botched refereeing rekindles a familiar Whodat Nation vibe: paranoia

Saints fans wonder why America hates us
by C.W. Cannon January 25, 2019 Updated November 7, 2019

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