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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Inept Trump lays bare the naked truth about the Republican Party

The 'Southern Strategy,' decades old, has come to full flower
by C.W. Cannon August 18, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Privatize the Sewerage & Water Board? Hell no: Abolish it

Flood fiasco shows need for voter oversight.
by Jacques Morial August 16, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Time to recognize the basic flaw in our whole approach to flood prevention

How many wake-up calls do we need before we go Dutch?
by Jed Horne August 11, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

A drug epidemic like no other — as politicians try to strip us of resources to fight back

Historically unprecedented: Drug deaths now exceed homicides in New Orleans.
by Else Pedersen August 2, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Memo to would-be mayors: To fight crime and violence, think jobs, jobs, jobs

Town hall meeting Tuesday to brainstorm economic equity
by Matt Reese and Harold John July 24, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

How to escape political paralysis: Jefferson Bible points toward common ground

A strategy for healing a divided nation
by The Rev. William Barnwell July 22, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Can it be saved? Art Deco classic needs — and deserves — landmark designation

Hearing Thursday could seal the fate of this neglected masterpiece.
by R. Stephen Chauvin July 18, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

Let’s make absentee property owners pay a price for emptying out our neighborhoods

Think of it as a reverse Homestead Exemption?
by Nathan Robinson July 15, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

People’s Assembly New Orleans takes it to the streets — and the ballot box

Swapping hard work as organizers in place of political pontification.
by Jeff Thomas July 10, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

On beyond unbelievable: an unstable president’s obsession with TV

It's amazing how seriously he takes talk-show hosts — how about Putin?
by Jed Horne July 1, 2017 Updated November 7, 2019

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