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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

In threatened TOPS cuts, middle class glimpses reality faced by low-income families

College will be out of reach for more Louisianans if state budget mess guts scholarship program.
by Andre Perry February 23, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

New Orleans is the prime ingredient in Beyoncé’s viral video ‘hot sauce’

Her viral video is rife with mythic images of the city, some nuanced, some merely cheap shots.
by C.W. Cannon February 19, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised’? Says who?

From JFK to Trump, TV has changed the substance of our politics, not just the style.
by Jed Horne February 12, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Yes, fighting climate change means Louisiana oil workers will lose jobs

Further thoughts on the Paris climate accord from a local activist.
by Jonathan Henderson February 3, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Forbidden knowledge: Denying health info to and from families is hazardous to the mentally ill

Privacy rules block exchange of important health information with caregivers — even with doctors.
by Janet Hays January 27, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Oops! Effort to save monarch butterflies hastens their possible extinction

Tropical milkweed is pretty — and deadly to monarch butterflies. Know when to root it out.
by Shawn Hall January 22, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

The strip-club moratorium is just a first step; much more needs to be done

Bourbon Street merchant proposes a way to rein in the proliferation of strip clubs.
by William Khan January 14, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

OK, we’re becoming a resilient city — but what does ‘resilience’ really mean?

I have a concern that we are all a bit confused by this overworked word.
by Linda Usdin January 5, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Politically incorrect? You bet! But let’s not mince words about terrorism’s U.S. kin

On closer inspection, radical Islam has more than a little in common with our homegrown brand of right-wing fundamentalism.
by C.W. Cannon December 18, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

Letter from Paris, with love and sorrow: Why I came to the Climate Conference

We are nearing a tipping point — if we haven't already passed the point of no return.
by Jonathan Henderson December 9, 2015 Updated November 7, 2019

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