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Opinion

Perspectives and reflections that challenge, question, and inspire.

Dialogue and compromise — not boycotts — key to easing Israel-Palestine torment

Anti-Defamation League district leader rebuts recent pro-Palestine column
by Allison Padilla-Goodman April 21, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

To accelerate prison reform, put a human face on mass incarceration

Personal stories of redemption behind bars can help America redeem itself from failed prison policies.
by The Rev. William Barnwell April 15, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

What would Jane Jacobs make of our post-Katrina transition from ‘death’ to ‘life’?

A look at the post-Katrina city through the eyes of urban planning's most important 20th-century visionary.
by Roberta Brandes Gratz April 9, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Jim Crow is alive and well — and shaping Israeli policy toward Palestinians

Southerners have a moral obligation to pay attention to injustices fomented against Palestinians.
by Tabitha Mustafa April 8, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Taxes vs. Tulane scholarships: Towards a more equitable way to deal with exemptions

Raise city taxes? How about collecting some of the taxes we currently forego?
by Stacy Head April 4, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Too young to take custody of his son, but old enough to be tried as an adult?

Teens join governor on Capitol steps in fight to pass 'Raise the Age' bill.
by Carlos Wilson April 1, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Repeat offender suspected as shots ring out at a drug market yards from school

Neighborhood bedeviled by Criminal Court's revolving door.
by Austen Ward March 28, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Circle the Superdome! Fight to save New Orleans before we’re auctioned into oblivion

Don't take our rich culture for granted; instead, take a stand on Wednesday.
by Jonathan Henderson March 21, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

Eyes on The Fly: How structural racism subtly undercuts plans for a ‘public good’

A deeper look at plans to remove another section of a public park from general use.
by Barbara C. Ewell March 16, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

What’s really going on in our legislature: Special interests addicted to greed

Making working families pay more in taxes as oil and gas companies receive hundreds of millions in subsidies is a crime against justice.
by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré and Livingston Parish Councilman Dean Coates March 9, 2016 Updated November 7, 2019

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