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More Opinion John Kass, Chicago Tribune April 8 Biden throws out a pitch for America's new pastime: race baiting The president used the race card to attack Georgia's new election law and encouraged the All-Star Game to be moved from Atlanta. Cedrick Frazier April 8 We must outlaw white supremacy in law enforcement Those tasked with protecting and serving our communities can't fulfill their roles when affiliated with white supremacy groups. Opinion Exchange April 8 If privacy can be assured, 'vaccine passports' are a good idea Credentials would help Americans, businesses navigate the pandemic. Michael Hiltzik April 8 What the complacency caucus gets wrong about the Georgia voting law Meanwhile, don't give Coca-Cola, Delta too much credit for resistance. They were meek when it mattered most. Nicholas Kristof April 8 How to partly boycott the 'Genocide Olympics' in Beijing Let the athletes play — and use their leverage to speak. Let the Games be broadcast. But corporations and public officials: Stay away. Francisco Lara-García April 8 The border can't be our only concern. We need an immigrant integration policy. The help we offer newcomers is patchwork at best. Neither political side is focused on this. Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune (TNS) April 7 Why don't Chicago's mass shootings count? Other American cities get headline treatment when tragedy stikes, but in predominantly Black neighborhoods it's treated as routine. Mark A. Young April 7 Counterpoint: In truth, overpopulation is blighting human lives We don't need more people on the planet, we need to change the economic system. Jamelle Bouie April 7 Georgia's voting law: If it's not Jim Crow, what is it? It's at least Jim Crow-adjacent. Then, as now, there was a web of disenfranchisement, but not an explicit statute that said: 'Black people can't vote.' James M. Lawson Jr., Daniel B. Cornfield and Dennis C. Dickerson April 7 Nashville model of social change is replicable for today's movements It shows that clearly articulated objectives are crucial to building credibility. the Editorial Board of the Baltimore Sun April 7 A death like George Floyd's is what happens when police dismiss the community What if they had heeded the cries from those people begging Derek Chauvin to let up and the other officers to intervene? Karin Winegar April 6 Minnesota is poised to lead an environmental breakthrough Pending bills would give communities local control over pesticides, safeguard protected wildlife areas and more. Jim Meyer April 6 We must step back from the politics of intimidation These crowd actions are legal but the escalation in frequency and intensity, particularly by the progressive left, is getting dangerous. Opinion Exchange April 6 Americans should heed 'impending doom' COVID warning CDC director's fears are far from irrational as case numbers rise. Noah Feldman April 6 Banning trans girls from sports is unconstitutional Last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling on workplace discrimination set the precedent. Bret Stephens April 6 Biden should finish the wall It's ugly imagery for a nation of immigrants, but it serves its purposes, including pre-empting the next Trump-style populist. Opinion Exchange April 5 Vets were seen as 'dollar signs in uniform' by for-profit colleges Biden has closed a Trump-created loophole, but there's more work to do. D.J. Tice April 5 'Hemingway' faces hard facts So did its subject. Michelle Benson and Michael Howard April 5 Bipartisan plan can cut prescription drugs costs Our legislation would create an online marketplace to eliminate the chance for pharmacy benefit managers to overcharge the state. Maureen Dowd April 5 Of Matt Gaetz, Hunter Biden and 'nonstop depravity' One of them, at least, has written a memoir in which he displays a degree of self-awareness. 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