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Cristóbal Schmal
Op-Ed Contributors

Democracy, Jobs and Growth in Europe

There is no “either growth or austerity.” We need budgetary discipline, but we also need to emphasize economic growth.

CHARLES M. BLOW

Blacks, Conservatives and Plantations

Why do Republicans keep endorsing African-American voices intent on comparing blacks who support the Democratic candidates to slaves? comment icon Comment

JOE NOCERA

Here Comes the Sun

Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary presented by a Senate panel, Apple denies avoiding taxes. comment icon Comment

Editorial

Justice Interrupted in Guatemala

After a serious setback, the former dictator’s case must be pursued to a conclusion.

Latitude

When You Build a Small Roof for the Dog

Some are holding up Cambodia as a model for manufacturing practices in a poor country. They shouldn’t.

Patrick Chappatte

Computer Piracy

Patrick Chappatte

Ready or not, computer piracy comes when you least expect it.

Editorial

The C.I.A.’s Part in Benghazi

Lost in the focus on the State Department are pressing questions about the C.I.A.’s role. comment icon Comment

Op-Ed Contributor

Obama’s Forgotten Victims

Pakistan’s government must end its complicity in the American drone war that has killed and maimed many innocent civilians.

Latitude

The Skeptic’s Curse

A new report by the Israeli government absolves its forces of killing a Palestinian boy in 2000. I once thought it was guilty, now I half believe it. But why?

GAIL COLLINS

Somebody Did Something

Yes, people, it’s true. Immigration reform has advanced in the Senate. At least the committee didn’t repeal anything. comment icon Comment

How Can Marijuana Be Sold Safely?
Room for Debate

How Can Marijuana Be Sold Safely?

Legalizing pot is the easy part. Figuring out how to regulate and tax the marketplace is much more complex.

Editorial

Aftermath of an Unfounded Vaccine Scare

A measles outbreak in Britain would have never occurred if parents had respected the proven safety record of a vaccine.

Opinionator | Fixes

A By-the-E-Book Education, for $5 a Month

Bridge International Academies in Kenya offers a fast-growing model for providing affordable education to poor children on a grand scale.

Opinionator | The Stone

Why Do I Teach?

We should judge teaching not by the amount of knowledge it passes on, but by the enduring excitement it generates.

Opinionator

Kill Bill

Political techniques may have changed, but lobbyists still deliver a terrific return on investment.

Patrick Chappatte

Editorial Cartoons

Drawings by the artist previously published in the IHT.

From the International Herald Tribune

100, 75, 50 Years Ago

Highlights from the IHT archives.

Latitude

Views From Around the World

Covered or Not

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