Opinions P.M.: Our planet is not doomed. That means we can, and must, act.

The Pandora Papers show the criminal brazenness of the global financial industry; The problem with our election obsession ; NIH's Francis Collins, on covid, science and faith: 'There is such a thing as truth'; Advice to Trump critics and democracy lovers in the GOP: Leave the party; As a stunning new report reveals Trump's threat to democracy, Republicans shrug; The federal court ruling blocking Texas's abortion law is a marvel; What Clint Eastwood's career has to teach American men; Egypt is sending the Biden administration on a wild goose chase; Bernie Sanders erupts at Joe Manchin, and a deeper dispute is revealed; Mitch McConnell 'blinked' on the debt ceiling. Here's what that means.; Marc Elrich is wrong to fight vaccine mandates in Montgomery County; Will you fall into the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Take our quiz and find out. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (A. Richard Allen for The Washington Post) Our planet is not doomed. That means we can, and must, act. The notion that it's too late to do anything threatens to derail any progress we've made or will make. By Dagomar Degroot ●  Read more »   The Pandora Papers show the criminal brazenness of the global financial industry We've seen natural resources plundered, pensions looted and budgets gutted, only to have it all end up in Manhattan or Dubai real estate. By Drew Sullivan ●  Read more »   The problem with our election obsession Given the stakes, the obsession with 2022 and 2024 is understandable. But it's a harmful development nonetheless. By Perry Bacon Jr. ●  Read more »   NIH's Francis Collins, on covid, science and faith: 'There is such a thing as truth' A respect for scientific knowledge, Collins says, would have resulted in far fewer pandemic deaths. By Michael Gerson ●  Read more »   Advice to Trump critics and democracy lovers in the GOP: Leave the party It's long past time to give up on a sane GOP. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   As a stunning new report reveals Trump's threat to democracy, Republicans shrug The law couldn't stop him; only a few people did. It's not a comforting thought. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The federal court ruling blocking Texas's abortion law is a marvel The decision may be short-lived, but it is worth celebrating. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   What Clint Eastwood's career has to teach American men The sheer scale of Eastwood's career contains an important idea: There are a lot of ways to be a man. By Sonny Bunch ●  Read more »   Egypt is sending the Biden administration on a wild goose chase It is hard to overcome the ridiculousness of the spectacle, given the reign of terror Sissi established over the past eight years. By Ezzedine C. Fishere ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bernie Sanders erupts at Joe Manchin, and a deeper dispute is revealed We're finally getting the big argument among Democrats that we deserve. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Mitch McConnell 'blinked' on the debt ceiling. Here's what that means. The Senate minority leader has no coherent argument against a long-term debt increase. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Marc Elrich is wrong to fight vaccine mandates in Montgomery County Getting vaccinated is one of our most powerful tools to contain the pandemic. We need more employers to adopt mandates. By Hans Riemer ●  Read more »   Will you fall into the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Take our quiz and find out. Who believes in conspiracy theories? Statistically speaking: almost everyone. By David Byler and Yan Wu ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Follow Eugene Robinson for email alerts every time Eugene publishes a new opinion column. Sign up »

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