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Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Iuliia Mendel for The Washington Post) Ukrainians are rebuilding after Russian destruction — and asking why While Ukrainian authorities are repairing the damage along the tank-beaten roads, Russian artillery is gathering on the border. By Iuliia Mendel ●  Read more »   Tim Scott: Abortion is not the way to help single Black mothers Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was wrong to connect abortion with what is good for the American workforce. By Tim Scott ●  Read more »   Illinois governor says 'hell no' to overturning Roe v. Wade Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) discusses abortion and the leaked Supreme Court draft. 'Capehart' Podcast ●  Read more »   Trump hovers, but the number of his likely rivals keeps growing A longtime GOP watcher assesses the field for 2024. By Hugh Hewitt ●  Read more »   Disturbing primary elections show how the GOP normalizes extremism When dangerous GOP extremists emerge, the party approaches them with kid gloves. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How to think about the unexplained cases of severe hepatitis in children This is not reason for panic, but it does deserve vigilance. Audio Article ●  By Leana S. Wen ●  Read more »   Thanks, Vladimir Putin, for greatly strengthening NATO NATO was said to be "brain dead" and "broken." Now it's stronger than ever. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Reasons for rising food prices go beyond pandemic and war We're losing our most precious resource to wind and floods and the quest for profits. By Art Cullen ●  Read more »   The U.S. quickly needs a better gun policy. Democrats can make it happen. The gun control movement faces many challenges, but advocates' passion is rising. By Katrina vanden Heuvel ●  Read more »   A woman who takes on neo-Nazis sees ominous signs in mass shooting Amy Spitalnick, who sued Charlottesville white supremacists and won, sees a dark struggle ahead. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Buffalo massacre shows how far social media sites still have to go Platforms must stop videos of mass shootings from spreading before they have the chance to inspire more of their ilk. By the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Black people want the hate to stop. But it is only getting worse. The white-supremacy movement leads to Buffalo — and worse. By Brian Broome ●  Read more »   What are we going to do about white supremacy? Eugene Robinson answered your questions. Read the transcript. Reader Q&A ●  Read more »   Help us get to know our newsletter subscribers. We'd love to hear more about what you're interested in reading so we can better tailor our newsletters to you. Survey ●  Read more »   Get breaking news alerts, offline reading lists and more. Download the app     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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