Opinions P.M.: We can cheer Biden and Harris — but still must challenge their problematic past

Trump is too much of a threat for anyone to 'abstain' from voting; Bannon's indictment confirms that the American right is made up of con artists; Another Putin foe is felled. The West must respond.; There's no covid-19 in Syria's worst refugee camp. That may be about to change.; China is turning American movies into propaganda. Enough is enough.; Europe's last two dictators have stood together for decades. Will they fall together, too?; 10 takeaways from the Democrats' show; At last, Obama let loose; Obama's scathing takedown of Trump contains an even more urgent warning; If genuine friendliness were to decide the election, Joe Biden would win in a landslide; Biden's speech must summon Trump and the GOP to respect the results; The GOP is a refuge for bigots and conspiracists; For Facebook, weakening India's democracy is just the cost of business; Doug Ford's plan for education in Ontario turns political — thanks to the unions; Students in Bangkok are challenging Thailand's biggest taboo; Because we can never leave well enough alone ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Danielle Kunitz/The Washington Post) We can cheer Biden and Harris — but still must challenge their problematic past Here's what the Biden-Harris Democratic ticket needs to do to keep progressive support, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors says. Video ●  By Joy Yi and Kate Woodsome, producers ●  Read more »   Trump is too much of a threat for anyone to 'abstain' from voting I'm tired of those holier-than-thou progressives who continue to demand purity in the face of an existential threat like Trump. By Jonathan Capehart ●  Read more »   Bannon's indictment confirms that the American right is made up of con artists Bannon gets charged with the oldest grift in the conservative playbook. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   Another Putin foe is felled. The West must respond. The spokeswoman for opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he was poisoned. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   There's no covid-19 in Syria's worst refugee camp. That may be about to change. Syria's internally displaced people face a fresh catastrophe. By Josh Rogin ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   China is turning American movies into propaganda. Enough is enough. Can't we give Americans a heads-up when their entertainment is doubling as Chinese agitprop? By Sonny Bunch ●  Read more »   Europe's last two dictators have stood together for decades. Will they fall together, too? How the fates of Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko became intertwined. By Vladimir Kara-Murza ●  Read more »   10 takeaways from the Democrats' show What we learned after three nights. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   At last, Obama let loose The former president makes it clear that he sees Trump as a threat to democracy itself. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »   Obama's scathing takedown of Trump contains an even more urgent warning Obama depicts an existential threat to Trump, but it's even more alarming than that. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   If genuine friendliness were to decide the election, Joe Biden would win in a landslide One of the qualities that most starkly separates the Democratic nominee from President Trump is on full display at the party's convention. By Alyssa Rosenberg ●  Read more »   Biden's speech must summon Trump and the GOP to respect the results His big speech needs to stand up for democracy By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The GOP is a refuge for bigots and conspiracists Trump's nuttiness is now party dogma. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   For Facebook, weakening India's democracy is just the cost of business It's clear that Facebook has no intention of holding hate-mongers accountable and that the safety of users is not a priority. By Rana Ayyub ●  Read more »   Doug Ford's plan for education in Ontario turns political — thanks to the unions No education plan proposed during covid-19 could have ever completely avoided risks and achieved perfection. By Michael Taube ●  Read more »   Students in Bangkok are challenging Thailand's biggest taboo Tens of thousands of demonstrators are demanding reform of the monarchy. By Pavin Chachavalpongpun ●  Read more »   Because we can never leave well enough alone Well enough and wells enough. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Trailer for news and insight on political campaigns around the country, from David Weigel. 435 districts. 50 states. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings. Sign up »

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