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Despite vows to become more transparent, the California Public Utilities Commission has systematically violated the public’s right to know about its handling of deadly disasters and corporate scandals, according to court records and First Amendment attorneys. Applying century-old laws meant to fight corruption, the commission has effectively limited court enforcement of the state’s public records act. But a state appeals court on May 3 is hearing a lawsuit challenging that practice and could bring more transparency to the commission. 

People get pretty worked up to defend David against charges of raping Bathsheba. Why such fierce reactions?

On the day South Carolina lowered the Confederate flag from the statehouse grounds, the first excerpt of Harper Lee’s long-awaited second novel, Go [...]

This election year has been unfortunately characterized by one candidate’s tendency toward horrific election campaign narratives — saturated [...]

One open letter draws parallels between the Times' coverage of trans people and, in earlier decades, its coverage of gay people and HIV/AIDS.