People
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Newyork
Shabbat Is a Salve, and a Scene
After pandemic separation and a recent surge in antisemitism, more young people — Jewish and not — seem to be celebrating the sabbath.
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World
‘Breach of the Big Silence.’ Protests Stretch China’s Censorship to Its Limits
Days later, videos of chants and confrontations are still visible on the Chinese internet. It’s a sign of how a groundswell outmatched the world’s best internet control system.
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World
Taking Brunt of Lockdown, Migrant Workers Fuel China’s Latest Protests
Although security forces have reasserted control in many cities, poor workers could help maintain the pushback against Beijing’s strict Covid restrictions.
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World
A Snapshot of Homelessness Policies Around the U.S. and the World
New York City officials plan to remove mentally ill people from streets and subways. Here’s a quick look at how other cities and countries approach the issue of support for homeless people.
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Newyork
Harvard, Herschel Walker and ‘Tokenism’
We are at a moment in which tokenism is on trial. This is true both in terms of the Supreme Court’s consideration of affirmative action in higher education and in terms of the candidacy of the former running back and political airhead Herschel Walker ...
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Newyork
The Elusive Dream of Owning a Home in New York City
For many middle- and working-class New Yorkers, it’s an even more distant possibility than it used to be.
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Newyork
Help Black Farmers, Who Know Hyperlocal Doesn’t Mean Fancy
This article is part of Times Opinion’s 2022 Giving Guide. Read more about the guide in a note from Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury.I have food on my mind. The few weeks between Thanksgiving and the end-of-year holidays are a time when eating ...
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News
Organ Donations Rise Around Motorcycle Rallies
This summer, when half a million bikers clogged the streets of tiny Sturgis, S.D., for one of the country’s largest motorcycle rallies, there ...
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Sports
China Appears to Limit Crowd Shots to Avoid ‘Zero-Covid’ Comparisons
In Qatar, the maskless fans at the World Cup are joyfully screaming, packed elbow-to-elbow in crowded stadiums, seemingly having a wonderful time ...
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World
A Protest? A Vigil? In Beijing, Anxious Crowds Are Unsure How Far to Go.
BEIJING — The crowd was hard to make out at first, a dark mass huddled along the Beijing riverbank after sunset. They stood quietly, almost ...