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Op-Ed: Instead of building more hospitals, turn bedrooms into hospital rooms

The hospital-at-home model could help coronavirus patients who need sustained medical supervision but don't need to be admitted into a hospital.




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Comparing coronavirus protestors to Rosa Parks? Just stop it

Why are Trump and his advisors praising people for protesting against policies the administration has endorsed?




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Op-Ed: Yes, the government can restrict your liberty to protect public health

Sorry, liberators. Court rulings have firmly established that public health closures — like our current coronavirus shutdowns — are constitutional.




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This year's Earth Day will be as angry — and clever — as the one that started it 50 years ago

Like everything else, street protest during a pandemic has to take other forms.




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Op-Ed: We are losing ground on every other disease while fighting COVID-19

Research has been paused on everything but COVID-19, which could have serious consequences on cures for other diseases for generations to come.




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Op-Ed: Got cabin fever? It's time to dance

Dancing at home during the shutdown is the coronavirus pandemic's bathtub gin.




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Op-Ed: John Cho: Coronavirus reminds Asian Americans like me that our belonging is conditional

I've learned that a moment always comes along to remind you that your race defines you above all else.




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Op-Ed: Predictions about where the coronavirus pandemic is going vary widely. Can models be trusted?

A model predicts COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. will drop to zero by June. Another suggests without a vaccine, the coronavirus will be with us for years.




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Op-Ed: Trump's war on Voice of America is all about him — as usual

President Trump accused Voice of America of buying into Chinese propaganda in covering coronavirus. That's absurd.




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Column: How Trump and his enablers are pushing politics deep into pandemic policy

The Justice Department weighed in on a social distancing case in Mississippi to strike a blow for Trump's side in the coronavirus culture wars.




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Op-Ed: It's on us to keep our neighborhoods vibrant. Read this before your next quarantine walk

Here's an idea: Put your phone away during your daily walks and talk to strangers, at a safe distance. And when this is all over, keep doing it.




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Op-Ed: I'm an immigrant doctor treating COVID-19 patients. Death isn't my only fear right now

In this pandemic, we need an emergency increase in the number of green cards issued to immigrants with critically required skills.




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Column: Reversing the shutdown is scary, but we have to start revising it

Proposing rational modifications to quarantine measures is not like denying science or saying Jesus is your vaccine.




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Op-Ed: Get ready for a new form of bias: discrimination based on coronavirus immunity

Once antibody tests for the coronavirus are broadly available, will we allow society to be divided into two groups — the immune and non-immune?




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Op-Ed: She was my cheerleader and my mentor. Then she was hospitalized with COVID-19

When I came home from college because of the coronavirus outbreak, my eighth-grade English teacher, my mentor, postponed a meeting with me. She had a fever and a cough.




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Column: Feeling sad? Lethargic? Fearful? Happiness is just a bike ride away

Stuck in coronavirus lockdown, all I wanted to do was sleep in and eat toast. And then I rediscovered my bike.




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Op-Ed: The Hollywood sign is a public treasure, and no one should have to pay to use its image

For years, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has been asking people to pay to use the image of the Hollywood sign — which it doesn't own or control.




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Op-Ed: Angelenos love their suburban sprawl. The coronavirus proves them right

Housing patterns and transit modes could turn out to be decisive factors in why some cities were better able to fend off spread of the coronavirus.




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Op-Ed: Surprised that black people have a higher risk of death from COVID-19? I'm not

Being born black in America means facing the likelihood of poorer health outcomes over a lifetime.




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Op-Ed: Take a coronavirus break, college students, and use it to save the world

College students, trade in lousy online classes for a pandemic-safe mobilization to turn out 18-to-29-year-old climate voters in November.




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Column: What it would take to keep L.A. traffic from returning to soul-crushing levels

Angelenos spend an average of 103 hours a year stuck in traffic. Is it possible to keep our roads the way they are now?




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Op-Ed: Sports can be our national healer after the coronavirus pandemic ends

When competitions resume post-coronavirus quarantine, fans will celebrate the simple fact they can sit next to strangers and cheer as one.




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Column: Why did Trump push disinfectant as a cure for the coronavirus? He listens to quacks

Turns out a range of charlatans out there are peddling industrial bleach as a cure-all.




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Op-Ed: Yes, businesses have been hurt by coronavirus closures, but they won't get relief from the courts

The Supreme Court has made clear repeatedly that governments can regulate businesses to protect the public interest.




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Mitch McConnell is dead set on making workers the canary in the coronavirus coal mine

As states start lifting stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus outbreak, workers will play a key role in determining if the economy bounces back.




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Column: Trump, Don McGahn and DOJ stonewalled Congress. Look for the courts to set them right

The 'en banc' D.C. Circuit Court will determine whether a congressional subpoena can be enforced by the courts.




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Bill Barr is acting like Trump's wing man again instead of America's attorney general

The attorney general suggests that he's in sync with Trump's 'liberation' tweets.




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Op-Ed: Seven ways the AIDS epidemic prepared me for COVID-19

The way the gay community responded to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s has lessons for us all in the coronavirus pandemic.




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Editorial: The only heartbreak hotels during the pandemic are the ones that won't let homeless people in

Hotels need to take in homeless people if they don't want the coronavirus to spread.




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Column: As coronavirus deaths rise, Jared Kushner pushes Trump's 'great success story'

With his fingers all over the White House's catastrophic coronavirus policy, Jared Kushner is treating pandemic mayhem as a mere publicity challenge.




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Editorial: Tara Reade's allegation that Joe Biden assaulted her demands an independent investigation

Accusations of sexual impropriety by powerful men should be taken seriously.




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Op-Ed: The sale of the dot-org registry to a private equity firm was just blocked. Here's why it matters

ICANN was right to block the Internet Society's proposed sale of the Public Interest Registry to an investment fund.




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Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it's something Trump lacks

In these troubled times, experience rather than populist appeal is what voters will want when they choose a president in November.




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Editorial: Food and grocery workers are essential. They should have 'essential' pay and protection too

Despite their "essential" status during the coronavirus lockdown, frontline retail and delivery workers are among the least paid and least protected.




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Column: Coronavirus is a global crisis. 'Every country for itself' doesn't work

The United States and other countries are failing to come together just when a cooperative international response is desperately needed.




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Editorial: Sorry Orange County, no beach weekend for you

It's a relief for many that the governor didn't order all state beaches and parks closed, as expected. But we're still waiting for a smart, comprehensive approach for Californians to safely enjoy the state's abundant natural resources.




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Joe Biden's unequivocal denial of assault allegations should hearten supporters — if it holds up

Biden says to MSNBC interviewer Mika Brzezinski that an alleged assault on Tara Reade 'never happened.'




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Opinion: Trump actually wants Michigan's governor to 'make a deal' with armed protesters

Since when is it a good idea for the president of the United States to encourage political leaders to cave in to demands by armed protesters?




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Op-Ed: Sweden refused to impose a coronavirus lockdown. The country's ambassador explains why

Instead of shutting down all schools, forcing people to stay home and closing businesses, Sweden's strategy relies heavily on voluntary measures and on individual responsibility.




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Op-Ed: Before the pandemic struck, I was set to perform with my string quartet in a church's crypt

For almost a year, my chamber group worked on a piece meant to be performed in complete darkness. When the coronavirus put our plans on hold, our mentor told us we would keep growing even though the world would never be the same.




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Column: Whatever happened with Tara Reade in 1993, Biden is still infinitely better than Trump

Joe Biden is a flawed individual with a penchant for unwanted touching. Here's why I'll vote for him anyway.




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Editorial: Widespread coronavirus testing won't help end the pandemic if it's inaccurate

Some antibody tests for COVID-19 have unacceptably high rates of false positives.




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Editorial: Why you need to respond to the census (you have the time)

Voluntary response rates to the 2020 census reveal social inequality — and spotlight how crucial an accurate count is to Los Angeles and California.




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Op-Ed: What earthquakes can teach us about the coronavirus pandemic

Big Ones deliver big lessons: Our best protection in disastrous times is community.




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Op-Ed: My small medical practice was struggling. And then the coronavirus pandemic hit

The coronavirus pandemic might be a tipping point for small medical practices, which have had trouble staying afloat.




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Op-Ed: My immigrant parents lost their jobs, but the CARES Act won't help mixed-status families like mine

My immigrant parents lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The CARES Act won't help because they're in the U.S. illegally. At 22, I was the breadwinner.




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Column: Haunting photos from Kent State made me wonder: Where were the black students?

Looking at photos of the shooting at Kent State, I'd always wondered: Where were the black students?




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Op-Ed: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19

Intensive care patients, even if they beat the disease, are likely to suffer PTSD and major cognitive problems, but the health system rarely treats this chronic condition seriously.




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Op-Ed: Everything wrong with our food system has been made worse by the pandemic

Trump's executive order to keep meat processing plants open, despite coronavirus risks to workers, is utterly consistent with the federal law's long-standing disregard for food worker safety.




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Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world

At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic