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Recent articles by Leonard:
Human-rights victories must be fought for over and over again
Voting rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, even contraceptive rights ... somehow, it’s all once again up for grabs. → Read More
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Dare we hope?
“Dare we hope?” That was the rather plaintive response of a man on Twitter when news broke that Kansas voters had rejected an attempt to remove → Read More
Pitts: Dare we hope?
Conservatives spent half a century not getting what they wanted on abortion rights. Yet,... → Read More
Leonard Pitts: Bill Russell was an ‘arrogant Negro’ to the end
Leonard Pitts writes that Bill Russell was an ‘arrogant Negro’ to the end → Read More
Opinion: This is the year the climate crisis got real
In a year when the climate crisis has dominated headlines, a breakthrough in the Senate offers a ray of hope, Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. writes. → Read More
The ‘inconvenient truth’ of climate change made even Manchin feel the heat
Senate Democrats agreed to a $369 billion bill that is being called the nation’s most ambitious effort yet to combat climate change, and Sen. Joe Manchin deserves a lot of credit. → Read More
Pitts: The year (bleep) got real
Sixteen years after Al Gore implored us to face “An Inconvenient Truth” and we... → Read More
The year (bleep) got real
Climate change is the most important story in the world because it is the world. → Read More
Leonard Pitts Jr.: The year things got real
“There’s a choice we’re making. We’re saving our own lives.” — from “We Are The World”Yes, this is early.Th → Read More
Leonard Pitts: Let’s talk about Nazis
Leonard Pitts writes that it's time to talk about Nazis → Read More
Leonard Pitts: The rule of law could use a win
Leonard Pitts writes that the rule of law could use a win → Read More
Pitts: The rule of law could use a win
One thing that rule requires, the one thing without which it cannot function, is the... → Read More
Leonard Pitts Jr.: The rule of law could use a win
Dear Attorney General Merrick Garland:You are doubtless familiar with the old adage that, “The wheels of justice may grind slow, but they grind excee → Read More
Stop making excuses for Trump’s attempted coup
Geraldo Rivera wrote that Donald Trump "fell under malignant influence." Geraldo, Trump IS malignant influence. → Read More
Leonard Pitts: Trump can’t blame his crimes on ‘malignant influence’
Leonard Pitts writes that Trump can’t blame his crimes on ‘malignant influence’ → Read More
Pitts: Trump ‘fell under malignant influence’?
”Donald was enabled from the beginning . . .” --Mary L. Trump, ”Too Much and Never... → Read More
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Trump ‘fell under malignant influence’?
“Donald was enabled from the beginning …” — Mary L. Trump, “Too Much and Never Enough”Liz Cheney sure called that one.T → Read More
Pitts: What is wrong with American men?
While we debate mass shootings as a bigotry problem, a mental health problem, an access... → Read More
What is wrong with American men?
He couldn’t get a date. Or he hated Black people.Or he was bullied in school.If any of that sounds familiar, it should. Every time there’s a ma → Read More
Leonard Pitts: For some crime victims, it’s just a different kind of rape
Leonard Pitts writes that, for a lot of victims, the criminal justice system is just a different kind of rape → Read More