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Mon Oct 12 2026

Today's op-eds

Lab workers at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East in Russia.
quote  As a scientist, here’s what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim
Devi Sridhar
Marco Rubio speaks with the Parthenon as a backdrop.
quote  Marco Rubio is promoting troubling ideas about ‘western civilization’
Ted Widmer
BESTPIX - Iowa: First Battleground State In The Presidential Election*** BESTPIX *** BAXTER, IOWA - OCTOBER 12: An aerial view from a drone shows a combine being used to harvest the corn in a field at the Hansen Family Farms on October 12, 2019 in Baxter, Iowa. The 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses will take place on February 3, 2020, making it the first nominating contest in the Democratic Party presidential primaries. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
quote  A super El Niño threatens our food system. Here’s how farms can prepare
Liz Carlisle
woman pulls back red, white and blue striped curtain in voting booth
quote  One essential ingredient for AI safety? Democracy
Matthew Botvinick
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A Houthi soldier watching a protest against Saudi Arabia, in Sana'a, Yemen, 9 October 2026.
quote  The Gulf has entered a new era of instability. If its leaders think they can rely on old alliances, they are wrong
Nesrine Malik
quote  I don’t have children. So who will I leave my precious possessions to when I die?
Kiran Sidhu
quote  When AI is subject to less regulation than your fridge, something is startlingly wrong
Richard Hermer
quote  Fall is here, and I’ve got five micro-moments of joy to see us through
Emma Beddington
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