The New York Times

Thousands of New York nurses are on strike. They’re demanding protections to stay safe in the face of a wave of workplace violence.

After nearly four days of a partial government shutdown, the House voted to temporarily continue funding the Department of Homeland Security. Was it the right move? Times Opinion’s editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, argues that Democrats’ demands are reasonable, but they risk losing momentum before the next deadline.

A lack of community can be “devastating” not just for our social lives but also for our democracy, the conflict resolution facilitator Priya Parker tells Ezra Klein.