It would provide equal protection to women under the law — and it could still be added to the U.S. Constitution.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/equal-rights-amendment-what-is-it.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

In this week’s newsletter, it’s irresponsible to memorialize wars in a way that strips out the darker notes and creates a narrative that is “narrow, heroic and emotionally soothing.”

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/magazine/vietnam-war-dead-memorial-newsletter.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Friday: Our film editor rounds up Academy Awards coverage; another round of Trump versus California is on the horizon; and unfussy cocktails

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/california-today-oscars.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

President Trump appears more interested, at least for now, in formally ending the Korean War than in hammering out a road map to denuclearization.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/politics/trump-north-korea.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Here’s what you need to know.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/briefing/north-carolina-jussie-smollett-peter-tork.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The pollution, often from foam used in firefighting, is part of a mounting concern over the presence of toxic substances that could affect at least 10 million Americans.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/military-water-toxic-chemicals.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The battle over Amazon’s New York plans resurfaced tensions among unions over how to deal with Uber, Airbnb and other emerging giants.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/business/economy/labor-unions-amazon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Senators Harris and Cory Booker had both called the assault a “modern day lynching,” comments that Republicans are now criticizing them for.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/22/us/politics/jussie-smollett-kamala-harris.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Lt. Christopher P. Hasson, who hoped to spark a race war, had studied the Unabomber, the Virginia Tech gunman and other extremist killers, the authorities said.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/coast-guard-christopher-hasson-terrorist-attack.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

As President Trump meets again with Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, his role as a peacemaker is clearly weighing heavily on his mind.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/us/politics/trump-kim-north-korea.html?partner=rss&emc=rss