If you’re looking to participate in #GivingTuesday but don’t know where to start, we have good news: @nytopinion’s Giving Guide is back for its second year. For those who can, consider supporting one of the organizations our writers have chosen: nyti.ms/3GSQ2MT
Read recommendations from @NickKristof, who initiated the Giving Guide effort years ago. He notes organizations that welcome refugees to the United States, help families feed themselves and more. nyti.ms/3ikGmRa
.@jbouie emphasizes giving locally to support reproductive rights, reduce recidivism and promote safety for L.G.B.T.Q. people. nyti.ms/3EFmUWQ
.@lourdesgnavarro offers ideas for charities around the world that you can give to. The best part? “Some of these charities only need tens of thousands of dollars to meet their goals, so a little can go a very long way," she writes. nyti.ms/3gEDuOM
Bret Stephens suggests the Rising Seas Institute, which organized the trip he took to Greenland and helped reorient his thinking about climate change. @gailcollins’ choices benefit low-income families. nyti.ms/3OPFekS
.@tressiemcphd highlights organizations that help the farmers and food producers who make possible the dishes that mean something to you. nyti.ms/3XH7ytC
And @lpolgreen suggests supporting community newspapers. “There is significant evidence that the erosion of local journalism has accelerated some of the worst trends in our civic life,” she writes. nyti.ms/3FbwRwt
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Donald Trump is facing five major investigations:
- The classified documents investigation
- The Jan. 6 investigation
- The Manhattan district attorney’s investigation
- The Georgia election investigation
- The New York State civil case
How will each of these investigations play out for Trump? Ankush Khardori, a former federal prosecutor, outlines the dozens of ways the former president could go scot-free: nyti.ms/3tVAlNz
Take the classified documents investigation. The Justice Department could simply decide not to bring charges, concluding that the evidence doesn’t justify a prosecution. nyti.ms/3tVAlNz
“Everyone thought the Democrats would be the ones having to explain themselves today,” says @FrankBruni in a chat with @MalloryMcMorrow and @JVLast. “But the underperformance belongs to the Republicans.” nyti.ms/3fPsXj5
On abortion rights:
“Losing a fundamental right we’ve had for nearly 50 years? That wasn’t just a ‘summer blip’ of an issue. It was an earthquake that kept people motivated,” says @MalloryMcMorrow. nyti.ms/3fPsXj5
“Fetterman was a beast of a candidate, who is a great fit for the state and is one potential model for what Democratic populism could look like,” says @JVLast. nyti.ms/3fPsXj5
Many Americans have had enough — and they are ready to vote for change. Ahead of the midterm elections, readers told us which issue is driving them to the polls.
Read a selection below, then tell us: What's your top issue? nyti.ms/3haclCU
“It doesn’t matter to me if they have a D or an R next to their name. Only candidates who make the environment central to their campaign get my time, money and votes.” — Vito Di Bona, 47, Gen X, Durham, N.C.
“I am one of many ‘little old ladies’ whose pension payments have no inflation adjustments. 20 years after retiring, my monthly income covers less and less. Even modest inflation increases are painful.” — Jane Tedder, 80, silent generation, Lawrence, Kan.
Who will win in these close races? Eight political experts place their bets on the midterm elections. nyti.ms/3FT53hl
“Every swing voter who’s tired of inflation and irritated at the Biden administration but feels compelled to vote Democratic in the governor’s race will be a little more inclined to choose Dr. Oz for Senate,” writes @DouthatNYT. nyti.ms/3FT4WCw
“After casting his lot with the extremist and isolationist wing of his party, Mr. Zeldin, a Republican congressman, is too far out of step with the average New Yorker to win,” writes @Dr_CMGreer. nyti.ms/3E8wjab
As leaders gather in Egypt for #COP27, Alaa Abd El Fattah has escalated his hunger strike.
“On the night he was brought to prison, he was stripped and beaten in a spectacle inmates call the ‘Welcome Party,’” wrote his mother, Laila Soueif, in 2021. nyti.ms/3hlYxpd
“Why is my son, Alaa Abd El Fattah, in prison?” wrote Laila Soueif. “His crime is that, like millions of young people in Egypt and far beyond, he believed another world was possible. And he dared to try to make it happen.” #COP27nyti.ms/3hlYxpd
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s treatment, wrote @zeynep in August, “is an indication of how little care there is left in the world.” nyti.ms/3Ugm4q8
Many Americans have had enough — and they are ready to vote for change. Ahead of the midterm elections, readers told us which issue is driving them to the polls. Read a selection below, then tell us: What's your top issue? nyti.ms/3haclCU
“My mother endured a back-room abortion in the 1930s. I promised her that I would fight to keep abortion legal.” — Jill Goodwin, 83, silent generation, San Antonio
“Unifying the country. Progress cannot be made on other issues if we cannot agree on anything. We have to stop distracting ourselves with smaller culture wars when there are real threats to our future to be dealt with.” — Morgan Taylor, 20, Gen Z, Farmington, Ark.