Lesson of the Day: ‘Survivors of ISIS Carnage Feel Little Relief at al-Baghdadi’s Death’
These Kurdish forces have been the United States’ most reliable partner in fighting the Islamic State in a strategic corner of northern Syria. Mr. Trump’s decision went against the recommendations of top officials in the Pentagon and the State Department who have sought to keep a small troop presence in northeastern Syria to continue operations…
Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.In July, the United States carried out its first federal execution in 17 years. Since then, the Trump administration has executed 13 inmates, more than three times as many as the federal government had in the previous…
How Do You View Death?
Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.This past year has been filled with death: More than 300,000 people in the United States and 1.6 million worldwide have died from the coronavirus.Has the pandemic changed your understanding of death and dying? Have you had…
Film Club: ‘Leaf and Death’
What are your favorite sights, sounds, tastes and smells of fall?
