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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Charlie Baker's signature on Bennett Walsh's hiring is part of his legacy -- With his plea, Walsh does at least take some personal responsibility for actions that led to veteran deaths at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home. Baker still hasn't taken personal responsibility for hiring someone with no qualifications for the job.
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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Mifepristone challengers' terrible case gives SCOTUS a great opportunity -- It wasn't only the more liberal members of the court who spent part of Tuesday's argument lamenting the burgeoning phenomenon of nationwide injunctions being imposed by single judges.19 hours ago
Carine Hajjar -- Unhappy with Trump, unhappy with Biden -- Caught between an old rock and an old hard place, what's a Nikki Haley voter to do in November?19 hours ago
Alex Green -- Governor Healey's budget proposal threatens 50 years of disability rights -- Her proposal to slash the fundamental personal care services for the disabled is baffling.7 hours ago
Joan Meschino and Jamie Eldridge -- Massachusetts needs a regional drought plan -- The state's drought response hasn't adapted to the frequency and severity of drought it's now experiencing.3 days ago
Governor Healey should disclose her out-of-state trips in advance -- The solution to safety concerns is more security, not more secrecy.6 hours ago
The White Stadium saga: And the crowd goes, 'Hmm'7 hours ago
Here's hoping Sound Check will be an equalizer of various genres8 hours ago
Sad state of mental health care cannot go on a minute longer1 day ago
St. Patrick's Day parade excess leaves many weary1 day ago
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PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG -- You should still get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Nobel Prize winner who helped discover it explains why. -- Dr. Drew Weissman, who grew up in Lexington, is this week's guest on the Globe's Say More podcast with Shirley Leung.3 months ago
EDITORIAL -- Start talking now about postwar Gaza -- If Israel achieves its goal of removing Hamas from power in the Gaza Strip, then what?3 months ago
Alex Beam -- Politicians look to God and the Bible to do their heavy lifting -- Is God listening? Hard to say.3 months ago
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- The beauty queen who terrifies a dictator -- Nicaragua's bizarre autocratic regime gives the impression it's in total control. So why does Miss Universe pose such a threat?3 months ago
SCOT LEHIGH -- Scot Lehigh tried reasoning like a Trump supporter. Here's what he came up with. -- Lehigh gets into the MAGA mindset.3 months ago
LETTERS -- College leaders leave distressing impression in Washington hearing -- All seemed highly coached by lawyers on what to say and what not to say, as if their hope was that this will all blow over and they can finesse their way out of it.3 months ago
PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Strains between Biden and Netanyahu16 hours ago
Christopher Weyant -- Justice delayed3 days ago
Beth Wolfensberger Singer -- Ugliness to the rescue?5 days ago
Christopher Weyant -- The weird world of RFK Jr.'s veepstakes7 days ago
Christopher Weyant -- Missing St. Patrick11 days ago
Patrick Chappatte -- The TikTok threat12 days ago
The world needs Evan Gershkovich6 hours ago
What The Economist gets right about Israel7 hours ago
The Republican House fails the Ronald Reagan test17 hours ago
Remembering trailblazing Boston journalist Sarah-Ann Shaw19 hours ago
Western Mass. has untapped economic potential1 day ago
How a 'murder' in Boston that didn't happen made national news in India1 day ago
It's time to scale early college high school programs1 day ago
Why the US must not repeat the mistakes of the Civil War in dealing with Jan. 6 offenders1 day ago
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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.2 days ago
When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.2 days ago
Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.2 days ago
Teens Speak -- We asked. They delivered. Teens from across the country offer a candid look at how they're navigating life, school, friendships, social media, expectations, and so much more.2 days ago
Blue sky Boston: Where inspiration meets aspiration for the city's future -- Sustainable living. Gondolas. A science expo. Evaluation of student humanity. Here's what a Boston of the future could be.2 days ago
ERNESTO BARBIERI WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JESS RULIFFSON -- Tenderness and brutality: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An illustrated opinion piece that examines the porous border between healing and suffering in one hospital's intensive care unit.2 days ago
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG -- How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter -- The scrappy Dorchester neighborhood has fulfilled the community activist's dream: development without displacement.2 days ago
IDEAS -- Where did all the workers go? -- For two years, employers have been desperate for workers — and there's no indication the labor shortage will soon change. What are we losing — and possibly gaining — as a result?2 days ago
IDEAS | PETER THOMSON -- The radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life -- In 1971, kids from Roxbury and Lincoln spent half the year attending school together in the city and the other half in the suburb. Fifty years later, I tracked down my fellow students to see how it shaped them — and whether something like it could work today.2 days ago
Globe Opinion's 2022 Top 10 -- The readers have spoken: Take a tour through The Boston Globe opinion section's top 10 most read columns, editorials, cartoons, letters, and Ideas stories of 2022.2 days ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- Remembering trans lives taken in 2022 -- Even before a gunman killed five people and injured nearly 20 last month at Club Q, a popular LGBTQ nightspot in Colorado Springs, Colo., 2022 was already a deadly year for trans and gender nonconforming people. At least 35 have been killed nationwide, most of them Black trans women.2 days ago
TIMELINE -- Assault on American democracy -- Jan. 6, 2021, was one of the most alarming days in American history. Boston Globe Opinion columns, editorials, letters, and cartoons untangle the continuing aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol.2 days ago
IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI -- How the MBTA went off the rails -- Nearly everything about Boston has changed in the past few decades, yet the T has the same big problem — a failure to prioritize the rider experience above all.2 days ago
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG -- Boston was once a wildly ambitious city. It's time to go big again. -- Soaring housing costs, a broken T, and other existential problems require sweeping fixes that meet the moment.2 days ago
Young people and the power of social media -- Social media holds enormous power over young people. Can they find a way to navigate safely through its ever-changing landscape?2 days ago
How do we memorialize the pandemic? -- As the United States neared its one millionth COVID-19 related death, artists, architects, and community leaders are calling for a permanent memorial to honor all those touched by COVID. Globe Opinion asked several artists for their vision of what a COVID memorial could look like.2 days ago
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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Editing the Constitution -- The Constitution is undergoing massive changes in the Supreme Court. It's time to put the founding document in the hands of the people.2 days ago
IDEAS -- The Future of Work -- The past year has shattered expectations of what workdays look like. Parenting while Zooming. An uncrowded T. Wary interactions with customers. In this special issue of Ideas, we explore which of these changes will stick — and how they'll affect the quality of our lives.2 days ago
The Longevity Hub -- The Boston Globe Opinion section and MIT's AgeLab present The Longevity Hub, an ongoing series seeking to spark Greater Boston's transformation into the Silicon Valley of aging.2 days ago
EDITORIAL -- Future-proofing the presidency -- Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here's how to thwart the next American tyrant.2 days ago
EDITORIAL -- A battle for affordable housing in Massachusetts -- The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth.2 days ago
Brave New Planet -- Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is host.2 days ago
The future of food -- What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before. In this special issue, we celebrate the role of food in our communities and explore how it can be tastier, more accessible, and healthier for us and the planet.2 days ago
Letters -- Postcards from the pandemic -- Invited to take a walk, in fact, lots of walks; dining room table repurposed — a snapshot of how readers were coping.1 year ago
An archive of conversations with the experts writing thought-provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.2 days ago
The Other swing voter -- Political coverage often focuses on voters who oscillate between political parties in a few key swing states. Here we feature perspectives and opinions from and about demographics of Americans — young voters and Black and brown voters —who swing between voting and not voting.1 year ago
From voter suppression to gerrymandering to foreign interference, the integrity of US elections is under attack. In a three-part weekly series, Globe Opinion examines how the nation arrived at this moment and what needs to be done to protect voting rights.2 years ago
Thomas E. Patterson -- Trapped: Why the GOP's death is imminent -- The Republican Party is destroying itself. Thomas Patterson of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center explains the five traps the party has set for itself and warns that the party's future is in peril without reform.1 year ago
Black voices now -- Globe Opinion seeks to amplify the perspectives and the voices of Black community members, scholars, activists, doctors, teachers, business leaders, students, and parents as op-ed and letter writers, and as innovators and provocateurs featured in Globe Ideas. Here we feature Black voices from the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd. We aim to amplify yet more Black voices going forward.2 days ago
IDEAS -- Massachusetts Works -- We turn the typical model of journalism on its head — instead of focusing on what's broken, we're taking a look at what Massachusetts gets right.2 days ago
Legal Lens documentaries -- Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.2 days ago
Choosing, using, and losing your health care: A policy first-aid kit -- In a four-part weekly series, Globe Opinion offers a baseline assessment of health care as well as prescriptions for fixing the industry.2 days ago
Journalists are not the enemy -- A central pillar of President Trump's politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather "the enemy of the people."2 days ago
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