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EDITORIAL -- Getting to yes on housing in Massachusetts -- Communities need to move from a default "no" on housing to a default "yes."

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Roland Merullo -- Searching for class in America's promised land -- In the nation's midsection, we found religion, cattle, homelessness, and homophobia.

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EDITORIAL -- Trump's mass firing of US diplomats a dangerous game -- Vacancies will soon outnumber working ambassadors.

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IDEAS | RACHEL BRODSKY -- Forget 'The Big Chill.' The midlife crisis is getting a millennial makeover. -- This year, Hollywood and popular literature wrestled with a new form of middle-aged desperation.

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Michal Sella -- The trust Israeli society needs to restore -- Israeli democracy depends on strong relations between its Arab and Jewish citizens. The war in Gaza has frayed them.

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From Brown to Bondi Beach, the kind and the brave see us through -- Ordinary people doing extraordinary things make troubled times bearable.

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The disappearing snowplow -- Massachusetts needs to make it more financially viable for snowplow drivers to work in the state.

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Galvin pushes back on Trump's fishing expedition -- The Justice Department has demanded the state's voting rolls, including private information. But it appears to have no legitimate reason to ask, and the state is right to resist.

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JEFF JACOBY -- On Christmas night, America's fate hung in the balance -- How a desperate river crossing in 1776 revived a revolution that seemed all but lost.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Would Jesus be safe in a synagogue today? -- The golden age has been replaced by a grim new reality in which antisemitism is being normalized with terrifying speed.

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Taking stock of Flock -- Days after Cambridge cancelled its contract with the license-plate reader company Flock over privacy concerns, the firm's devices helped solve one of the region's highest-profile murders in years.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- When daytime TV used rape as a precursor to a romance -- On "General Hospital," Laura fell in love with Luke, her rapist. What message did that send to my generation?

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Joan Wickersham -- In love with the ordinary -- 'The Dead' movie matches Joyce's story, and both have a deep reverence for the everyday.

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Catherine D'Amato -- Hunger in Massachusetts is about to get worse -- A one-two federal punch is putting food out of reach for Massachusetts families.

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Susan Rigetti -- Why 'The Master and Margarita' is the ultimate modern Christmas story -- It is a heart-wrenching story of hope, love, compassion, and almost impossible redemption.

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Looks like Robert Kraft had a front-row seat to Kennedy Center renaming -- Among those who reportedly voted for this change is Dr. Dana Blumberg, a Trump appointee to the Kennedy Center board and wife of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft.

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A domestic violence incident is not a 'dust-up' -- When a Globe writer "chose the term 'dust-up' to describe a domestic violence incident in which Milan Lucic was accused of choking his wife, he diminished the severity of the incident," a reader writes.

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Off-the-cuff comment mars powerful essay on trauma of gun violence -- It's upsetting to me that the author singles out Palestine with no reference to Israel, particularly in light of the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, 2023.

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Pay no attention to the age of the man behind the website -- A curious detail stood out in a story about a report critical of the Steamship Authority's website project.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

17 days ago

A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

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Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

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The right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.

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Why cemeteries are becoming places for the living

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Anointing JD Vance will hand Democrats the White House

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The smug misogyny of the left

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MAGA's racism and antisemitism problem isn't Nick Fuentes — it's MAGA

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Democrats can't learn from 2024 if they hide the autopsy

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Rescheduling marijuana opens opportunity for research, tax fairness

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How to be a better conversationalist

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Why putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center is so wrong

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SAGE STOSSEL -- Hot gifts for kids in 2025

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MIRIAM JAYARATNA, KATHRYN BAECHT, AND ANNELISE CAPOSSELA -- More TikTok tests for your partner

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Beth Wolfensberger Singer -- How to resurrect your own East Wing

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The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

19 days ago

The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

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Calluses: True stories from an ICU -- An ICU nurse explores the similarities between bedside manner and the hard calluses developed when learning to play guitar in this interactive comic.

11 months ago

The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

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True stories from an ICU: Was it right to keep their sister alive? -- An illustrated opinion piece that explores the emotional impact of hospice care on ICU nurses and hospital employees.

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

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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.

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Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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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.

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