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EDITORIAL -- Just say neigh -- Massachusetts shouldn't be subsidizing horse racing anymore.

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IDEAS | VIVIANE CALLIER -- Will China be able to poach scientists from the West? -- It's too early to call it a brain drain. But researchers who have made the move say the China offered them opportunities to take their work in new directions.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Colbert vs. Trump: The late-night TV wars take on a whole new meaning -- The talk show host's public battle with the administration is a fight for the First Amendment.

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Massholes beware: Healey's traffic cams are gunning for you -- Governor and a few lawmakers get behind efforts to deter speeders in this collision-prone state.

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Massachusetts needs a statewide water plan -- Lots of communities want to join the MWRA, but not all of them can.

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Massachusetts should require disclosure of AI in political advertising -- Ad featuring fake Maura Healey points to problem with deepfakes.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Nativism is a bipartisan American temptation -- In 1975, Gerald Ford defied an anti-immigrant backlash to welcome South Vietnamese refugees.

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Shira Schoenberg -- Good health care shouldn't require private donations -- Boston Community Pediatrics proves that accessible, humane primary care is possible — but only because donors are subsidizing an insurance system that won't.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The president who broke the Republican Party's brain. (It's not Trump.) -- Obama goes about his post-White House business and lives rent-free in GOP minds twisted by jealousy and obsession.

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Joe Maloney -- Why legal sports betting is good for Massachusetts -- A transparent, regulated marketplace protects fans, preserves the integrity of games, and generates tax dollars for public benefits.

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My child's circus school is bracing for ICE. This is the toll of authoritarianism. What impact does it have on us — citizens and immigrants alike — to be constantly looking over our shoulders in terror?

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Eugene Scott -- Trump should treat Supreme Court tariff ruling as a teaching moment -- The president is apparently more concerned with maintaining his authority and keeping score than responding to the needs of this country's citizens.

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Renée Loth -- The joy of slow writing -- Composing by hand, without Google or a blinking cursor, reveals the seams of writing — and the surprising benefits of slowing down.

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Traffic cameras give us safer, calmer streets -- Traffic violence on our roads impacts our daily lives and whether we — or our loved ones — make it home.

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Readers weigh in on MassBay development -- The development has stirred up activists from Wellesley and beyond.

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Trump's censorship is no clumsy mistake -- The president's effort to intimidate CBS should worry us all.

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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.

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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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More accountability at the Supreme Court? Not so much.

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Jesse Jackson's legacy included championing LGBTQ rights

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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.

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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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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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