JOAN VENNOCHI -- Watching the Patriots while democracy burns -- While we cheer for touchdowns, Trump exploits our distractions to push dangerous policies and erode democratic norms.

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JEFF JACOBY -- The Founding Fathers warned this could happen -- Again and again, they said the Constitution couldn't protect a people who abandoned virtue.

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IDEAS | SABRINA JOY STEVENS -- There's no war on empathy -- Conservatives are accused of not caring about certain people. What they actually oppose is deceptive rhetorical posturing.

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EDITORIAL -- Would it really be so hard for the congressional GOP to oppose Trump's Greenland obsession? -- It is far easier to believe that the crisis Trump has created over Greenland has more to do with his desire for a legacy project than any real concern for national or global security.

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IDEAS | SIDDHU PACHIPALA -- Liberals have to reckon with the limits of protests -- Mass demonstrations can be worthwhile. But they also may be substituting for more useful forms of political participation.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The original "Rockford Files" was perfect. No one needs a reboot. -- Without the irreplaceable Garner, there's no "Rockford," so why bother?

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Most medical care shouldn't require insurance preapproval -- Healey's new rules seek to limit prior authorization.

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The Justice Department's flimsy Powell investigation isn't kidding anyone -- Prosecutors are obviously pursuing the Federal Reserve chair for political reasons.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Supreme Court seems to want to keep the Federal Reserve independent -- "What goes around comes around," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- When the Supreme Court decides which history counts -- The court demands historical precedent for state gun laws — then decides what history can be ignored.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The ICE agents across the street -- Trump's storm troopers came to my nephew's neighborhood in Minneapolis.

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Alan Wirzbicki -- Who put up the 'Private Way' sign on a Back Bay street corner? -- I'm not going to accuse anyone, but it would not be surprising if people who live on Beacon Street may not want the hoi polloi driving, biking, or walking on Back Street.

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Kristin Tate -- N.H. can send a Republican to D.C. — but it'll take work -- A Republican victory would break the Democratic monopoly on New England's House delegation.

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Ayanna Pressley -- A year into Trump's second term, democracy is still ours to defend -- Everyday acts of solidarity and resistance offer proof that authoritarianism can still be confronted — and beaten.

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With direct care, the doctor is in ... reach (for a change) -- A fundamental reason there aren't more primary care doctors and a growing number of them are adopting direct and concierge models is that they have long been underpaid.

17 hours ago

Senate-approved climate treaty is not Trump's to mess with -- The future of our climate is of paramount importance to all of us. The healthy functioning of our system of checks and balances is crucial to our democracy.

18 hours ago

Hard to make peace with Nobel laureate's prize proffer -- María Corina Machado "handed over her prize, her pride, and her praise" to President Trump, writes one of a number of readers who had issues with the move.

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'Part of the reason we protest ICE is our daughter' -- I urge people to speak out against the cruelty and oppression of this administration and to find ways to peacefully protest.

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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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Why more patients are paying doctors directly — and what it says about our health system

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What exactly is ICE's mission in Minnesota?

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A dangerous new phase in Trump's war on the press

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PAUL KARASIK -- MLK on leadership

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WARD SUTTON -- Violent tactics

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- The NATO paradox

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Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers -- This isn't a story about sneakerheads. This is about what working in 1980s Toronto retail taught me about empathy, resilience, and paying attention.

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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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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.

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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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