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Boston Globe - Opinion

Mariel Garza -- California's proposed billionaire tax has ultrarich in full panic mode -- The onetime 5 percent wealth tax has not yet qualified for the November state ballot, but already billionaires and their conservative allies are blowing rhetorical gaskets.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- We have the power to stop this -- The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is state-sanctioned chaos. The antidote is nonviolent chaos from the bottom up.

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EDITORIAL -- A threat to Haitian workers is a threat to the Massachusetts economy -- Temporary Protected Status set to expire Tuesday.

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IDEAS | John Mac Ghlionn -- Conservatives see the bogeyman of communism everywhere -- They misinterpret the appeal of politicians like New York City's Zohran Mamdani.

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Jill Abramson -- Don Lemon's arrest was wrong, but his reporting raises questions -- Journalists should not be openly showing favoritism.

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Wu, City Council should make sure police watchdog has bite -- The mayor voted to create the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency. She should ensure that her police commissioner doesn't ignore its findings.

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Somerville's secret weapon against snow -- After storms, some residents can't safely shovel the sidewalks outside their home. So Somerville helps match seniors or people with disabilities with teen shovelers.

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Healey's budget proposal reflects sober fiscal situation -- Federal cuts, rising health costs mean tight budget year.

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Are out-of-state cannabis products illegally entering Massachusetts' legal market? -- Regulators should look out for "inversion."

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Amid economic warning signs, Healey talks Trump -- As Healey keeps the focus on unpopular Trump administration policies, particularly regarding immigration, questions about her own economic polices get brushed aside.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Must the public square be secular? -- A legal battle over two statues in Quincy raises the question of whether anything recognizably religious belongs in public life.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The domestic terrorist in the White House -- Trump's incitement should be blamed for recent attacks against two Democratic members of Congress.

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Bill Mitchell -- The new Fourth Estate is standing on the sidewalk -- Bystanders with smartphones captured what officials tried to hide in Minneapolis.

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Nathalie Rayes -- Maduro is gone. Venezuela's dictatorship is not. -- The capture of Nicolás Maduro has brought momentary relief, but

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Matt McLaughlin -- I fought in a war zone. ICE isn't following the rules. -- As an Army veteran, I was trained to show restraint and respect civilians — standards ICE agents now ignore in American neighborhoods.

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Chilling arrest of ex-CNN anchor Lemon crosses a line -- What does it say about America when you can charge journalists with criminal offenses for merely interviewing and reporting about protesters engaged in protest?

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FBI search of Ga. office could be a dry run for disrupting the midterms -- Trump is clearly telegraphing a preview of the nightmare scenario the country can expect in many states later this year.

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Pilot guardianship program could point way forward for patients -- Many of the most impaired patients return to the hospital again within weeks or months after discharge, despite having a guardian, and get stuck again.

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This looks like the year to unseat Senator Susan Collins in Maine -- Collins has had so many opportunities to take a stand against Donald Trump's cruel actions but time and again has declined to do so.

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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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A child's birthday, a national nightmare

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It's amazing how recently tattooing was illegal here

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FBI raid in Georgia sparks concern about election integrity

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The verdict on the MBTA law is in: It worked

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Will America ever feel normal again?

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Starlink's internet from space works astonishingly well. But there's a catch.

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Knowing when it's time to go

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Mass. AG: Why I filed a lawsuit to enforce housing law — and why it's personal for me

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SAGE STOSSEL -- When Vikings ruled Boston

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Trump backpedals

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WARD SUTTON -- Spot the 'paid agitators'

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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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