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Boston Globe - Opinion

Alex Beam -- A Christmas letter from Trump: Grift, glitter, and garland-level delusion -- Holiday greetings from the House of Perpetual Self-Praise.

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Trump destroys his tough-on-drugs cred -- With one hand, he blows up supposed drug traffickers from Venezuela. With the other, he frees one of the world's biggest cocaine kingpins.

2 days ago

EDITORIAL -- 'The place where dreams die': Boston regulators stifle too many aspiring restaurateurs -- The headwinds against starting a new restaurant have become almost insurmountably high for many smaller, independent operators who lack the expertise and deep pockets to survive the drawn-out city approval process.

3 days ago

RENÉE GRAHAM -- Mark Kelly in 2028?

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EDITORIAL -- 'Amounting to murder': US killing of shipwrecked sailors raises urgent questions for Congress -- Two people survived the Pentagon's first strike against drug boats in the Caribbean in September. Clinging to the wreckage, they were no longer a threat. Why were they killed?

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Three takeaways for Boston from NYC's congestion pricing scheme -- After a year of the first American program of its kind, there's enough data to recommend the idea.

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Mark Harmon -- 'Twas the month before Christmas, and Trump stirred the house -- When what to my wondering eyes did appear, but a tin-pot dictator spewing rage and fear.

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Asylum, Afghan visas held hostage to Trump's xenophobia -- President imposes collective guilt after National Guard shootings.

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Pharmacy deserts make staying healthy harder -- Payment reform could shore up struggling drugstores.

5 days ago

A Thanksgiving to celebrate the courage of others -- Now if only it will become contagious.

6 days ago

Kimberly Atkins Stohr -- Companies hit by Trump tariffs: We want a refund now -- Companies like Costco and Bumble Bee Foods aren't waiting on the Supreme Court's tariff ruling to sue for refunds.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Why the disqualification of Trump's hand-picked prosecutors matters -- It's not just a political loss for Trump. It's a win for democracy, so long as the Supreme Court upholds it.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- This isn't the fog of war. It's the fog of panic. -- Pete Hegseth once demanded consequences for war crimes — now he's running from his own words.

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JEFF JACOBY -- My long quest for a second language -- Italian remains a beginner's project. But slow enjoyment turns out to be more effective than fast frustration, and I'll take that trade any day.

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Ed Brzychcy -- A veteran's warning: Hegseth's disdain for the laws of war endangers our troops -- Upholding these laws isn't weakness. It's what makes America worth fighting for.

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Mary Connaughton and Peter Enrich -- Why does Beacon Hill continue to dodge an audit? -- Voters demanded oversight. They aren't getting it.

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Eugene Scott -- Affordability isn't a 'hoax.' Just ask the millions who struggle to buy groceries. -- Trump gaslights Americans, including those who voted for him.

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Bill Keating -- Release the second tape -- The American public should see what happened during the second strike of a suspected Venezuelan drug boat.

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E-bikes are all over the place. So are regulations for their use.

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Mass. has a task ahead in rethinking graduation requirements

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Casualties at sea in a foggy drug war

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No sense in cutting federal funds for special education

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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- 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.

16 days ago

EDITORIAL -- 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?

23 days ago

JEFF JACOBY -- 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.

27 days ago

PODCAST | SAY MORE -- In Boston and New York, progressive millennial mayors are having a moment -- What can Democrats learn from Michelle Wu and Zohran Mamdani?

21 days ago

Trump's Ukraine peace plan makes Russia great again

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Newsroom unveils bold new ethics code: Sleep with your sources, but take notes

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Proposed new graduation framework is ambitious, but implementation questions swirl

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Proposed Mass. data privacy law would harm small businesses serving ethnic communities

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May I have a word: A handy way to generate big thoughts

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Donald Trump's death penalty obsession

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Trump's ICE dragnet catches Leavitt's family member

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Head in the fog

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Paul Karasik -- Wicked good Boston merch ideas

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SAGE STOSSEL -- A spectrum expanded

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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.

1 year ago

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.

1 year ago

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

1 year 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.

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

1 year 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.

1 year 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.

1 year 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.

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