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Is Mass. really an educational leader when reading scores lag behind Mississippi? -- While the Commonwealth likes to think of itself as an educational leader, reading scores for students from disadvantaged backgrounds are lower here than some less affluent states.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Boasting, bashing, and lying: Three writers on Trump's State of the Union address -- Immigrants and Democrats took it on the chin all night. In between, there were medals for military heroes.

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Joan Wickersham -- Being one of many in the crowd -- In moments of grief, celebration, and protest, being one more body in the room can mean more than we realize.

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Kristi Noem wants you to wait in longer lines at the airport -- DHS secretary trivializes what's really at stake in the partial government shutdown.

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

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Alex Beam -- Why hasn't the United States been banned from international sports? -- America has violated the territorial sovereignty of Iran and Venezuela, two United Nations members — and Olympic and FIFA competitors.

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Edith Widder -- We are changing an ocean we have barely explored -- Humanity is rapidly altering a vast ecosystem that sustains life on land and sea. But restoration is nearly impossible without understanding it better.

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Ilya Somin -- Trump's new tariffs are another dangerous presidential power grab -- Trump has tried to reconstitute his tariff power by reinstating most of his sweeping tariffs using a 1974 law. If allowed to stand, this would undermine the constitutional system almost as much as the earlier tariffs did.

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Elissa Ely -- I felt healthy after my doctor's appointment. Then the patient survey arrived. -- I don't believe for a minute the survey has my interests at heart, and certainly don't believe it has my doctor's.

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Proof matters, even when it comes to the Epstein files -- Guilt by association is not enough.

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None of this is surprising -- Donald Trump's overreaches are hardly news anymore.

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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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High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump's tariffs

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Can the Edward M. Kennedy Institute save the Senate and itself?

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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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