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EDITORIAL -- Trump goes on a new media witch hunt -- With a free press under attack everywhere, Massachusetts lawmakers should step in and pass a local shield law.

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IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN -- Why won't Tufts reveal its evidence on a discredited scholar? -- The university is missing an opportunity for transparency about what happened with the historian Kerri Greenidge.

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EDITORIAL -- Springfield needs a new courthouse — and a fair procurement process -- John Barros conflict of interest raises questions.

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IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF -- May I have a word: Dirty minds -- What does laundry do when it's alone in the dark?

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Crack one open for the Alaskan pilot asking the Supreme Court to help him keep his plane -- The Supreme Court agreed to take up the case of a pilot whose plane was seized because his passenger was carrying Budweiser.

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Slots giveaway is a shameful backdoor expansion of gaming -- These slots by any other name are still a major expansion of gambling in Massachusetts.

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The bogus arguments against birthright citizenship -- The right's effort to undermine birthright citizenship rests on flimsy legal arguments — and flimsy factual ones, too.

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A note to the future leaders of the Commonwealth: Host the World Cup again in 2058 -- This time capsule was written to help the Commonwealth's future leaders decide if they should bother with the hassle of holding a big international sporting event. (They should.)

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Americans have no stomach for Trump's escalation of his war against Iran -- Trump seems intent on escalating a war that an overwhelming number of Americans do not support.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Safe streets in Boston require more than choosing sides -- Louisa Gag's death should prompt safety improvements, but Boston's transportation battles will persist unless City Hall convinces residents that all viewpoints matter.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Missing the World Cup yet? Even Boston found a way to enjoy it -- We asked our three writers to muse on the soul raising event that was the World Cup.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn't. -- Creating enforceable ethics rules for justices is a solution for waning public trust.

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RENÉE LOTH -- Move over, April. This year, July is the cruelest month. -- Heat, jellyfish, greenheads, wildfire smoke, drought. It's been a relentless summer.

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Joe Montminy -- I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I didn't have it. -- New biomarker tests can help prevent devastating misdiagnoses. Beacon Hill should ensure that every patient can access them.

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Jim Braude -- Too many ballot questions? Blame Beacon Hill. -- The high number of questions is a symptom of a larger problem: an uncompetitive, unaccountable Legislature.

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Seeking a path forward for Blue Hill Avenue -- Readers react to dueling op-eds that debated whether bus or rail should be the transit priority for the busy corridor.

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Keeping the spotlight on ethics in state government -- That's where a free, independent press comes in.

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There's 'priciest,' there's less so, and there's where they went to eat -- I don't know whose budget the Globe had in mind, but it's not mine.

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In the Senate race, how old is too old and how much should one care? -- Readers debate whether age should be the difference in choosing between incumbent Ed Markey or Representative Seth Moulton.

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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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My bicycle could save the world ... if you'd all just stop trying to kill me

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Teachers are finding creative uses for AI. Now they need clear rules.

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The attack on workers begins and ends with Black women

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Who knew about Michael Proctor's racist texts?

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An Israeli abroad weighs going home

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This year's ballot question is dead. Rent control should not be.

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How to be a Republican Massachusetts mayor in the age of Trump

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Smoke signal

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SAGE STOSSEL -- Country roads, Massachusetts

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- It's a lootiful day in the neighborhood

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America at 250: An unexpected history -- On the 250th anniversary of the United States, seven Globe Ideas writers explore stories behind the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers, and Boston's role in all of it.

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Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories -- Have you heard of the Boston Garden Monkey? How about the alligator in the Charles River? See what else we've uncovered.

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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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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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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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