IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Progressives have already lost the Suffolk County DA race -- What could have been an election about criminal justice reform will instead be a story about crooked politicians trying to burnish their legacies.

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Jill Abramson -- This summer's must-read is a warning about Trump -- A new book documents Trump's second presidency as more impulsive, more vindictive, and more dangerous than his first.

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Eugene Scott -- Democrats' left wing is flexing its muscle -- Candidates aligned with the party's left flank defeated establishment rivals, signaling growing influence inside Democratic politics.

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IDEAS | PETER S. CANELLOS -- MAGA vs. The Federalist Society: Two conservative movements are on a collision course -- With the Supreme Court set to rule on some high-profile cases in the coming days, a long-brewing conflict could come to a head.

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EDITORIAL -- The government should not be using political standards to judge scientific grants -- Under recently proposed rules, federal grants could be terminated midstream for reasons having little to do with science or merit.

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IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF -- May I Have a Word: Scents and scents ability -- A name for those with good sniffers.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control -- Its ruling on Hawaii law leaves states guessing how far gun restrictions can go under its shifting historical test.

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How to prevent another crisis in the public defender system -- Massachusetts can't afford another crisis in the criminal justice system.

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With energy costs rising, Massachusetts should make solar simpler -- The Legislature should adopt Australia's more streamlined approach.

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Is the South Coast Rail actually working? -- The South Coast Rail is delivering on its promises. But more can be done to capitalize on its huge investments.

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Don't follow Trump's example -- Politicians now think it is fine not to release their tax returns. But that only feeds distrust.

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Ideas | Miles Howard -- Getting to Gillette Stadium is expensive. So I walked instead. -- And I had a whole lot of fun doing it.

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IDEAS | FREDDIE DEBOER -- No, despite what everyone says, American schools aren't failing -- A claim so familiar, people no longer feel obligated to back it up with evidence.

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IDEAS | BOB CRAWFORD -- A father, a son, and lessons in character -- How one president shaped another.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Religious freedom stops at the prison gate -- A new ruling shut the door on Damon Landor, whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by a Louisiana state prison guard.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump's efforts to deny it -- As the nation turns 250, the justices expand the powers of a president who has derided those who seek a better life on American soil as "invaders," "garbage," and "criminals."

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her -- She no longer seems to care about coddling her detractors or being anything other than who she is.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The political fallout of Trump's Iran deal -- We asked our three writers to discuss why Trump signed the memorandum of understanding with Iran and what he hopes to gain from it.

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Joan Wickersham -- Summer light brings back the memories -- Why the sights, scents, and mysteries of childhood summers return with such startling clarity.

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More treadmills won't fix the public education funding problem -- Our universities are now in the multibillion dollar business of sports entertainment, which in turn fuels the gambling industry.

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Hot divorcée summer should be a national holiday -- Why not celebrate singleness or being divorced with the same hype as Valentine's Day?

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The MCAS replacement shouldn't be more testing -- A new system of state exams won't fix the problems, a teacher writes.

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Public art turns spectators into participants -- The Tartan Army's placing of orange traffic cones on bronze statues around Boston put an extra-wide smile on my face this week.

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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.

6 months ago

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?

7 months ago

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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The White House's latest weapon of mass distraction: Biden's mental state

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Trump handed Iran a victory

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Trump's Iran deal looks like surrender

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Attorney General Andrea Campbell got it wrong on the income tax ballot question

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Rolling back this Massachusetts gun law would only be the beginning

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Did an antiracism shift break Boston's best charter schools?

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Even Iran agrees

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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.

3 months ago

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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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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