Boston Globe - Opinion
Alex Beam -- Writers sued AI giant Anthropic. Their payout? Pocket change. -- Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement sounded like a windfall. For many authors, it's turning out to be something closer to a tip.
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IDEAS | DAVID BOCKINO -- Why gambling won't ruin sports -- Betting isn't the parasite on the game that we imagine.2 days ago
Ken Girardin -- The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England -- Andrew Cuomo's decision to halt new natural gas infrastructure reshaped New England's energy market, driving up costs and undermining the transition away from dirtier fuels.2 days ago
Peter Laffin -- Whatever happened to the New England Democrat? -- Senate races in Maine and New Hampshire suggest the region's Democrats are moving left even as prominent Republicans stake out the political center.3 days ago
EDITORIAL -- If city councilors don't like Wu's $4.9b budget, they should amend it -- To avoid fights like this in the future, the city needs to get a handle on its biggest expenses.1 day ago
IDEAS | Mattia Ferraresi -- The Old World roots of New World hate -- Americans are finding inspiration in Europe's long tradition of discriminatory tropes.16 hours ago
Elissa Ely -- A graduation lesson in courage and science -- I found new appreciation for a surgeon general who refused to bend science to political demands.16 hours ago
Alleged fraud by United Healthcare undermines trust in health system -- Insurer accused of making patients appear sicker to inflate payments.1 day ago
Sheriffs' days of Wild West spending, mission creep must end -- Reining in this vestige of colonial rule may take years.2 days ago
Technology to prevent wrong-way highway crashes is proven to work. Mass. should implement changes quickly. -- Systems that detect wrong-way drivers have worked in Rhode Island and could save lives in Massachusetts too.4 days ago
IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- Left-wing extremist Hasan Piker gets away with it. Right-wing extremist Nick Fuentes does not. -- A bit of a comeuppance for Piker in recent days doesn't even the score.1 day ago
IDEAS | MICHAEL SCHUR AND JOE POSNANSKI -- Why sports fans are so obsessive: A theory -- We leave behind other childish pursuits. Why not this one?5 days ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- Note to Graham Platner: Just come clean about everything already -- With Platner, it's been one problematic revelation after another. He needs to get ahead of it now.2 days ago
JOAN VENNOCHI -- For women, Platner vs. Collins is a tough choice because of abortion rights -- Many are willing to embrace a flawed candidate at a cost to the party's credibility on women and character.3 days ago
JOAN VENNOCHI -- In World Cup run-up, it's Team Wu vs. Team Healey -- An argument over World Cup crowd safety at South Station reveals state and city infighting.5 days ago
Kristin Tate -- America's 250th deserves more than a spectacle -- It should be a moment to reconnect Americans with their history. Instead the nation is getting a UFC fight.16 hours ago
Mary Ann D'Urso -- My life depends on a steel needle that's in short supply -- I have insulin-dependent diabetes, and one of the most essential pieces of my care has become difficult to find.1 day ago
David Eckels Wade -- The Iran deal didn't fail — America abandoned it -- It achieved many of the goals policy makers are still pursuing today.2 days ago
Jake Wilson -- Somerville doesn't love that dirty water. But we need help paying to clean it up. -- Protecting ratepayers from escalating costs requires creative and comprehensive state-level solutions.2 days ago
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The next step in lowering health care costs: tackling administrative bloat -- Readers and medical professionals respond to the final installment of Dr. Ashish K. Jha's series on health care costs.16 hours ago
Fenway's 'different vibe' is a nostalgic vibe for me -- No matter what's happening with the Red Sox team's dynamics at Fenway, game day is always a warm and welcoming experience for fans.1 day ago
It's too expensive to be a pro sports fan -- Middle class families can't afford to attend pro sporting matches. Three cheers for community sports!1 day ago
Don't overlook Platner's shortcomings — and don't encourage conspiracy theories -- One letter writer is surprised that prior letter writers were OK with overlooking Platner's shortcomings, while another writer disproved of a letter that linked Auchincloss's failure to endorse Platner to support from the AIPAC.1 day ago
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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.5 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.5 months ago
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?6 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.5 months ago
Trump's corruption is hurting you16 hours ago
The worst part of Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund16 hours ago
Rooting for the Knicks — and the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama — in the NBA Finals16 hours ago
Travel bans aren't enough to stop Ebola's spread1 day ago
Grade inflation is damaging students. Graduation standards need to push back.1 day ago
How Harvard radicals inspired the conservative legal movement1 day ago
Why would you leave America right now?1 day ago
More musicians are refusing to 'shut up and sing'2 days ago
SAGE STOSSEL -- An American in Paris1 day ago
PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Strategic ambiguity2 days ago
BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- New birth control options for 20265 days ago
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.2 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.4 months ago
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.5 months ago
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.5 months ago
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.1 year 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
Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.5 months 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.2 years ago
Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.2 years ago
