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EDITORIAL -- The Supreme Court just escalated the redistricting war. Congress must end it. -- The best solution would be to increase the size of the House of Representatives from its current 435 members.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Boston tax fight: Is it personal between Wu and Spilka? -- At heart, they are both old-school pols who have power and are unafraid to use it.

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Home care workers should be licensed and regulated -- The current system for workers who help elderly or disabled people with nonmedical tasks like bathing, dressing, or cooking is practically unregulated.

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Abundance of ballot questions points to deep dissatisfaction with Legislature's pace -- Flurry of ballot questions indicate a deep dissatisfaction with the way the Legislature does business.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Don't panic — yet — about the Supreme Court taking up Trump's birthright citizenship order -- Despite Trump's vile views on immigrants, even some conservatives don't think his executive order holds constitutional water.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Citizenship by birth is America at its best -- A principle rooted in the Constitution and reinforced by long experience cannot be undone at a president's whim.

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JEFF JACOBY -- From Mark Twain's Mugwumps to today's Never Trumpers -- How fortunate the Republican Party once was to have within its ranks a critic so unwilling to pretend that wrong was right simply because his party said so.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump should fire Hegseth. But he won't. -- Trump's support is tied to the embattled defense secretary's eagerness to carry out the president's demands — no matter how extreme.

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- CDC's hepatitis B reversal puts newborns back at risk -- The recommendation corrodes one of the greatest public health victories of the past 30 years.

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Julie Scelfo and Tim Wu -- Big tech wants a free pass — even if AI toys harm children -- Although tech companies often don't directly manufacture these toys, their absolutist ideological opposition to any legal safeguards on AI is making kids emotionally, mentally, and physically vulnerable.

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Priscilla H. Douglas -- New Balance shows how inclusion is just good business -- For years, many companies refused to measure the economic power of Black and brown consumers. Now they're following the money.

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Nisa Ari -- Art museums are for everyone — even pterodactyl-screeching babies -- For too long at art museums, their audiences have signaled — implicitly and explicitly — who belongs and doesn't.

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Wu fights anew over city property tax -- "As Democrats across the country, including here, talk about affordability as a key goal, Wu's proposal addresses exactly that," writes an advocate.

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The answer for BPS is quality neighborhood schools, not busing -- Equity for Boston Public Schools students should absolutely mean a quality school in every neighborhood rather than an expensive, musical-chairs game of choice.

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For Harvard, it's all about that base of alumni contributions -- The key to understanding the treatment of undergraduates is explained by one factor.

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The renamer in chief -- President Trump suggested that the United States join the rest of the world by adopting the term "football" instead of "soccer."

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

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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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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.

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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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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.

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