IDEAS | MIKE MARIANI -- The NBA is in crisis -- The league is rich, full of talent — and losing its soul.

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EDITORIAL -- City workers should be back in the office more -- One size doesn't fit all. But for public employees, the presumption should be in favor of in-person work on weekdays.

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EDITORIAL -- In Chelsea, a budget crunch prompts leaders to consider a third rail: loosening inclusionary development rules -- Massachusetts needs a lot more housing, and Chelsea sees it as a way to expand its tax base, too. But if rules are too strict, developers will invest elsewhere.

16 hours ago

IDEAS | Perri Klass -- My mother always said Mother's Day was a racket — my inbox agrees -- The holiday made her cranky — and this year, I was pretty irritated, too.

1 day ago

JOAN VENNOCHI -- Can Seth Moulton convince voters it's time to thank Ed Markey for his service and elect him instead? -- He's making the case that voters can't afford to wait for change.

5 hours ago

'Ghost networks' make finding mental health care harder -- State should enforce law requiring insurers to maintain accurate provider directories

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Hello, FIFA? Anyone there? -- Communities that applied for permission to show World Cup games aren't getting answers from the international soccer body.

3 days ago

The mayor's texts are public records -- Public records laws exist for good reason.

4 days ago

Does every state need its own marijuana warning label? -- States with legal cannabis should work to standardize regulations.

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IDEAS| Miles Howard -- Why aren't there more COVID-19 memorials? -- I stumbled upon a little stone monument commemorating those we lost during the pandemic and wondered why I had never seen one before.

1 day ago

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- In foreign policy, the best modern presidents have been Republicans — present company excluded -- The real test is dealing with Russia and China.

2 days ago

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF -- May I have a word: Unwanted updates -- When the software upgrade seems anything but.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Women aren't 'under-babied' -- The Trump administration's obsession with America's fertility rate is racist, delusional, and misogynistic.

1 day ago

RENÉE GRAHAM -- The journeyman NBA player who became an LGBTQ icon -- The conversation Jason Collins started as an out gay man in sports continues to resonate.

4 days ago

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Roberts says the high court isn't political. Its rulings say otherwise. -- Chief Justice John Roberts says he doesn't understand current public opinion. Clearly, he doesn't have a mirror.

5 days ago

Khameer Kidia -- What RFK Jr. gets right – and wrong – about mental health -- Make America Healthy Again recognizes the dangers of overmedicalization while ignoring the conditions fueling mental illness.

17 hours ago

Ro Khanna -- To the Class of 2026: Don't give up on America -- Reject cynicism and fight economic inequality and elite control.

1 day ago

Chuck Goldstone -- The slow crawl to regulate reckless scooter delivery drivers -- Are they bikes, motorcycles, cars, or something else entirely?

2 days ago

Eugene Scott -- The economy is leaving men behind. College could help them catch up. -- A bachelor's degree — especially in health care — may offer struggling men a path to stability.

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There's a remote chance you'll be called back in to the office -- "Work shouldn't be our primary opportunity to interact with other humans," writes one reader. Another: "Serendipitous problem-solving was largely lost during COVID-19."

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Misuse of school timeouts raises questions -- Offering calming spaces where students can regulate their emotions is an important strategy for promoting student well-being and maintaining a productive learning environment.

1 day ago

Where to for the Chappaquiddick Ferry? -- With the longtime owner-operator retiring, island residents are grappling with the question of who will take over the island's connection to Martha's Vineyard.

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Social workers can tell you how to solve the mental health care gap -- These are common-sense steps. For the sake of consumers in need and a workforce on the brink, they should be adopted now.

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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

Why is my Jewish deli a battleground for foreign policy?

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The shameful reason the PGA Championship landed at Aronimink in 1962

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At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A

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Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

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Keep politics out of commencement speeches

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Remote work made life easier. It also made us rusty.

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How to save the middle class

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- A different kind of wall

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SAGE STOSSEL -- A lost transcendentalist finds a home in Concord

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Jim Crow rebranded

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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.

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.

3 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.

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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.

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.

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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.

2 years ago

Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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