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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.
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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.1 day ago
IDEAS | PETER GROSZ -- Why would you leave America right now? -- So much winning.2 days ago
EDITORIAL -- Alleged fraud by United Healthcare undermines trust in health system -- Insurer accused of making patients appear sicker to inflate payments.13 hours ago
IDEAS | DAVID BOCKINO -- Why gambling won't ruin sports -- Betting isn't the parasite on the game that we imagine.14 hours 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.5 hours ago
Sheriffs' days of Wild West spending, mission creep must end -- Reining in this vestige of colonial rule may take years.13 hours ago
Travel bans aren't enough to stop Ebola's spread -- President Trump gutted the agencies that could be responding to the deadly outbreak in Congo. But it's not too late for the United States to play a more active role.1 day ago
Ideas | Abdallah Fayyad -- Trump's corruption is hurting you -- Regulatory agencies seem more focused on helping the president's family make a fortune from crypto and prediction markets than on protecting average consumers.1 day ago
IDEAS | PETER S. CANELLOS -- How Harvard radicals inspired the conservative legal movement -- Opposition to Cambridge leftists propelled a right-wing transformation of American society.2 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.5 hours 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.1 day ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- Rooting for the Knicks — and the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama — in the NBA Finals -- The young standout center's willingness to cry in public may help reshape masculine emotions.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.4 hours ago
Barbara McQuade -- The worst part of Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund -- An audit-immunity provision showed just how far the administration was willing to go.2 days ago
Mary Tamer -- Grade inflation is damaging students. Graduation standards need to push back. -- Massachusetts must find new ways to objectively assess student learning.2 days ago
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They lost their daughter to Medicaid's humiliating bureaucracy -- Countless people fail to submit Medicaid paperwork proving they "deserve" access to health care.15 hours ago
Barney Frank's bipartisan wisdom and constituent service -- Two readers — one a former fellow state lawmaker, the other a constituent who needed help — recall the late Massachusetts politician's impact.15 hours ago
There's another way to curb corporate election power -- A new strategy redefines what it means to be a corporation at the state level, stripping away the power of political spending.1 day ago
Krafts, take note: As a role model, Vrabel should be held accountable -- This is not about whether people deserve forgiveness. They do. It is not about demanding perfection. None of us is perfect. Rather, it is about leadership.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
More musicians are refusing to 'shut up and sing'5 hours ago
In World Cup run-up, it's Team Wu vs. Team Healey5 hours ago
Technology to prevent wrong-way highway crashes is proven to work. Mass. should implement changes quickly.13 hours ago
America's health care boom: More administrators, fewer doctors14 hours ago
From reality TV punch line to LA mayoral contender14 hours ago
Why sports fans are so obsessive: A theory14 hours ago
In her time, Marilyn Monroe was 'sex on a piece of film.' Now, she's something more.1 day ago
Mass. is getting more granny flats. But it's still hard to build them.1 day ago
PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Strategic ambiguity4 hours ago
BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- New birth control options for 20263 days ago
CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Breaking News burnout3 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
