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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Same-sex marriage isn't the reason that gas prices are high -- This Pride month, Republicans are again looking for culture war scapegoats instead of policies that improve American lives.

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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.

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EDITORIAL -- The Copley Square Park dilemma -- The Copley Square Park dilemma: It's no piazza — but it could be

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IDEAS | DANIEL HEMEL AND DAVID POZEN -- American universities are run like dictatorships -- Institutions meant to cultivate democracy are strangely undemocratic.

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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.

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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.

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Alleged fraud by United Healthcare undermines trust in health system -- Insurer accused of making patients appear sicker to inflate payments.

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Ideas | Helene Rosenthal -- For a good life, write your obituary now -- Once you decide on your legacy, all that's left to do is live it.

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IDEAS | Mattia Ferraresi -- The Old World roots of New World hate -- Americans are finding inspiration in Europe's long tradition of discriminatory tropes.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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David Eckels Wade -- The Iran deal didn't fail — America abandoned it -- It achieved many of the goals policy makers are still pursuing today.

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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.

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Some shake their heads as state party gives Markey the nod -- Pandering wins elections in Massachusetts. Compromise draws wider support across the country.

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Outpatient care's limits are painfully evident in case of escalating psychosis -- The case highlights the clinical decision-making challenges that arise when people with major mental illness decompensate in dangerous ways.

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Can't wait to see Trump's capital makeover get the wrecking ball treatment -- Whoever runs atop the Democratic ticket for president in 2028 must pledge to restore D.C. to pre-Trump, classic standards.

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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.

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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.

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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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The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England

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For women, Platner vs. Collins is a tough choice because of abortion rights

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Sheriffs' days of Wild West spending, mission creep must end

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Whatever happened to the New England Democrat?

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Trump's corruption is hurting you

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The worst part of Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

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Rooting for the Knicks — and the Spurs' Victor Wembanyama — in the NBA Finals

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Travel bans aren't enough to stop Ebola's spread

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SAGE STOSSEL -- An American in Paris

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Strategic ambiguity

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- New birth control options for 2026

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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.

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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.

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.

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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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