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Many paths to take to advance Mass. housing goals -- "Building on the administration's leadership with decisive legislative action will be essential," writes one stakeholder. Another writes, of one proposal, "Capping minimum lot size requirements is a common-sense solution."
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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The problem with Nike's 'Walkers Tolerated' ad -- The Boston Marathon celebrates every kind of runner.3 days ago
IDEAS | TOM KASPERS -- AI was ruining my college philosophy classes. So I assigned a new kind of essay. -- I couldn't give take-home assignments anymore. Handwritten tests in class wouldn't work either. Somehow, I needed to fill ChatGPT's shoes.5 days ago
James A. Peyser -- Massachusetts promised high standards without MCAS. The results are in. -- After the end of MCAS, many school districts in Massachusetts now define graduation competency at the lowest passing grade.7 days ago
EDITORIAL -- When teachers are sexual predators, 'consent' is a cruel joke -- When teachers are sexual predators, 'consent' becomes a cruel joke1 day ago
IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- Peter Thiel has a new tool for intimidating reporters -- The Silicon Valley billionaire has long disdained the media.1 day ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- Why I'm skipping the new film about Michael Jackson -- A warts-and-all biopic might have been interesting, but not the glossy hagiography that critics say the filmmakers have delivered.30 minutes ago
Healey move on vital records wrong fight, wrong time -- Closing access to birth and death records for researchers for decades just plain silly.1 day ago
E-bikes and mopeds and scooters, oh my -- The profusion of new mobility devices on Massachusetts' streets cries out for new rules of the road — and now a state commission has some recommendations.3 days ago
Healey has made progress on housing. But the state still lags its goals. -- Truly solving the state's housing imbalance almost inevitably means butting heads again with cities and towns, which tend to balk at new housing.5 days ago
Ideas | Miles Howard -- Nature is good medicine — now doctors are prescribing it -- A Malden program is testing whether better access to outdoor recreation can improve public health.1 day ago
IDEAS | LILIA YAPPAROVA -- The US is turning its back on Russian asylum seekers -- Activists who challenged Putin's regime are finding that fleeing to America was only a temporary reprieve.2 days ago
RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Is Trump mentally unfit? -- Three writers debate the President's future.1 day ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- Why I've become a hardline anti-hugger -- With COVID's retreat, unsolicited hugging from strangers began anew.1 day ago
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not? -- The court already decided the issue in a 1980 case. But it may have found a way around that.2 days ago
Derek Miller -- Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed. -- There have been a wave of reforms touching every aspect of campus life18 hours ago
Joshua Kendall -- Doonesbury and the evolution — and erosion — of satire's power -- Trump's behavior at the press dinner may signal whether humor still has a place in political life.23 hours ago
Pardis Mahdavi -- Psychedelics are coming. Are we ready? -- Without the infrastructure, safeguards, and cultural humility, access could do as much harm as good.23 hours ago
Jon Mitchell -- In New Bedford, we showed how to reinvent a city -- It's a window into what's possible.1 day ago
Doing doctoral research, we seemed to have stumbled into the Winter Hill Gang -- We found ourselves in a dim room scattered with arcade machines, facing several surprisingly hostile and suspicious men.14 minutes ago
When one's home becomes a Wild West of do-it-yourself plumbing -- Readers debate the merits of a Massachusetts law that would rebuff a homeowner's bid to do his own plumbing work.1 day ago
Keeping it real in the AI age -- Life is particularly difficult for teachers these days, but it is possible to foster collaboration free of competition and inspire intellectual curiosity in a classroom.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.4 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.4 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?5 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.4 months ago
The Supreme Court's hypocrisy on trans student rights30 minutes ago
It's time to fire Kash Patel23 hours ago
A flawed fix for social media's harms23 hours ago
Kids aren't safe online so Massachusetts is acting23 hours ago
Republicans were once afraid to touch birth control — not anymore23 hours ago
The most deadly place for women and children: a family home1 day ago
Will the plumbing police come for that new toilet?1 day ago
May I have a word: Temporary sagacity1 day ago
CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- The FBI's bottled up controversy1 day ago
PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Priorities3 days ago
SUE D. GELBER AND ELLY LONON -- If famous authors held signs at the Boston Marathon6 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.1 month 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.4 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.4 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.4 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
