IDEAS | KIMBERLÉ CRENSHAW -- I coined the term 'intersectionality.' I helped develop critical race theory. Here's why. -- A painful moment at Harvard. A shocking moment in Congress.

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Sally Kornbluth -- America built the world's greatest research engine. Now it's shrinking. -- At public and private universities across the country, high-impact science is being damaged and derailed.

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Jason Margolis -- The math — and mind-set — of retiring early -- How much money do I really need to retire? Are we actually working too long, cheating ourselves out of some of our best years?

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IDEAS | Elizabeth Herlihy -- Some fans are surprised by this version of Bruce Springsteen. I'm not. -- The "Land of Hope and Dreams" tour has drawn attention for its political overtones and for Springsteen's direct comments about the state of the country.

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EDITORIAL -- Finding the next Parole Board member just got harder -- Turning down a decent public servant for no good reason is not a good look for the Governor's Council.

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IDEAS | WILSON BAILEY -- True believers in academic freedom are becoming harder to find -- A lot of higher ed reformers simply want colleges to instill their particular worldview rather than another one.

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Joan Wickersham -- The least glamorous wedding ever -- The groom had the flu, the honeymoon hotel lost the reservation, and the cat disappeared. It was the start of a very happy marriage.

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Development would bring needed health care, housing to former Carney Hospital -- New health care center must include services that local residents need and can access

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Balancing growth: Everett's right-sized approach to data centers makes sense -- Anti-data center fervor has taken hold. But the facilities are a necessary tool to make our modern economy run and a source of jobs and tax revenue.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Auchincloss vs. Platner is about more than a tattoo

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's obsessive ballroom blitz -- Another alleged attempt on his life becomes a new opportunity for Trump to push his ballroom blitz.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- What 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' gets right about women -- The sequel speaks directly to boomers still energized by work.

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Renée Loth -- For Trump, the violence is the message -- From reviving Alcatraz to celebrating cage fights on the White House lawn, Trump is turning violent imagery, cruelty, and intimidation into a governing philosophy.

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Eugene Scott -- Wesley Hunt says Jim Crow is gone. Many Black Americans aren't convinced. -- For many, progress is incomplete — especially on voting rights and political power.

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Marcelo Suárez-Orozco -- Pope Leo on centering human dignity in the age of AI -- Artificial Intelligence needs moral guidance, and the new encyclical offers a profound framework.

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MEMENTO MORI -- Graphic novel excerpt: True stories from Iran's Twelve-Day War -- Read an excerpt from the forthcoming graphic novel, "I Won't Pretend These Missiles Are Stars: True stories from Iran's Twelve-Day War in 2025."

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Letters to the editor

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Views divided over vote to scrap ShotSpotter technology in Cambridge -- "After more than 10 years," write two Cambridge city councilors, "we have seen no proof of its effectiveness." Another writer: "This is another example where we on the left let conflicting concerns stop us from creating common-sense solutions."

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The debatable fullness of the empty nest -- Tracy Brady's essay about being ready for the empty nest stirred a range of reactions from readers.

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Angry, scared, eager to put up a fight — the emotions of a primary voter -- Given "the corruption and absolute lunacy coming out of Washington," writes a reader, "every state's goal should be, 'How do we stop this?' "

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Harvard's vote on grades should spark discussion about learning -- When education focuses mainly on grades, ranking, and pressure, students often learn to chase performance rather than true understanding.

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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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'You are awesome,' she wrote on my Starbucks cup. Go to hell, I thought.

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What if schools could prevent student homelessness?

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Trump's monument to nothing now a Memorial Day insult

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Gen Z's preparedness paradox

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Psychedelics therapy could save veterans' lives

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Proposition 2 1/2 still gets the balance right

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A Memorial Day bummer for dog owners: The beach is now closed

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"One Nation Under God"? Absolutely not

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CAMILA KERWIN -- Who will our tribe be?

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Fear of inheritance

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Crime pays

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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.

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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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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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