IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- The cult of Elon Musk goes public -- The massive SpaceX IPO is a bet on shaky promises.

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IDEAS | ANDRE M. PERRY -- Democrats are too focused on racial disparities -- The country lives, works, and loves across racial lines — it's time to build on that reality.

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EDITORIAL -- Providence's 'Superman' building: 13 years of empty promises over a state landmark -- Scaffolding and boarded up windows pockmark the iconic state landmark, which has become a symbol of economic malaise, dysfunction, and the bureaucracy of real estate funding.

6 days ago

EDITORIAL -- Yes, colleges need more speech protections and intellectual diversity. But the government shouldn't be forcing their hand. -- A new proposal from the Trump administration would require universities to have intellectual diversity policies. That's overstepping the government's role.

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IDEAS | MICHAEL BROWN -- It's time for Anthropic to get out of the business of killing people -- The AI giant won't allow the military to use its technology for autonomous weapons. That's a good step. But it's not enough.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- We are all looksmaxxers -- Rosie O'Donnell is talking about her recent facelift. Who doesn't want to look their best?

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Graham Platner won Maine's Democratic primary. Now he needs to show the integrity, maturity, and honesty voters deserve in a senator. -- At the end of the day, it will be Maine voters — not the national media, Washington pundits, or Democrats in other states — who decide whether Platner has the character and values to be a US senator.

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Beneath our feet: Geothermal energy could soon have a moment in Mass. -- When President Trump essentially declared war on renewable energy, halting offshore wind projects and scaling back support for solar, geothermal was largely spared.

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House plays political games over audit, public records -- Who does the speaker think he's fooling?

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

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Ideas | Arjun Sharma -- The summer may be defined by more than soccer -- A virus once eliminated in the United States, Canada, and Mexico is back, just in time for the largest sporting event in the world.

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IDEAS | NICHOLAS ENRICH -- I blew the whistle on DOGE's dismantling of USAID. Now the dire consequences I predicted are becoming reality. -- The Ebola outbreak is just the most visible problem.

2 days ago

IDEAS | BRIAN ROSENBERG -- The death of a small college is nothing to celebrate -- Private liberal arts schools are major employers, cultural hubs, and caretakers of a distinctly American legacy.

3 days ago

RENÉE GRAHAM -- The lonely giddiness of a New York Knicks fan in Boston -- Misery loves company, but so does jubilation.

2 days ago

Jason Margolis -- Why Red Sox fans should be rooting for England in the World Cup -- Tell me what kind of sports fan you are, and I'll tell you which World Cup team to support.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Platner is (probably) here to stay. Will Democrats rally? -- Will Democrats stick with Graham Platner in their eagerness to retake the Senate? Will Republicans be energized to come out in droves for Collins? Three writers weigh in.

3 days ago

Alice Phillips and Meg Reid -- Welcome to the fight house -- The UFC event on the South Lawn promises chokeholds and trash talk.

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Rebecca Spiess -- Your retirement fund may now be part of the AI bet -- NASDAQ's "fast entry" rules for big tech threaten ordinary savers.

1 day ago

Brad Carson -- Congress shouldn't freeze state AI safeguards -- National standards are needed, but not at the expense of the states that are actually acting.

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Lori Trahan -- Why Congress must lead on AI standards -- AI is advancing too quickly for a patchwork of state laws to protect consumers, workers, and national security.

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However hard they try, the right can't take back Pride Month -- Essays by Christopher Muther and Eugene Scott pay homage to families and the many ways people can nurture and value each other.

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World Cup may spur alarm now, but trafficking is a daily scourge -- We urge the Globe and readers to learn more about sex trafficking in the Commonwealth, the organizations on the front lines, and how everyone can help.

4 hours ago

Trump's DEI scrubbing of Bunker Hill would sully the monument -- Readers are outraged and dismayed to learn that the National Park Service has ordered the removal of banners at the Bunker Hill Monument that include critical quotes about the American story.

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Mass. House's mere appearance of transparency won't cut it -- It is difficult to reconcile this action with the clear mandate voters delivered at the ballot box.

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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.

6 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.

6 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?

7 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.

6 months ago

May I have a word: Back off!

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The Bidens remain the Democrats' unfinished argument

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If Platner falters, there's a backup plan for Maine Democrats

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Three years for a college degree? Merrimack and Suffolk proposals are worth trying.

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No, I don't need AI to catch up to my more privileged peers

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Trump's Obama derangement syndrome

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The fight over '60 Minutes' is a fight over journalism's future

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Yes, tax the rich. But how?

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WILL DOWD -- Remembering Antoni Gaudí

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Close encounters

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SAGE STOSSEL -- An American in Paris

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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.

3 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.

6 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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