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Julie K. Johnson and Shannon O'Brien -- Can Massachusetts lead the way in medical cannabis research? -- A proposed Center for Cannabis Research and Policy could serve as a statewide hub uniting social policy research with biomedical and clinical studies.

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Lifting the curtain on the money behind ballot questions -- Massachusetts ballot questions grow — and so should the disclosures of the money behind them

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Bad doctors are out there. But the agency charged with identifying them is faltering. -- The state Board of Registration in Medicine's punishments have become more lenient, with license revocations, forced resignations, and emergency suspensions increasingly rare.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Transgender athletes get their day at the Supreme Court. It probably won't go well for them. -- The stakes in the cases are high and transcend conservative talking points.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The maternal death of a Black maternal health advocate -- In a nation with the highest maternal mortality rate among high-income countries, Dr. Janell Green Smith's death is a uniquely American tragedy.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- An insurrection, an impeachment, and the same rogue president five years later -- Either we fight like hell against Trump, or we won't have a country anymore.

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Leonard Saxe -- The PhD students are not all right -- As universities retrench under financial and political pressure, PhD students are losing support — with consequences that reach far beyond campus.

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Andrew Mikula -- A 5,000-square-foot solution to the Massachusetts housing crisis -- A ballot measure to reduce lot-size requirements would open up more housing options in the suburbs, creating opportunities to build smaller, lower-cost homes.

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Jill Abramson -- Trump governs like a king, and the press is struggling on how to cover him -- The president's own words reveal a view of power unbound by law — and expose the limits of traditional White House coverage.

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Randall Woods -- Trump brings the big stick back to Latin America -- Trump's strike on Venezuela revives a discredited tradition — without even the pretense of an existential threat.

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Are Mass. lawmakers up for the fight against Trump? -- Massachusetts "has been bogged down by a hierarchical, opaque legislative process that has failed voters," writes one reader.

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Mass. should think outside the classroom and systematize student support -- Housing insecurity, limited access to health care, and under-resourced community systems all create barriers to learning and achievement.

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Let's solve health care woes on Earth before eyeing space ambulances -- Sending unwell people into space just because they can afford the trip is just as irresponsible as sending unfit people to climb Mount Everest.

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Sadly, in terms of birthing, we haven't come a long way -- My son, now 47, was born in a period of resistance to standard birth practices, which imposed rigidities that did not promote patients' rights and decision-making.

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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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Trump can't legally abandon a Senate-approved climate treaty

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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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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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