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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Moulton turns up the heat on Markey -- Moulton uses a Senate debate without Markey to sharpen his case for generational change.

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Trump's attack on grad school loans may do some good in the long run -- The government is shaking up a lending system that may have benefited universities more than students.

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IDEAS | JAMES TRAUB -- Schools aren't politicized the way you think they are. The problem runs deeper than that. -- What I learned from a year in America's history and social studies classes.

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EDITORIAL -- Small development, big problems in Boston's housing pipeline -- Monastery demolition latest attempt to appease the Boston housing gods.

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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot? -- Autonomous machines aren't as independent as we think.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Is Elon really the bad guy here? -- As Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire while the federal deficit grows, does America needs higher taxes on the wealthy? Our three writers weigh in.

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Can't find a primary care doctor? Join the club. -- Massachusetts should do more to fill the gap in care. A bill in the state Senate is a good start.

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Compassion for dying prisoners is also a bargain -- Expediting medical parole simply the right thing to do.

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Ideas | Deborah Cramer -- The horseshoe crab has protected our health for decades. Now it's time to return the favor. -- The blood of this ancient sea creature is no longer needed by the biomedical industry.

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IDEAS | PETER LAFFIN -- An umpire robbed me of a perfect game. I'm thankful. -- What baseball loses by getting every call right.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Why it matters that Trump's name is off the Kennedy Center -- While symbolic, it's a reminder that this president, if only his name for now, can be removed.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is Andrea Campbell avoiding local political battles? -- The AG takes a tough stance at the federal level but dodges local disagreements.

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

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Amy Cuddy -- The secret behind Cape Verde's World Cup moment -- Collective confidence turned a mismatch into a triumph.

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Barry Finestone -- The night the Tartan Army took over Fenway Park -- For a few hours, Fenway became a corner of Scotland.

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Beverly Beckham -- The Down syndrome conversation we should be having -- After YouTuber Jesse Ridgway announced he and his wife terminated a pregnancy because of a Down syndrome diagnosis, I found myself thinking about the joy, love, and fulfillment that often go unmentioned.

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Elisabeth Marnik -- I grew up unvaccinated. Here's why changing exemption laws isn't enough. -- There's a deeper public health trust problem that must be addressed.

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Their fervor for the World Cup runneth low -- Readers explain why they can't get too excited about the sporting event.

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Antismoking activists seek total ban, but why? -- If the tobacco industry is trying to attract youth, it is not succeeding.

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Porter Square rebrand is missing a couple of pieces -- An artists co-op and a gallery for a nationally recognized ceramics studio were given the boot.

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For Trump's birthday: bloodthirst -- Let us think of this nasty fight night as a celebration only of Donald Trump's 80th birthday. We have had our democratic Republic for 250 years, and that is cause for celebration.

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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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Massachusetts should lead on shifting how and when energy is used

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Before it's too late, let my husband choose how his story ends

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The fundamental flaw in Bernie Sanders's AI plan

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The garbageman philosopher behind the best-selling book 'Trash!'

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What my husband's death taught me about assisted suicide

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Yes, colleges need more speech protections and intellectual diversity. But the government shouldn't be forcing their hand.

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It's time for Anthropic to get out of the business of killing people

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Even Iran agrees

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- The Seething Pond

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WILL DOWD -- Remembering Antoni Gaudí

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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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