EDITORIAL -- The verdict on the MBTA law is in: It worked -- On Thursday, Attorney General Andrea Campbell filed a lawsuit against nine municipalities that have shirked the MBTA Communities law. But the real story is that the vast majority complied.

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Alex Beam -- Starlink's internet from space works astonishingly well. But there's a catch. -- It can beam high-speed internet to war zones, protest movements, remote islands, and festival deserts — while placing extraordinary power in the hands of one unpredictable billionaire, Elon Musk.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- We have the power to stop this -- The Trump administration's immigration crackdown is state-sanctioned chaos. The antidote is nonviolent chaos from the bottom up.

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EDITORIAL -- Healey's budget proposal reflects sober fiscal situation -- Federal cuts, rising health costs mean tight budget year.

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IDEAS | Alissa Greenberg -- It's amazing how recently tattooing was illegal here -- How an art form went from the fringes to ubiquity.

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Bill Mitchell -- The new Fourth Estate is standing on the sidewalk -- Bystanders with smartphones captured what officials tried to hide in Minneapolis.

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Are out-of-state cannabis products illegally entering Massachusetts' legal market? -- Regulators should look out for "inversion."

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Inclusionary zoning may be flawed, but losing it would deprive Mass. cities of an important tool -- A Cambridge developer filed a lawsuit taking aim at local policies that require developers to sell or rent some units at a discount to low-income families.

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Would it really be so hard for the congressional GOP to oppose Trump's Greenland obsession? -- It is far easier to believe that the crisis Trump has created over Greenland has more to do with his desire for a legacy project than any real concern for national or global security.

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Most medical care shouldn't require insurance preapproval -- Healey's new rules seek to limit prior authorization.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Take a side. Choose wisely. -- Certainly, how respondents feel about Trump's militarized occupation, which is being enacted under the guise of immigration enforcement, comes down to political affiliation.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Do ICE agents have immunity? -- A recent Supreme Court ruling all but closes the door to any form of accountability.

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Nathalie Rayes -- Maduro is gone. Venezuela's dictatorship is not. -- The capture of Nicolás Maduro has brought momentary relief, but

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Joan Wickersham -- A child's birthday, a national nightmare -- People who are appalled, angry, and frightened are saying "We have to do something."

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Matt McLaughlin -- I fought in a war zone. ICE isn't following the rules. -- As an Army veteran, I was trained to show restraint and respect civilians — standards ICE agents now ignore in American neighborhoods.

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Eugene Scott -- FBI raid in Georgia sparks concern about election integrity -- The raid on an election center stokes fears for voting rights and the midterms.

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As ICE's outrages play out, Trump's rhetoric reverberates -- The assistant Homeland Security secretary said "those detained by ICE in Maine were 'the worst of the worst,' " a reader writes. "Many of us are questioning who is really the worst of the worst."

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Cambridge's inclusionary zoning to be put to legal test -- Two contrasting views of a developer's suit against the city over its housing ordinance.

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In the history of US hegemony, Trump's targeting Greenland is an outlier -- Treating sovereignty, alliances, and international law as disposable is not realism. It is a clear break with the postwar order.

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The scientific method can be a bulwark against fascism -- Getting to the truth wherever it leads is the sign of a well-functioning democracy; assaulting truth — lying or gaslighting — is at the heart of fascism.

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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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Homan promised to bring 'hell' to Boston. Can he bring peace to Minneapolis?

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WARD SUTTON -- Spot the 'paid agitators'

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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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True stories from an ICU: Was it right to keep their sister alive? -- An illustrated opinion piece that explores the emotional impact of hospice care on ICU nurses and hospital employees.

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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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