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Boston Globe - Opinion

Katherine Clark -- Mike Johnson's war on women -- The House speaker isn't just a sexist boss. As a party leader and as a policy maker, he has systematically made life harder and more expensive for all women.

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Maya Rossin-Slater, Molly Schnell, and Hannes Schwandt -- When school shooting headlines fade, the trauma doesn't -- The scars of school shootings often endure for years, shaping mental health, educational trajectories, and economic futures.

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Will the Brown campus ever feel safe again?

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Why couldn't DCF save A'zella Ortiz's life?

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Roland Merullo -- The heroes we live with and the assumptions we make -- A month on the road reveals a nation far more humane than its politics.

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IDEAS | IEVA JUSIONYTE -- I'm a scholar of gun violence. Not even I can process what happened at Brown. -- My typical response to school shootings is to call for policy changes. But I'm afraid the task ahead is bigger than that.

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EDITORIAL -- What happened to Boston's golden goose? -- City's olive branch to developers can't ease the pain of those inflated tax bills.

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IDEAS | ALYSSA ROSENBERG -- Hollywood rediscovers dads -- In a time of deep anxiety about parenthood, fathers got a surprising star turn in movies this year.

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State aid to municipalities should be distributed rationally -- There's currently no formula for allocating general government aid.

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Trump is endangering a bulwark of world peace -- How is disparaging European allies a good plan?

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Will the Supreme Court add gun cases to its already high-capacity docket? -- New rulings could add fuel to the debate over gun rights, gun control, and mass violence in America.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Why do we keep asking whether killers are one of us? -- When violence strikes, America's first instinct is to pick sides.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- How do we stop the scourge of mass gun violence in America? Follow the money. -- The gun industrial complex, with powerful lobbyists and backers like the National Rifle Association, have stayed ahead of the game of those seeking reasonable gun control measures.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- How the Trump administration is stealing Christmas -- Deck the halls with holiday-themed ICE memes and fewer toys under the tree because of Trump's tariffs.

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Jill Abramson -- Rob Reiner and the fading clout of Hollywood liberalism -- There was no greater promoter of progressive candidates and causes than Reiner.

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John Yoo -- Trump blurs the line between crime and war -- If the US is at war with Venezuela, the White House should say so.

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Alex Beam -- The affordability 'hoax' meets the heating bill -- Hold onto your wallets: Trump's affordability messaging campaign has begun.

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MWRA's solution to sewer overflows stirs outrage -- We fought for a clean Boston Harbor. The Charles and Mystic are next.

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A thick mortar of building codes, disability access, and inequity -- "People with disabilities have paid the price of exclusion for generations," writes one reader. Another: "Identical renovation projects can face dramatically different requirements based solely on location."

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A case can be made that Jeffrey Epstein's money is morally neutral -- Why shouldn't his money be repurposed anonymously by a poetry project or any other nonprofit endeavor devoted to increasing literacy or social welfare?

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Affirmative action, Electoral College: Spot the difference! -- I asked AI to tell me the difference between affirmative action for minority groups and the Electoral College for smaller states.

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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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May I have a word: The beloved members of your chosen family

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If politicians want young voters, they must take school shootings seriously

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The Walshe murder verdict was a win for justice. The bill is another story.

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RUN, HIDE, FIGHT is not a policy

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Social media needs a reset button

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Trump's broken promise to immigrants — and to voters

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MIRIAM JAYARATNA, KATHRYN BAECHT, AND ANNELISE CAPOSSELA -- More TikTok tests for your partner

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Beth Wolfensberger Singer -- How to resurrect your own East Wing

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Santa's new list

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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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Teens Speak -- We asked. They delivered. Teens from across the country offer a candid look at how they're navigating life, school, friendships, social media, expectations, and so much more.

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