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Jill Abramson -- This summer's must-read is a warning about Trump -- A new book documents Trump's second presidency as more impulsive, more vindictive, and more dangerous than his first.

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Eugene Scott -- Democrats' left wing is flexing its muscle -- Candidates aligned with the party's left flank defeated establishment rivals, signaling growing influence inside Democratic politics.

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EDITORIAL -- The government should not be using political standards to judge scientific grants -- Under recently proposed rules, federal grants could be terminated midstream for reasons having little to do with science or merit.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Religious freedom stops at the prison gate -- A new ruling shut the door on Damon Landor, whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by a Louisiana state prison guard.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her -- She no longer seems to care about coddling her detractors or being anything other than who she is.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The political fallout of Trump's Iran deal -- We asked our three writers to discuss why Trump signed the memorandum of understanding with Iran and what he hopes to gain from it.

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Nancy Krieger -- Quiet regulation changes could censor vital research -- The changes would cement federal control of research grants, but there's still time to act.

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Robert Kuttner -- A housing fix that doesn't fix housing -- The bipartisan bill lacks the scale of spending and structural change needed to fix America's housing crisis.

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Renée Loth -- Preserving America's unfinished experiment -- The threatened Swansea Friends Meeting House reminds us that protecting historic places means protecting the struggles that expanded freedom.

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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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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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