Boston Globe - Opinion
EDITORIAL -- Trump can't be allowed to punish campus free speech -- Rümeysa Öztürk had her student visa revoked solely because she wrote an op-ed.
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EDITORIAL -- After another shooting in Minn., Congress must step in -- Congress should insist on full, impartial investigations into misconduct and an end to theatrical immigration surges in blue cities.1 day ago
IDEAS | TED WIDMER -- Boston in the 1770s. Minneapolis in 2026. -- America itself was born out of resistance to heavy-handed occupation.1 day ago
IDEAS | Jonah Prousky -- Social media bans don't work — but they're still worthwhile -- Even an ineffective law can build momentum for cultural change.2 days ago
EDITORIAL -- Are out-of-state cannabis products illegally entering Massachusetts' legal market? -- Regulators should look out for "inversion."2 days ago
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Trump should know the folly of meddling in Iran -- American intervention could make the situation worse.9 hours ago
Jim Foti -- Selma arrives in Minneapolis -- Hundreds of clergy from across the United States answer a call to stand with the city's residents against federal terror.3 hours ago
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.5 days ago
Most medical care shouldn't require insurance preapproval -- Healey's new rules seek to limit prior authorization.6 days ago
The Justice Department's flimsy Powell investigation isn't kidding anyone -- Prosecutors are obviously pursuing the Federal Reserve chair for political reasons.7 days ago
RENÉE GRAHAM -- Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota -- Residents' refusal to bend to Trump's fascism may be the most unexpected rebellion in modern American history.22 hours ago
ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Are there alternatives to road salt? -- All that sodium chloride has an environmental impact, and can also corrode cars.1 day ago
JOAN VENNOCHI -- Another killing in Minneapolis forces a reckoning for Trump loyalists -- Video of agents killing Alex Pretti has exposed how partisan loyalty now determines what Americans are willing to see.1 day ago
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Don't look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American. -- In order to defeat the white nationalism that is at the core of ICE's assault on American democracy, we have to see it and treat it as what it is.2 days ago
Timothy Snyder -- The political logic of Trump's violent lawlessness -- He is using the border as a pretext to dismantle the rule of law everywhere, normalize state terror, and replace constitutional government with personal rule.1 day ago
Courtnay Peifer -- ICE brought fear to Minneapolis. Now we are standing up for ourselves. -- We know the world is watching, and we are fighting to hold the line on democracy and decency.2 days ago
Nay voters sent Belichick a message. It was the right one. -- Even where the all-time greats are concerned, good sportsmanship and a touch of humility still matter.1 hour ago
Kraft should decline Hall nod if Belichick can't enter with him -- Whatever tensions ultimately divided Kraft and Belichick, neither man's legacy can be fully honored without the other.1 hour ago
A new political calculus as the world watches Minneapolis -- "Anyone who plans on assuming a national leadership role in the Democratic Party should go to Minneapolis now," writes one reader.11 hours ago
A mound of gratitude from a Globe print subscriber -- As the Boston area woke up to more than a foot of snow Monday, a reader expressed his thanks for finding his paper delivered, as usual.11 hours ago
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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.1 month ago
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.1 month ago
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?2 months ago
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.1 month ago
Inclusionary zoning may be flawed, but losing it would deprive Mass. cities of an important tool3 hours ago
Warren and Mamdani are showing Democrats how to deal with Trump9 hours ago
The drawing that killed my father's family9 hours ago
The high cost of free speech in Trump's America11 hours ago
Why I'm giving birth to someone else's baby22 hours ago
Antisemitism is surging. A strong state commission plan confronts it.1 day ago
Why the Mass. antisemitism commission recommendations are dangerous1 day ago
Trump administration puts the Fourth Amendment under siege1 day ago
WARD SUTTON -- Spot the "paid agitators"5 hours ago
BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- Nancy Drew redrawn for these more baffling and mysterious times3 days ago
PAUL KARASIK -- MLK on leadership9 days ago
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.6 days ago
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.1 month ago
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.1 month ago
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.1 year ago
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.1 year ago
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.1 year ago
Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.1 month ago
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.1 year ago
Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.1 year ago
