IDEAS | Alex Kantrowitz -- The AI social network is bonkers -- When bots started talking to one another on Moltbook, things got very strange very fast.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Massachusetts keeps losing residents. That's a choice. -- When tens of thousands of people leave year after year, they're answering a question with their feet.

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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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EDITORIAL -- Losing PhD students means losing the future -- Trump's budget cuts could harm the pipeline for research and industry jobs — and send talented students to other countries.

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Trump may be headed toward a pointless confrontation with Cuba -- The president seems to think he may be the one to finally squelch the Communist regime. Does he realize how few good options he has?

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Filling the gaps in our pop culture lives -- Even among the most serious culture vultures, we all have gaps in our pop culture diets.

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Massachusetts can't stop ICE. But it can help its vulnerable immigrant population. -- Governor moves to protect the state's immigrant population amid growing concern over another ICE "surge."

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A threat to Haitian workers is a threat to the Massachusetts economy -- Temporary Protected Status set to expire Tuesday.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts? -- Trying to silence those who speak to the press is a pet project of Trump's. But in this case, the muzzler-in-chief is Chief Justice John Roberts.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch draw a line on Epstein

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Trump-led attack on the midterms you may not see coming -- A Supreme Court case challenging mail-in voting could have wide-ranging impact, including in Massachusetts.

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JEFF JACOBY -- Why 'Zionist' is still a living word -- The word expresses more than assent to Israel's legitimacy; it is a term of affirmation.

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Renée Loth -- Dirty power, dark money: an Ohio cautionary tale for the country -- The FirstEnergy utility corruption scandal has broad national implications.

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Javier Sampedro -- I came to this country for safety. Minneapolis doesn't feel safe. -- I know what fear feels like. Today's immigration crackdown cannot be treated as routine law enforcement.

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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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Setting an agenda for solving America's health care crisis -- "Massachusetts could help start a new revolution in political-economic thinking," writes one reader. Another: "Private health insurance ... enriches a few and abuses the rest of us."

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Watch this space: Trump can't be trusted with the Kennedy Center -- In New York and elsewhere, Trump has repeatedly described prominent structures as "dilapidated" or "tired," only to pursue demolition rather than preservation.

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Rümeysa Öztürk's case goes to the heart of our free speech rights -- Shame on those people who profess to uphold American values by telling immigrants on our campuses to shut up about issues of concern to them.

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MBTA Communities law is a work in progress -- "We can solve our housing shortage and put the Commonwealth on the path to a bright future," a reader writes. Another reader argues that Middleton should not be subject to the law.

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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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Trump is trying to kill electric cars. A coalition is emerging to fight back.

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SAGE STOSSEL -- When Vikings ruled Boston

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PATRICK CHAPPATTE -- Trump backpedals

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WARD SUTTON -- Spot the 'paid agitators'

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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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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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