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The left's illiberal problem isn't over

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EDITORIAL -- City workers should be back in the office more -- One size doesn't fit all. But for public employees, the presumption should be in favor of in-person work on weekdays.

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Renée Loth -- Remote work made life easier. It also made us rusty. -- Workers are rediscovering the awkwardness — and value — of everyday human interaction.

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IDEAS | ARINDRAJIT DUBE -- How to save the middle class -- An answer to one of the most vexing challenges of our time.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is Susan Collins's health fair game in the Maine Senate race? -- The question uncovers double standards, blatant ageism, and a blurry ethical line.

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EDITORIAL -- Hello, FIFA? Anyone there? -- Communities that applied for permission to show World Cup games aren't getting answers from the international soccer body.

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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A -- The faculty is voting on a policy aimed at reining in grade inflation. But there's a deeper problem to resolve.

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OPINION -- What chaplains really see inside immigration detention centers -- If there were actions taking place here that degraded a person's humanity, we would not be part of it.

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The mayor's texts are public records -- Public records laws exist for good reason.

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Tow companies shouldn't be allowed to insist on cash -- Virtually everyone else in the modern economy has figured out how to take credit and debit cards. So can tow companies.

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Wellesley voters should agree to support MassBay housing project -- State has committed to preserving forestland

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IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF -- May I have a word: Unwanted updates -- When the software upgrade seems anything but.

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Ideas | Emma Madden -- Those Met Gala looks were fake -- What happens when the fake version is more fun than the real one?

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IDEAS | BIJAN C. BAYNE -- White Mass: The Boston stories Hollywood misses -- TV and movies depict other US cities in a wider range of hues. That's why our reputation is out of date.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat -- Supreme Court justices are loyal to the Constitution, not to the president who appointed them.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Roberts says the high court isn't political. Its rulings say otherwise. -- Chief Justice John Roberts says he doesn't understand current public opinion. Clearly, he doesn't have a mirror.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Who is winning the redistricting war? -- We asked our three writers: Will recent court rulings on redistricting give Republicans an advantage in the midterms?

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STEVEN PELJOVICH -- Why is my Jewish deli a battleground for foreign policy? -- My establishment has been the target of malicious sticker campaigns since 2023.

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Peter May -- The shameful reason the PGA Championship landed at Aronimink in 1962 -- The 1962 tournament was moved amid a national fight over the PGA's "Caucasian-only" membership rule.

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Jeffrey S. Flier and John Tomasi -- Keep politics out of commencement speeches -- Universities should protect graduation ceremonies from partisan division.

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Tatiana Gupta -- Unsatisfied with your kid's education? Try this AI school instead. -- The AI-assisted Alpha School offers more human connection, less passive screen time, and a more personalized education than traditional schools.

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Letters to the editor

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Many questions, few answers following Memorial Drive shooting -- Readers react to developments in coverage of the shooting Monday on Memorial Drive and the suspect who has been charged.

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The Trump administration doesn't see inflation -- The president and his transportation secretary "seem to be bound for a road trip off a midterm electoral cliff."

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Of primary care interest: Is MGB, CVS deal worth a try? -- "This affiliation is not the solution" to increasing primary care access, writes one reader. Another: "MGB and CVS should be applauded for their innovative proposal."

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Dangers of 'abortion pill reversal': where public health, free speech collide -- An individual's right to speak openly about personal beliefs or faith is sacred. But a clinic is not a public square. Within those exam room walls, a provider holds a position of trust.

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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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Would you pay $65k to send your kid to an AI school?

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Trump's transportation secretary should be the next one to hit the road

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Does every state need its own marijuana warning label?

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I loved a dead fly

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The system didn't catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us.

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Diana DiZoglio's quest to audit the Legislature gets some respect from the SJC

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The mental health system needs more money — but from where?

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SAGE STOSSEL -- A lost transcendentalist finds a home in Concord

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Jim Crow rebranded

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- A Mother's Day celebration of resourcefulness

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Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories -- Have you heard of the Boston Garden Monkey? How about the alligator in the Charles River? See what else we've uncovered.

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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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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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