EDITORIAL -- Trump goes on a new media witch hunt -- With a free press under attack everywhere, Massachusetts lawmakers should step in and pass a local shield law.

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IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN -- Why won't Tufts reveal its evidence on a discredited scholar? -- The university is missing an opportunity for transparency about what happened with the historian Kerri Greenidge.

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Ashish K. Jha -- US needs to find outbreaks before patients do -- The cyclospora outbreak reveals a public health system that often detects threats only after people are already ill.

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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Ayanna Pressley -- The attack on workers begins and ends with Black women -- Black Women's Equal Pay Day is about more than wage gaps. Job losses and stalled pay for Black women are an early warning sign for every American worker.

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EDITORIAL -- Slots giveaway is a shameful backdoor expansion of gaming -- These slots by any other name are still a major expansion of gambling in Massachusetts.

1 day ago

IDEAS | Joseph Sakran -- What a bullet does to a body -- I survived a shooting. Now Washington is dismantling gun safeguards that were saving lives.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Americans have no stomach for Trump's escalation of his war against Iran -- Trump seems intent on escalating a war that an overwhelming number of Americans do not support.

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Who knew about Michael Proctor's racist texts? -- The former State Police trooper and a Canton police officer lost their jobs. But who else was part of their thread? Who "liked" them? Who looked the other way and did nothing?

1 day ago

AI poses real dangers. Massachusetts needs strong safety guardrails now. -- Big AI companies should abide by basic safety disclosures if they want to operate in the Commonwealth.

6 days ago

JOAN VENNOCHI -- Safe streets in Boston require more than choosing sides -- Louisa Gag's death should prompt safety improvements, but Boston's transportation battles will persist unless City Hall convinces residents that all viewpoints matter.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Missing the World Cup yet? Even Boston found a way to enjoy it -- We asked our three writers to muse on the soul raising event that was the World Cup.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn't. -- Creating enforceable ethics rules for justices is a solution for waning public trust.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Homan: ICE killings will continue until the public stops resisting -- Trump's 'border czar' believes that those who challenge this administration — not poorly trained and vetted agents — are the real problem.

1 day ago

Joe Montminy -- I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I didn't have it. -- New biomarker tests can help prevent devastating misdiagnoses. Beacon Hill should ensure that every patient can access them.

11 hours ago

Jim Braude -- Too many ballot questions? Blame Beacon Hill. -- The high number of questions is a symptom of a larger problem: an uncompetitive, unaccountable Legislature.

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RAMI ABOU-SABE -- My bicycle could save the world ... if you'd all just stop trying to kill me -- I used to think that my experience on the road made me safe. But the tragic death of Louisa Gag has shaken my confidence.

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In the Senate race, how old is too old and how much should one care? -- Readers debate whether age should be the difference in choosing between incumbent Ed Markey or Representative Seth Moulton.

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As World Cup host, Boston showed how diversity is our civic strength -- The city showed what happens when people from around the world are welcomed instead of feared.

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A terrible twist: Trump in control, ICE agents out of control -- This is a problem of leadership and character all the way up to, and especially including, the current president.

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Scientific community brought Trump's funding threat on itself -- It would have been less stressful if the scientific community, rather than the OMB, had reminded our scientific societies that their mandate is science and not advancing a social agenda.

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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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An Israeli abroad weighs going home

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This year's ballot question is dead. Rent control should not be.

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How to be a Republican Massachusetts mayor in the age of Trump

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A note to the future leaders of the Commonwealth: Host the World Cup again in 2058

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The world needs more fresh water. Why isn't desalination the answer?

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Smoke signal

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SAGE STOSSEL -- Country roads, Massachusetts

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America at 250: An unexpected history -- On the 250th anniversary of the United States, seven Globe Ideas writers explore stories behind the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers, and Boston's role in all of it.

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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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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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