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Trump's broken promise to immigrants — and to voters -- The president ran on a platform of cracking down on illegal immigration and deporting criminals. Instead, he's targeting people who followed every rule.

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The Supreme Court just escalated the redistricting war. Congress must end it. -- The best solution would be to increase the size of the House of Representatives from its current 435 members.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- How do we stop the scourge of mass gun violence in America? Follow the money. -- The gun industrial complex, with powerful lobbyists and backers like the National Rifle Association, have stayed ahead of the game of those seeking reasonable gun control measures.

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Eugene Scott -- If politicians want young voters, they must take school shootings seriously -- Gun violence on campuses is at a crisis level, and every elected official should be held accountable for what they are doing to end it.

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Aaron Regunberg -- RUN, HIDE, FIGHT is not a policy -- My most upsetting feeling that night — sheltering in place, manhunt underway — was tedium. This story has been seen, digested, and repeated with such regularity that it's now rote.

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Renée Loth -- A powerful protest tool comes to light -- A documentary follows a handful of guerilla artists as they shine provocative messages onto public and private spaces.

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There's bias embedded in FAFSA post-grad salary tool -- I urge the DOE to refine this tool to include critical adjustments for gender, degree type, and specific occupation.

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Blame rising energy costs on state policies, not the utilities -- Rates will not fall until Massachusetts stops layering new mandates onto utility bills and decides which policies should be funded elsewhere.

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Common denominator in DCF tragedies: money, or the lack of it -- State officials will discuss what to do, coverage will wane, and the issue will be largely forgotten, until the next tragedy.

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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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