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EDITORIAL -- It's not worth trying to save crypto ATMs -- The machines that convert cash into crypto are a favorite of scammers. The state could try to tighten regulations ... or it could just ban them.

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IDEAS | ABBIE RUZICKA -- How the media should cover the Lindsay Clancy trial -- The Karen Read model won't work.

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Cornelia Griggs and Caitlin Coit -- From the pediatric trauma room: A warning about e-bikes -- The injuries filling pediatric trauma units are no longer ordinary bicycle crashes.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's Iran war casualty numbers don't add up -- Reclassifying US military deaths to manipulate public opinion for this deeply unpopular war is disgusting.

2 days ago

EDITORIAL -- Nice try, but Senate transparency bill misses the mark -- Lawmakers seek a shield not offered to every city and town official or every state agency.

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IDEAS | Nadia Ghent -- I know how Lindsay Clancy felt. I felt the same way. -- We must find better ways to treat postpartum psychosis.

14 hours ago

RENÉE GRAHAM -- All mass shootings are not treated equally -- It has always been easier to believe in "stranger danger" and random acts of public violence than the proven fact that we are more likely to be killed by someone we know.

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'You need the arts when it's a cloudy day': Why BU is doubling down on art now -- Even as other colleges pivot to more career-oriented programs, the university is betting on galleries, performance venues, and other arts programming.

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Springfield needs a new courthouse — and a fair procurement process -- John Barros conflict of interest raises questions.

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IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER -- Why is walking on gravel so gratifying? -- A new book examines the simple sensory pleasures.

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IDEAS | Theo Zenou -- Why Chanel is making movies and LVMH is buying a soccer club -- Reputation no longer guarantees survival, so fashion houses are branching out to stay in vogue.

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Ideas | Heather Beasley Doyle -- In a world turned upside down, why not be an acrobat? -- Our son chose circus school over college.

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NEWSLETTERS -- Is 'abolish ICE' a winner for Democrats? -- Is the slogan convincing voters that Democrats have a better approach to immigration?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- In Lindsay Clancy case, how do you judge the unthinkable? -- The killing of three young children forces the public to pit rational thinking against pure emotion.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump wants the Supreme Court to help him control who gets to vote -- After a string of court losses, the administration is begging. The justices should stay out of it.

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MARCELA GARCÍA -- Tram Nguyen is being outspent. Don't count her out. -- Tram Nguyen is betting that women voters, her refugee story, and a legislative record can beat money and political connections.

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Matt Scherer and Maya Jenkins -- The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it -- Washington is loosening financial safeguards just as risks tied to artificial intelligence are mounting.

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Maurizio Fava and James Tulsky -- Let science decide psychedelic therapy's future -- Massachusetts should keep its pilot program and let patients — and the evidence — guide the future of psychedelic-assisted therapy.

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Letters to the editor

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Bring on the 'jungle primary' -- The current voting system is serving parties not voters.

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Trump's education tax credits are a bad deal -- Governor Maura Healey should not opt into President Trump's Education Freedom Tax Credit program.

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Road safety is about more than bike lanes -- The death of a cyclist who was struck by a tractor trailer has touched off an intense debate between cyclists and drivers about how to make Boston streets safer.

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As Cambridge plan for new housing takes shape, many find it looms -- Many residents are asking: Who is planning our city? The multifamily housing ordinance has quietly shifted that job from the public to for-profit developers.

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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.

7 months 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.

7 months 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?

8 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.

7 months ago

Susan Collins is still in trouble

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Massachusetts should let cities and towns decide their own liquor licenses

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Yale shouldn't cut a deal with Trump

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How to fix Faneuil Hall

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Maine's super PAC case could reshape campaign finance

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When a life sentence is a death sentence

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We have the tools: Political courage is needed to tackle Boston's traffic nightmare.

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I had a front-row seat to the emergence of the Tech Right. It wasn't pretty.

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WILL DOWD -- Remembering Miles Davis

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Trojan Grift

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Smoke signal

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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.

4 months 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 months 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.

7 months 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.

7 months 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

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

7 months 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.

2 years ago

Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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