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The Last Ditch fight shows how allies become enemies

The Last Ditch fight shows how allies become enemies

When disagreement becomes a test of moral character, even people with shared goals can wind up treating one another as enemies.

yesterday 10

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Colette A.m. Phillips

What if phones aren’t to blame for teen malaise after all?

What if phones aren’t to blame for teen malaise after all?

Computers and phones might have actually "renewed" childhood, a Boston College professor argues.

yesterday 10

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Kara Bettis Carvalho

Boston wants more youth jobs. A training wage could help.

Boston wants more youth jobs. A training wage could help.

Mayor Michelle Wu celebrated partnering with the private sector to create 1,607 part-time high-level student jobs. But it's only the start: a youth...

yesterday 10

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Daniel Idfresne

Headlines for the Ed Sheeran concert that never was

Headlines for the Ed Sheeran concert that never was

Sheeran was supposed to play two nights at Gillette. Then the nor’easter intervened — and took a whole news cycle with it.

previous day 2

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Karissa Korman

Australia has a different idea for how to regulate AI

Australia has a different idea for how to regulate AI

The country wants to regulate tech companies without regulating itself out of the future.

previous day 2

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Cory Alpert

Trump’s child-care plan could punish single parents

Trump’s child-care plan could punish single parents

The plan could take money from working single parents to subsidize married couples.

previous day 10

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Nancy Folbre

God is having a very busy election season

God is having a very busy election season

Everyone, from Senate hopefuls to the veep himself, is dragging God into the midterms.

previous day 10

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Alex Beam

Progressives have been obnoxious for a long time. Just ask the lesbian bar.

Progressives have been obnoxious for a long time. Just ask the lesbian bar.

At the Last Ditch, a dispute over masks has become a test of whether the left can tolerate disagreement without capitulating to its loudest critics.

thursday 0

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Rebecca Spiess

Once GOP hopefuls ran to Trump. Now some are running from him.

Once GOP hopefuls ran to Trump. Now some are running from him.

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thursday 4

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Renée Graham

Once GOP hopefuls ran to Trump. Now some are running from him.

Once GOP hopefuls ran to Trump. Now some are running from him.

Republican loyalty to Trump is crashing into the reality of his terrible policies.

thursday 6

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Renée Graham

A new Pentagon ad sells war like an action movie

A new Pentagon ad sells war like an action movie

The explosions, guns, tanks, and masked men aren’t just selling military service. They’re selling a fantasy of violence — and intimidation.

thursday 10

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Joan Wickersham

The Lindsay Clancy case tests the limits of zealous advocacy

The Lindsay Clancy case tests the limits of zealous advocacy

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23.09.2026 5

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Joan Vennochi

BSO musicians approved new contract, but that doesn’t mean they are happy

BSO musicians approved new contract, but that doesn’t mean they are happy

This agreement does not signal new trust in management. Rather, it challenges management to prove itself trustworthy. We will see.

23.09.2026 6

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Todd Seeber

The Lindsay Clancy case tests the limits of zealous advocacy

The Lindsay Clancy case tests the limits of zealous advocacy

How much pressure can the jury system withstand before jurors stop feeling safe to deliberate?

23.09.2026 6

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Joan Vennochi

Trump and Mamdani: perfect together?

Trump and Mamdani: perfect together?

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23.09.2026 5

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Joan Vennochi

BSO musicians approved new contract, but that doesn’t mean they are happy.

BSO musicians approved new contract, but that doesn’t mean they are happy.

This agreement does not signal new trust in management. Rather, it challenges management to prove itself trustworthy. We will see.

23.09.2026 4

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Todd Seeber

Private ways in a public spotlight

Private ways in a public spotlight

What does it actually mean for a road to be a “private way”?

23.09.2026 6

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Alan Wirzbicki

Trump and Mamdani: perfect together?

Trump and Mamdani: perfect together?

On Monday, the proudly democratic socialist mayor and the bellicosely anti-socialist president met for the third time. We asked our three writers to...

23.09.2026 8

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The humanities have a reading problem

The humanities have a reading problem

As reading skills decline, students may be steering away from the subjects that require them to read deeply. Colleges should help prepare them before...

23.09.2026 10

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Eugene Scott

Hitting Trump where it hurts — cutting his TV coverage

Hitting Trump where it hurts — cutting his TV coverage

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22.09.2026 6

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Renée Graham

Hitting Trump where it hurts — cutting his TV coverage

Hitting Trump where it hurts — cutting his TV coverage

Long a target of Trump’s anti-media fascism, the press is finally flexing its own power.

22.09.2026 5

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Renée Graham

Good capitalism requires listening to workers

Good capitalism requires listening to workers

The Encore strike shows why management and labor need each other — and why collective bargaining matters.

22.09.2026 6

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Peter Palandjian

Barney Frank’s final warning for the left

Barney Frank’s final warning for the left

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22.09.2026 20

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Joan Vennochi

Barney Frank’s final warning for the left

Barney Frank’s final warning for the left

While the longtime legislator is no longer here to lead the arguing, his posthumous book gives the party a good starting point.

22.09.2026 20

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Joan Vennochi

The Clancy mistrial and the defense of the holdout juror

The Clancy mistrial and the defense of the holdout juror

One juror’s dissent can frustrate a verdict. It can also protect the integrity of the jury system.

21.09.2026 5

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Pierre H. Bergeron And Shannon Price

Trump doesn’t get to ban the press

Trump doesn’t get to ban the press

Trump’s latest White House bans raise a fundamental question about the First Amendment and the public’s right to know.

21.09.2026 5

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Jill Abramson

Private insurance didn’t solve long-term care. Can government do better?

Private insurance didn’t solve long-term care. Can government do better?

Rate increases proliferate as companies stop selling plans.

21.09.2026 20

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Shira Schoenberg

Trump’s trade war has come for youth hockey

Trump’s trade war has come for youth hockey

A 50 percent tariff on some Canadian imports could make an already expensive sport even harder for families to afford.

21.09.2026 20

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Jason Margolis

The vulgar sound of a man laughing at a woman’s humiliation

The vulgar sound of a man laughing at a woman’s humiliation

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20.09.2026 10

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Renée Graham

The vulgar sound of a man laughing at a woman’s humiliation

The vulgar sound of a man laughing at a woman’s humiliation

College football star Arch Manning apologized for giggling at an AI-generated video depicting an assault on a woman journalist. It was too little, too...

20.09.2026 10

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Renée Graham

The surprising joy of making new old friends

The surprising joy of making new old friends

At this stage of life, I assumed my circle of lifelong friends was fixed. Then my high school classmates proved me wrong.

19.09.2026 20

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Robert Kuttner

Boston has a composting problem. Medford has an answer.

Boston has a composting problem. Medford has an answer.

Universal access and intensive outreach have pushed participation in Medford past 50 percent. Boston could try the same approach.

19.09.2026 10

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Joan Fitzgerald

Boston’s reparations effort owes the public answers

Boston’s reparations effort owes the public answers

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18.09.2026 10

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Marcela García

Boston sigue sin saldar cuentas con su pasado

Boston sigue sin saldar cuentas con su pasado

Tras años de retrasos y una investigación inconclusa, la ciudad debe explicar qué queda de su compromiso con las reparaciones por exclavitud.

18.09.2026 10

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Marcela García

Boston’s reparations effort owes the public answers

Boston’s reparations effort owes the public answers

What did the Tufts team actually produce over two-plus years?

18.09.2026 10

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Marcela García

The traditions that make New England feel like home

The traditions that make New England feel like home

Local traditions provide a connection to place, community, and the generations before us.

18.09.2026 20

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Kristin Tate

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

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17.09.2026 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

This term at the Supreme Court, it’s religious freedom claims vs. LGBTQ rights. Again.

There are few challenges that the court seems more willing to wade into than those involving religious rights claims that run up against...

17.09.2026 7

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

About that $5,000 check

About that $5,000 check

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17.09.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

About that $5,000 check

About that $5,000 check

Joan Vennochi, Abdallah Fayyad, and Noah Rothman weigh in on Trump’s latest promise.

17.09.2026 10

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Right

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

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17.09.2026 10

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Renée Graham

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

George W. Bush, all is not forgiven

nearly two decades after leaving office, Bush seems to be regarded more as America’s goofy 80-year-old uncle than a man who inflicted indelible...

17.09.2026 20

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Renée Graham

The missing safeguard for Flock cameras: A warrant

The missing safeguard for Flock cameras: A warrant

Flock is useful, but its searches should be subject to the Fourth Amendment.

17.09.2026 10

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Tom Keane

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

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16.09.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

Tom Menino knew when to bury a grudge. Will Michelle Wu?

Menino could hold a grudge. But he also knew when to put one aside — a lesson Michelle Wu could use now.

16.09.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

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16.09.2026 10

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump lost a mail-in ballot battle, but his war on elections continues

Trump believes the Supreme Court’s immunity decision made him a king. Don’t expect the Supreme Court to prove him wrong.

16.09.2026 9

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

BSO’s next chapter begins with its musicians

BSO’s next chapter begins with its musicians

With musicians and management working together on artistic planning, the BSO is building on a tradition of innovation.

16.09.2026 10

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Chad Smith

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

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15.09.2026 9

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Renée Graham

At the US Open, a master class in masculinity

An emotional moment between two players should remind men that to be emotionally fragile is to be human.

15.09.2026 9

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Renée Graham