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Elon Musk messed around — and now he’s finding out

As public disdain for the billionaire rises, Tesla stock price and car sales are plunging.

yesterday 10

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Renée Graham

The purpose of manufacturing is to make things, not jobs

Fewer jobs in US steel mills and assembly lines didn’t mean the end of US manufacturing. Nor did it mean the end of US prosperity.

yesterday 7

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Jeff Jacoby

When Pope Francis blessed my iPad

In an era when technology, commerce, and politics all seem to be optimized toward exploitation, Pope Francis reminded us that fairness and decency...

previous day 10

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David Wright

Boston, stop living in the past

Boston is the city that is always looking back, never looking forward.

friday 2

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Alex Beam

Ending Iran’s nuclear weapons program is not enough

President Trump can't stop at ending Iran's nuclear weapon's program. He needs to stop the country's support for terrorism.

friday 4

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Matthew Levitt

Falsehoods about Mayor Michelle Wu are spreading — now what?

How do you debunk a lie without spreading it?

friday 2

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Marcela García

From pandemic solitude to school days: A single mother’s five-year journey

I love motherhood. But I learned that it alone isn’t enough for me. I still want to contribute to the conversation about what’s happening in our...

friday 1

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Tanzina Vega

Academic freedom vs. funding: A ‘Sophie’s Choice’ for universities

It is not only the freedom to choose research areas that stands to be lost. It is also the potential loss of independent judgment.

friday 8

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Lisa Randall

America, don’t break our promise to veterans

Cuts to the Veterans Affairs department aren’t just about budgets — they’re about whether we, as a nation, truly honor those who’ve served.

friday 30

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Ashish K. Jha

A health and human services secretary who scorns health and humans

If Hell exists, there may need to be an entirely new wing built for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

24.04.2025 3

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Renée Graham

Trump’s trade policies might do what Global South diplomacy couldn’t

For decades, the WTO has facilitated a system designed not to protect fair trade, but to protect the interests of the richest countries at the...

24.04.2025 4

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Degan Ali

As goes AOC, so goes the Democratic Party?

Three opinion writers ponder the possibility of Ocasio-Cortez emerging as one of the party’s national leaders and what that might mean for the...

24.04.2025 2

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Joan Vennochi

The biggest constitutional battle of all: Trump vs. the justices

Trump's frustration with the Supreme Court is reaching a boiling point.

24.04.2025 2

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Firebombing of Gov. Shapiro’s home tested Trump’s anti-antisemitism

Trump waited almost seven days to reach out to the Pennsylvania governor.

23.04.2025 20

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Jeff Jacoby

Karen Read’s media spotlight is a double-edged sword in retrial

Her own words to the media may be used against her in the courtroom.

23.04.2025 1

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Joan Vennochi

How do you solve a problem like nationwide injunctions?

It’s a task that should be handled by lawmakers. Instead, the Supreme Court is entering the chat.

23.04.2025 1

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The millionaires tax: A cautionary tale for RI

Massachusetts' experience has been a painful lesson in unintended consequences

23.04.2025 1

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Chris Anderson And Jim Stergios