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The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

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Renée Graham

The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

Intense drama, stunning athleticism, and a whole lot of flopping.

yesterday 20

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Renée Graham

This tiny store has no clerks — and no theft

This tiny store has no clerks — and no theft

As retailers increasingly lock up merchandise, one Berkshire shop offers a different model: assume the best.

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Mike Ross

Primary care reform can’t come at the expense of safety net hospitals

Primary care reform can’t come at the expense of safety net hospitals

Massachusetts should invest more in primary care, but lawmakers must also protect the hospitals that care for the state’s most vulnerable patients...

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Katherine Gergen Barnett

Por qué muchos latinos no están con Argentina

Por qué muchos latinos no están con Argentina

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Marcela García

Por qué muchos latinos no están con Argentina

Por qué muchos latinos no están con Argentina

Un meme mundialista resume décadas de historia, resentimientos raciales y rivalidades futboleras detrás del rechazo latino a la Albiceleste.

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Marcela García

Trump big lie isn’t about 2020

Trump big lie isn’t about 2020

He’s targeting the midterms.

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Ilya Somin

From fiction to the real world

From fiction to the real world

Books and TV series have sent me chasing fictional worlds and reveal how little I know about the real ones.

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Alex Beam

Sorry, Messi: Why Latinos are rooting against Argentina

Sorry, Messi: Why Latinos are rooting against Argentina

Messi may be the greatest player alive, but for many Latino fans, old rivalries and questions of identity still matter more.

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Marcela García

ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

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16.07.2026 3

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Renée Graham

ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

ICE agents don’t just kill. They kill with impunity.

If the Trump administration wanted to stop this, it would. But it won’t.

16.07.2026 2

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Renée Graham

The promise and paradox of the Declaration of Independence

The promise and paradox of the Declaration of Independence

Frederick Douglass recognized that patriotism and criticism are not opposites but partners.

16.07.2026 8

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Byron Williams

The preventable blind spot trap killing Boston’s cyclists

The preventable blind spot trap killing Boston’s cyclists

Large trucks turning right can sweep cyclists into their rear wheels in an instant. Understanding this deadly dynamic could save lives.

15.07.2026 6

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Paul Schimek

As friends remember Louisa Gag, will her death lead to changes?

As friends remember Louisa Gag, will her death lead to changes?

It’s an awful fact that it sometimes takes tragedies to coax officials into taking action.

15.07.2026 8

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Alan Wirzbicki

A clear-eyed warhawk, or a spineless flip-flopper?

A clear-eyed warhawk, or a spineless flip-flopper?

We asked our three writers how we should think about Senator Lindsey Graham's legacy.

15.07.2026 6

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Need long-term care? Many middle-class families are out of luck.

Need long-term care? Many middle-class families are out of luck.

For those who don’t qualify for MassHealth, care can be unaffordable.

15.07.2026 10

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Shira Schoenberg

Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

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14.07.2026 7

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Renée Graham

Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

Tell the truth about Lindsey Graham’s legacy

The Republican South Carolina senator knew Trump was “unfit to serve.” That didn’t stop him from slavishly serving the president at...

14.07.2026 8

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Renée Graham

Comforting speeches won’t cure Alzheimer’s

Comforting speeches won’t cure Alzheimer’s

We cannot afford comforting speeches that say one thing while public policy does another.

14.07.2026 9

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Katherine O’malley

Shootings in Maine and Texas make clear: The new ICE surge is here

Shootings in Maine and Texas make clear: The new ICE surge is here

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13.07.2026 4

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Marcela García

Shootings in Maine and Texas make clear: The new ICE surge is here

Shootings in Maine and Texas make clear: The new ICE surge is here

"In the last three weeks we’ve seen too much violence, too much trauma, too much terror."

13.07.2026 3

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Marcela García

The arrogance of Graham Platner

The arrogance of Graham Platner

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13.07.2026 9

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Renée Graham

The arrogance of Graham Platner

The arrogance of Graham Platner

Despite his various troubles, Platner has behaved like a would-be king still clinging to his throne.

13.07.2026 5

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Renée Graham

The mayors showing Washington how to govern

The mayors showing Washington how to govern

As Congress sinks deeper into partisan paralysis, city leaders are finding pragmatic ways to solve problems and deliver results.

13.07.2026 9

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Eugene Scott

‘The time has come’: Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

‘The time has come’: Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

The upgrades will improve transit access and pedestrian and vehicular safety along the route.

13.07.2026 10

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James Aloisi

Blue Hill Avenue deserves rail, not another bus debate

Blue Hill Avenue deserves rail, not another bus debate

Boston made a promise for rapid transit. After 40 years, it’s still broken.

13.07.2026 10

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Brian Worrell And Miniard Culpepper

Bring back the potholes

Bring back the potholes

They accomplished what warnings and signs could not.

11.07.2026 10

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Elissa Ely

Using AI to cheat has become too easy

Using AI to cheat has become too easy

Students who use AI to cheat in high school are only hurting themselves. Schools could be clearer in their rules.

11.07.2026 10

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Iris Liao

Democrats should own the AI backlash

Democrats should own the AI backlash

Young voters are sounding the alarm over artificial intelligence. Instead of embracing Silicon Valley, Democrats should become the party of AI...

10.07.2026 9

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Dan Cluchey

A note to readers from a longtime columnist

A note to readers from a longtime columnist

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10.07.2026 20

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Jeff Jacoby

Massachusetts needs to fix the ballot question process

Massachusetts needs to fix the ballot question process

Massachusetts should preserve citizen initiatives while cracking down on paid signature-gathering abuses.

10.07.2026 10

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Renée Loth

A note to readers from a longtime columnist

A note to readers from a longtime columnist

I’ve been on medical leave and haven’t been able to write. But I have thoughts.

10.07.2026 10

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Jeff Jacoby

The progressive establishment made Graham Platner. Then it broke him.

The progressive establishment made Graham Platner. Then it broke him.

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09.07.2026 7

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Joan Vennochi

The progressive establishment made Graham Platner. Then it broke him.

The progressive establishment made Graham Platner. Then it broke him.

Voters are tired of politics as usual. But anger at the system can only carry a candidate so far.

09.07.2026 7

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Joan Vennochi

America’s oldest habit: Fearing the stranger

America’s oldest habit: Fearing the stranger

Americans whose families once fled hunger, persecution, and poverty now cheer policies that punish people escaping similar suffering.

09.07.2026 10

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Roland Merullo

Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

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09.07.2026 20

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

Who are the Supreme Court’s true originalists? Not who you think.

Justices Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor actually stick to the Constitution.

09.07.2026 20

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The New York Times is taking heat over Graham Platner. It doesn’t deserve it.

The New York Times is taking heat over Graham Platner. It doesn’t deserve it.

Conservatives say the Times softened its reporting to protect a Democratic Senate candidate. Having worked at the Times for 17 years, I see a...

08.07.2026 10

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Jill Abramson

With Platner, why did Democrats believe one woman but not the other?

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08.07.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

With Platner, why did Democrats believe one woman but not the other?

The allegations against Graham Platner expose an uncomfortable truth: Partisan loyalty often shapes which accusers we believe.

08.07.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

A hard lesson for Democrats in Maine. Plus, we have some news about Ed Markey.

In this week's newsletter: Three writers reflect on Graham Platner’s scandal-plagued candidacy. Ed Markey shares some news with the Boston Globe...

08.07.2026 6

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Massachusetts’ local aid formula is failing communities

An outdated state funding system forces cities and towns into overrides and service cuts while rewarding decades-old inequities.

08.07.2026 10

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Dylan Fernandes

Massachusetts is close to an economic cliff. Here are two ways to save it.

Residents, businesses, investors, and the young know what Beacon Hill is in denial about: the Bay State’s unaffordability.

08.07.2026 20

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Jim Stergios

How Trump’s ugly World Cup power play marred the beautiful game

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07.07.2026 10

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Renée Graham

How Trump’s ugly World Cup power play marred the beautiful game

The peculiar tyranny of a president who ruins everything.

07.07.2026 10

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Renée Graham

Why is one sewage spill an emergency and another routine?

Massachusetts mobilized to stop the Haverhill leak. It should bring that same urgency to combined sewer overflows.

07.07.2026 10

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Dave McGlinchey

The populist tide is rising. Can we control it?

For years, political analysts have treated populism as primarily a Republican phenomenon. That is a mistake.

07.07.2026 10

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Charles F. Bass And Richard N. Swett

For Karen Read, Michael Proctor is the gift that keeps on giving

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06.07.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

For Karen Read, Michael Proctor is the gift that keeps on giving

John O’Keefe, not Karen Read, should be the victim in the story of his death.

06.07.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

California’s billionaire tax proposal is the fight the ultrarich feared

The wealth tax would do more than raise money. It could redefine how Americans think about extreme wealth.

06.07.2026 20

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Mariel Garza