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How a wheelchair opened up a new city — and a new perspective on life

How a wheelchair opened up a new city — and a new perspective on life

I spent three months in New York City. It wasn’t just survivable, it was wonderful.

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Todd Balf

Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

Your vote’s in the mail — but will it arrive in time?

The RNC is arguing that if ballots arrive after the in-person polls close, the votes should be tossed.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don’t seem to care.

Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don’t seem to care.

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Joan Vennochi

Marines in the Strait of Hormuz won’t fix this war

Marines in the Strait of Hormuz won’t fix this war

Congress must deny Trump’s request for $200 billion.

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Jake Auchincloss

Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don’t seem to care.

Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don’t seem to care.

Three writers weigh in on Warren’s recent endorsement of the Maine oyster farmer-turned-Senate candidate.

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Right

Let schools keep their best young teachers

Let schools keep their best young teachers

Cutting teachers based on seniority usually means young educators and educators of color are the first to go, even if they are great teachers.

previous day 1

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Will Austin

Who gets to be an American?

Who gets to be an American?

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

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Joan Vennochi

DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

Her public support comes as Hayden faces the biggest controversy of his tenure as DA.

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Joan Vennochi

Who gets to be an American?

Who gets to be an American?

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Democratic AGs of other states have the answer as the Supreme Court takes up Trump’s bid to...

previous day 9

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The high cost of ‘I’m glad he’s dead’

The high cost of ‘I’m glad he’s dead’

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Jeff Jacoby

On Match Day, a village of love

On Match Day, a village of love

For medical students, the envelope decides the next chapter. It also summons memories of everyone who helped along the way.

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Elissa Ely

The high cost of ‘I’m glad he’s dead’

The high cost of ‘I’m glad he’s dead’

Trump celebrates Mueller’s death, and nobody is surprised.

wednesday 20

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Jeff Jacoby

The line even the Know Nothings didn’t cross

The line even the Know Nothings didn’t cross

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24.03.2026 3

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Jeff Jacoby

When the secretary of defense plays preacher

When the secretary of defense plays preacher

His remarks could hurt recruitment, retention, and national security.

24.03.2026 2

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Eugene R. Fidell

The line even the Know Nothings didn’t cross

The line even the Know Nothings didn’t cross

It is hard to overstate just how radical Trump’s position is on birthright citizenship.

24.03.2026 3

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Jeff Jacoby

How this newsletter inspired a road race

How this newsletter inspired a road race

There's a new way to mark the April anniversary of the famous event that kicked off the American Revolution.

24.03.2026 4

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Alan Wirzbicki

Why rooftop solar in Mass. is flawed, and how to fix it

Why rooftop solar in Mass. is flawed, and how to fix it

It turns a climate solution into a burden for residents without solar, raising their electric bills.

24.03.2026 6

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Fischer j. espiritu argosino and christopher r. knittel

Maura Healey goes hunting for the hunting vote

Maura Healey goes hunting for the hunting vote

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23.03.2026 6

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Joan Vennochi

Maura Healey goes hunting for the hunting vote

Maura Healey goes hunting for the hunting vote

With her proposal to lift the ban on Sunday hunting, she wants to be seen as a friend of hunters.

23.03.2026 5

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Joan Vennochi

Books saved me. Don’t let them be banned.

Books saved me. Don’t let them be banned.

My memoir shows kids they’re not alone. Massachusetts lawmakers must protect that lifeline.

23.03.2026 4

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Jarrett j. krosoczka

Doctors should be paid to keep patients healthy

Doctors should be paid to keep patients healthy

Value-based care works best when physicians lead, specialists share accountability, and long-term outcomes matter.

23.03.2026 10

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Ashish k. jha and thomas c. tsai

Hooked on power

Hooked on power

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22.03.2026 10

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Jeff Jacoby

How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

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22.03.2026 10

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Renée Graham

Hooked on power

Hooked on power

Can neuroscience explain why politicians like Bill Galvin won’t quit?

22.03.2026 10

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Jeff Jacoby

How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

Men in social justice movements too often hide behind their public acclaim.

22.03.2026 10

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Renée Graham

To restore the American dream, Greater Boston needs to build more single-family homes

To restore the American dream, Greater Boston needs to build more single-family homes

The only way to meet the urgent longing of young households for a place to call their own is to build houses they can afford to buy.

21.03.2026 10

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Alexander von hoffman

We can’t let history repeat itself in Iran

We can’t let history repeat itself in Iran

I was a Marine officer in Iraq, and the warning signs of another misguided war are emerging again in Iran.

20.03.2026 9

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Seth Moulton

Heartbreak, hope, and a plea to save TPS for Haitians

Heartbreak, hope, and a plea to save TPS for Haitians

After Emmanuel Damas’s death, families are left asking what comes next — and whether they’re safe.

20.03.2026 10

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Ruthzee Louijeune

What’s missing from Healey’s court picks

What’s missing from Healey’s court picks

Former prosecutors dominate new judicial appointments, influencing bail, detention, and the very outcomes reforms aimed to fix.

20.03.2026 10

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Chad m. topaz

Could Maura Healey possibly lose?

Could Maura Healey possibly lose?

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19.03.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

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19.03.2026 9

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Renée Graham

Could Maura Healey possibly lose?

Could Maura Healey possibly lose?

The state is losing residents. Its economy is struggling. Is that enough for a Republican rival to beat an incumbent Democrat? We asked three writers...

19.03.2026 7

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Right

All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts’ unproductive Legislature

All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts’ unproductive Legislature

The state suffers from too little competition.

19.03.2026 4

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Danielle Allen

Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

Trump is pushing the idea that a past president not only endorses the war against Iran, but wishes he himself had been the one to launch it.

19.03.2026 6

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Renée Graham

Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

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19.03.2026 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

Chief Justice Roberts claps back at Trump’s attacks (again)

The federal judiciary is fed up.

19.03.2026 8

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

My Lebanon is at war again; I’m watching from Massachusetts

My Lebanon is at war again; I’m watching from Massachusetts

For many of us in the Lebanese diaspora, we feel a mix of helplessness and guilt.

19.03.2026 5

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Danny hajjar

From BSO musicians, a chorus of protest, devotion, and worker solidarity

From BSO musicians, a chorus of protest, devotion, and worker solidarity

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18.03.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

From BSO musicians, a chorus of protest, devotion, and worker solidarity

From BSO musicians, a chorus of protest, devotion, and worker solidarity

When management wants change, what everyday workers want usually doesn’t matter.

18.03.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi

The old warning we’re ignoring about a free press

The old warning we’re ignoring about a free press

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18.03.2026 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The old warning we’re ignoring about a free press

The old warning we’re ignoring about a free press

Without a well-informed citizenry, there can be no liberty.

18.03.2026 7

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

A language that won’t stand still

A language that won’t stand still

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18.03.2026 10

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Jeff Jacoby

A language that won’t stand still

A language that won’t stand still

A clever experiment shows how quickly English turns strange — and why that’s part of its charm.

18.03.2026 10

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Jeff Jacoby

Why Trump kept Hegseth

Why Trump kept Hegseth

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17.03.2026 8

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Renée Graham

Why Trump kept Hegseth

Why Trump kept Hegseth

The war-obsessed president wanted a defense secretary unhindered by rules of engagement.

17.03.2026 10

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Renée Graham

The Iran war is Trump’s weak spot — if Democrats use it

The Iran war is Trump’s weak spot — if Democrats use it

Democrats need to offer more than just criticism.

17.03.2026 10

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Eugene Scott

The war Iran doesn’t want you to see

The war Iran doesn’t want you to see

Even as Iran bars foreign reporters and the Trump administration lashes out at the press, journalists are documenting the war’s consequences.

17.03.2026 10

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Jill Abramson

Wu’s White Stadium strategy: full speed ahead, and freeze out foes

Wu’s White Stadium strategy: full speed ahead, and freeze out foes

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16.03.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi