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Could Ozempic save families from addiction and foster care?

Could Ozempic save families from addiction and foster care?

GLP-1s have been shown to reduce drug cravings. What if they can help prevent drug-fueled child abuse and neglect?

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Naomi Schaefer Riley

We are all conspiracy theorists now

We are all conspiracy theorists now

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Renée Graham

We are all conspiracy theorists now

We are all conspiracy theorists now

A decade of Trump has warped our sense of truth and facts. That won’t end when his presidency does.

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Renée Graham

Emperor penguins survived everything — until us

Emperor penguins survived everything — until us

In Antarctica, they are running out of ice and time.

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Susan Rigetti

Trump’s ballroom fix ignores America’s real gun violence crisis

Trump’s ballroom fix ignores America’s real gun violence crisis

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Joan Vennochi

Animals need infrastructure, too

Animals need infrastructure, too

Building crossings under or over roads could be a solution to collisions with animals.

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Alan Wirzbicki

Trump’s ballroom fix ignores America’s real gun violence crisis

Trump’s ballroom fix ignores America’s real gun violence crisis

His focus is on security for elites rather than policies aimed at prevention.

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Joan Vennochi

Transformative AI has arrived. It demands urgent global action.

Transformative AI has arrived. It demands urgent global action.

This moment demands parallel action on three fronts.

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L. Rafael Reif

Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed.

Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed.

The government risks undermining the consequential work the university has already undertaken.

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Derek miller

Why I’m skipping the new film about Michael Jackson

Why I’m skipping the new film about Michael Jackson

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Renée Graham

Why I’m skipping the new film about Michael Jackson

Why I’m skipping the new film about Michael Jackson

A warts-and-all biopic might have been interesting, but not the glossy hagiography that critics say the filmmakers have delivered.

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Renée Graham

Psychedelics are coming. Are we ready?

Psychedelics are coming. Are we ready?

Without the infrastructure, safeguards, and cultural humility, access could do as much harm as good.

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Pardis Mahdavi

Doonesbury and the evolution — and erosion — of satire’s power

Doonesbury and the evolution — and erosion — of satire’s power

Trump’s behavior at the press dinner may signal whether humor still has a place in political life.

25.04.2026 9

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Joshua Kendall

The Harvard that some faculty aren’t seeing

The Harvard that some faculty aren’t seeing

There are competing narratives about whether Harvard’s policies were applied evenly during periods of unrest.

25.04.2026 8

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David benger

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There have been a wave of reforms touching every aspect of campus life

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Derek miller

In New Bedford, we showed how to reinvent a city

In New Bedford, we showed how to reinvent a city

It’s a window into what’s possible.

24.04.2026 1

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Jon Mitchell

Why I’ve become a hardline anti-hugger

Why I’ve become a hardline anti-hugger

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24.04.2026 10

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Renée Graham

Is Trump mentally unfit?

Is Trump mentally unfit?

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24.04.2026 10

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Joan Vennochi

The royals are coming. Hide the tea — and the topics.

The royals are coming. Hide the tea — and the topics.

Keep calm, and change the subject.

24.04.2026 10

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Alex Beam

Can this headline save journalism?

Can this headline save journalism?

Everyday life is being turned into a series of anxious questions.

24.04.2026 10

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Joan Wickersham

Is Trump mentally unfit?

Is Trump mentally unfit?

Three writers debate the President’s future.

24.04.2026 8

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Why I’ve become a hardline anti-hugger

Why I’ve become a hardline anti-hugger

With COVID’s retreat, unsolicited hugging from strangers began anew.

24.04.2026 10

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Renée Graham

Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

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23.04.2026 5

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

Red states are putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Will the Supreme Court say thou shalt not?

The court already decided the issue in a 1980 case. But it may have found a way around that.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

How a surge of faith in young men could reshape America

How a surge of faith in young men could reshape America

The kind of faith they embrace could either heal fractures or deepen them.

23.04.2026 4

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Eugene Scott

The problem with Nike’s ‘walkers tolerated’ ad

The problem with Nike’s ‘walkers tolerated’ ad

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22.04.2026 4

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Joan Vennochi

The problem with Nike’s ‘walkers tolerated’ ad

The problem with Nike’s ‘walkers tolerated’ ad

The Boston Marathon celebrates every kind of runner.

22.04.2026 5

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Joan Vennochi

The Supreme Court’s hypocrisy on trans student rights

The Supreme Court’s hypocrisy on trans student rights

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22.04.2026 8

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The Supreme Court’s hypocrisy on trans student rights

The Supreme Court’s hypocrisy on trans student rights

By staying out of a dispute, the justices did right by a Mass. student but left others around the nation either unprotected or guessing.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Kids aren’t safe online so Massachusetts is acting

Kids aren’t safe online so Massachusetts is acting

Existing safeguards aren’t sufficient.

22.04.2026 9

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Kenneth gordon

A flawed fix for social media’s harms

A flawed fix for social media’s harms

The state’s approach could create new risks for users while letting tech companies off the hook.

22.04.2026 10

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Evan greer and nathalie maréchal

The most deadly place for women and children: a family home

The most deadly place for women and children: a family home

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21.04.2026 6

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Renée Graham

The most deadly place for women and children: a family home

The most deadly place for women and children: a family home

Recent events are a somber reminder that domestic violence-related shootings are more prevalent than similar acts in public spaces.

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Renée Graham

Mayor Wu says she texts and talks to developers all the time. Is that enough to spur growth?

Mayor Wu says she texts and talks to developers all the time. Is that enough to spur growth?

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Joan Vennochi

Mayor Wu says she texts and talks to developers all the time. Is that enough to spur growth?

Mayor Wu says she texts and talks to developers all the time. Is that enough to spur growth?

“This is Boston, right? I’m with everyone,” she said.

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Joan Vennochi

In 1909, the Globe ran a parody of car-centric policies

In 1909, the Globe ran a parody of car-centric policies

Parodies have to be parodies of something.

20.04.2026 4

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Alan Wirzbicki

Why the 25th Amendment won’t remove Trump

Why the 25th Amendment won’t remove Trump

The Constitution sets a high bar that that today’s politics can’t clear.

20.04.2026 5

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Lawrence K. Altman

Health insurance isn’t containing costs. It’s fueling them.

Health insurance isn’t containing costs. It’s fueling them.

High deductibles and flawed incentives are pushing prices higher while leaving patients less protected.

20.04.2026 10

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Ashish K. Jha

Why hasn’t Boston built a Vietnamese memorial yet?

Why hasn’t Boston built a Vietnamese memorial yet?

There isn’t a permanent public marker that honors the Vietnamese diaspora and the refugee journeys that brought so many families here.

20.04.2026 10

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Massachusetts promised high standards without MCAS. The results are in.

Massachusetts promised high standards without MCAS. The results are in.

After the end of MCAS, many school districts in Massachusetts now define graduation competency at the lowest passing grade.

18.04.2026 10

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James a. peyser

Investing in nature: Why outdoor spaces in Mass. deserve your vote

Investing in nature: Why outdoor spaces in Mass. deserve your vote

A ballot initiative would dedicate funds from existing state sales taxes to protect green spaces.

18.04.2026 10

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William m. hill

Mass. housing crisis can’t be solved by new construction alone

The state must also prioritize buying existing affordable housing that is at risk of conversion to market-rate units — arguably the most...

17.04.2026 10

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Moddie turay

On the same side, until we weren’t

We can rally around big ideals. It’s the small, human moments that trip us up.

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Elissa Ely

Are mainstream news media finally ready to examine Trump’s mental fitness?

A recent New York Times story and prominent MAGA defections could be signs of the dam breaking.

16.04.2026 7

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Jill Abramson

The Trump administration doesn’t want these refugees. But they have nowhere else to go.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The Trump administration doesn’t want these refugees. But they have nowhere else to go.

The harm that would result from ending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals living in the US is not theoretical.

16.04.2026 10

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The fall of Swalwell

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Joan Vennochi

Mark Twain saw this coming

In the rhetoric of holy war around Iran, echoes of ”The War Prayer.“

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Renée Loth

The fall of Swalwell

Three writers on what his downfall means for Democrats

16.04.2026 10

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Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr