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Hot butts, gold walls, and other midterm distractions

Hot butts, gold walls, and other midterm distractions

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Joan Vennochi

Hot butts, gold walls, and other midterm distractions

Hot butts, gold walls, and other midterm distractions

Democrats should resist the president’s culture-war provocations and keep voters focused on the costs of his policies.

yesterday 2

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Joan Vennochi

In closing midterm message, Trump’s GOP embraces hate

In closing midterm message, Trump’s GOP embraces hate

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yesterday 4

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

In closing midterm message, Trump’s GOP embraces hate

In closing midterm message, Trump’s GOP embraces hate

The embrace of racist, Islamophobic, misogynistic, and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric by Trump and others in his orbit says a lot about what the Grand Old Party...

yesterday 2

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Fake polls are stealing your voice

Fake polls are stealing your voice

As phony polling proliferates, it threatens one of the few ways ordinary people can make their views heard by political leaders.

yesterday 10

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Steve Koczela

Healey says she wants affordability. Here’s a test.

Healey says she wants affordability. Here’s a test.

The Federal Scholarship Tax Credit could put hundreds of millions toward families’ education expenses.

yesterday 10

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Daniel Idfresne

Trump will use the midterms to energize the Big Lie 2.0

Trump will use the midterms to energize the Big Lie 2.0

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Renée Graham

Trump will use the midterms to energize the Big Lie 2.0

Trump will use the midterms to energize the Big Lie 2.0

It’s been an especially ugly campaign season. What follows the elections will be worse.

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Renée Graham

How will Massachusetts face its health care crisis?

How will Massachusetts face its health care crisis?

Up to 300,000 people could eventually lose coverage under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill

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Ann Hwang

Group behind T ads fires back

Group behind T ads fires back

BPS is failing its students. Why won’t Boston face it?

monday 3

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Mary Tamer And Vernée Wilkinson

Voters may question Maura Healey’s honesty, but Minogue’s ties to Trump are harder to shake

Voters may question Maura Healey’s honesty, but Minogue’s ties to Trump are harder to shake

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monday 3

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Joan Vennochi

Voters may question Maura Healey’s honesty, but Minogue’s ties to Trump are harder to shake

Voters may question Maura Healey’s honesty, but Minogue’s ties to Trump are harder to shake

A word cloud from a new poll captures the challenge facing Mike Minogue: Voters may question Maura Healey’s honesty, but his ties to Trump are...

monday 3

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Joan Vennochi

Did State Police really need to pursue a suspect up I-93 and endanger everyone else on the road?

Did State Police really need to pursue a suspect up I-93 and endanger everyone else on the road?

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monday 3

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Marcela García

Did State Police really need to pursue a suspect up I-93 and endanger everyone else on the road?

Did State Police really need to pursue a suspect up I-93 and endanger everyone else on the road?

A chase that began over a mismatched license plate reached speeds above 100 mph. I was one of the motorists in its path.

monday 3

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Marcela García

Healey should opt out of education tax credit

Healey should opt out of education tax credit

The program may benefit some families, but Massachusetts must ask whether it will make educational opportunity more equal — or less.

monday 7

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Robert Hildreth

Voters should reject Ballot Question 7

Voters should reject Ballot Question 7

Massachusetts voters should reject Ballot Question 7

24.10.2026 10

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Adam Chapdelaine

Safeguard our natural places with a yes vote on ballot Question 6

Safeguard our natural places with a yes vote on ballot Question 6

Voters must act now, before more of the landscapes that define Massachusetts are lost.

24.10.2026 10

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Katie Theoharides And David J. O’neill

Say yes to new starter home construction

Say yes to new starter home construction

Ballot Question 7 will open the doors for new affordable construction.

24.10.2026 10

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Bob Rivers

Maura Healey knows how to fight Trump. But can she work with him?

Maura Healey knows how to fight Trump. But can she work with him?

Other Democrats like Zohran Mamdani and Gretchen Whitmer have managed to seek federal favors, while defending their constituents’ values.

23.10.2026 4

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Daniel Idfresne

You don't have to be Mexican to celebrate Day of the Dead

You don't have to be Mexican to celebrate Day of the Dead

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23.10.2026 3

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Marcela García

Le damos lugar a los muertos. ¿Y a los vivos?

Le damos lugar a los muertos. ¿Y a los vivos?

El Día de los Muertos gana popularidad en Estados Unidos, mientras el miedo a ICE impide que algunas de las comunidades que mantienen viva la...

23.10.2026 3

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Marcela García

You don't have to be Mexican to celebrate Day of the Dead

You don't have to be Mexican to celebrate Day of the Dead

If you're going to embrace a culture's traditions, you should care if they're able to celebrate and enjoy those traditions freely

23.10.2026 4

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Marcela García

The internet promises forever. I’m not buying it.

The internet promises forever. I’m not buying it.

WordPress promises a century of website hosting. But the history of books and digital preservation reveals just how elusive permanence can be.

23.10.2026 20

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Alex Beam

AI is already changing your brain. Here’s what to look out for.

AI is already changing your brain. Here’s what to look out for.

An MIT professor’s new book details how AI usage can quickly undermine your ability to think.

23.10.2026 20

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Rebecca Spiess

An outgoing GOP congressman needs to become a bigger thorn in Trump’s side

An outgoing GOP congressman needs to become a bigger thorn in Trump’s side

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22.10.2026 6

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Renée Graham

An outgoing GOP congressman needs to become a bigger thorn in Trump’s side

An outgoing GOP congressman needs to become a bigger thorn in Trump’s side

Republican Representative Thomas Massive should name more redacted names.

22.10.2026 5

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Renée Graham

Justice Elena Kagan says the court’s rulings have created a ‘nightmare’ for democracy

Justice Elena Kagan says the court’s rulings have created a ‘nightmare’ for democracy

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22.10.2026 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Justice Elena Kagan says the court’s rulings have created a ‘nightmare’ for democracy

Justice Elena Kagan says the court’s rulings have created a ‘nightmare’ for democracy

With midterm elections just two weeks away, Kagan has her finger on the pulse of an issue haunting both parties.

22.10.2026 5

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Does the all-party primary make sense?

Does the all-party primary make sense?

The cases for — and against — all-party primaries

21.10.2026 8

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Right

Trump’s election attacks ramp up

Trump’s election attacks ramp up

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21.10.2026 8

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Trump’s election attacks ramp up

Trump’s election attacks ramp up

The Justice Department is the president’s latest tool in his war on election integrity. It’s time to call his bluff.

21.10.2026 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Will ‘Oh, shut up’ be a dealbreaker for Troy Jackson’s Senate bid?

Will ‘Oh, shut up’ be a dealbreaker for Troy Jackson’s Senate bid?

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21.10.2026 6

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Joan Vennochi

Will ‘Oh, shut up’ be a dealbreaker for Troy Jackson’s Senate bid?

Will ‘Oh, shut up’ be a dealbreaker for Troy Jackson’s Senate bid?

His refusal to apologize has turned a debate exchange with Susan Collins into a test of his temperament.

21.10.2026 5

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Joan Vennochi

Trump wants to erase race from the census — but only on his terms

Trump wants to erase race from the census — but only on his terms

Census categories have been used to enforce racial hierarchies and, later, to advance civil rights. The Trump administration’s proposal threatens to...

21.10.2026 10

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Angela Saini

How rape culture thrives

How rape culture thrives

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20.10.2026 6

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Renée Graham

How rape culture thrives

How rape culture thrives

Too many men accused of sexual violence move on with few repercussions — unlike survivors.

20.10.2026 6

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Renée Graham

Why John Deaton thinks you should vote for a Republican

Why John Deaton thinks you should vote for a Republican

The GOP Senate candidate is trying to turn what could be his biggest electoral liability — the R next to his name — into an asset.

20.10.2026 6

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Kara Bettis Carvalho

The Bay Area gets a vote on its transit future. What if we did, too?

The Bay Area gets a vote on its transit future. What if we did, too?

In other cities, funding referenda have been a way to boost — or preserve — transit.

20.10.2026 7

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Alan Wirzbicki

There’s a scientific reason leaf peeping feels so good

There’s a scientific reason leaf peeping feels so good

A psychophysiologist explains why fall colors really do help our minds

20.10.2026 10

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Kymberlee O’brien

The backlash against autism comes from both sides

The backlash against autism comes from both sides

From fears of overdiagnosis in Britain to Trump and RFK Jr.’s autism panic in the United States, a growing backlash threatens neurodiversity and the...

20.10.2026 10

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Eric M. Garcia

Healey has an ‘oversight problem,’ but Minogue has Trump and a running mate’s crash

Healey has an ‘oversight problem,’ but Minogue has Trump and a running mate’s crash

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19.10.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi

Healey has an ‘oversight problem,’ but Minogue has Trump and a running mate’s crash

Healey has an ‘oversight problem,’ but Minogue has Trump and a running mate’s crash

The governor’s record on oversight deserves scrutiny. But a troubled GOP ticket is making it harder for Republicans to capitalize on her missteps.

19.10.2026 7

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Joan Vennochi

A streamed public execution? Blame reality TV.

A streamed public execution? Blame reality TV.

Reality TV made a blood sport of cruelty. Now the stakes are real.

19.10.2026 7

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Matthew Gilbert

Permanent daylight saving time is not the fix we think it is

Permanent daylight saving time is not the fix we think it is

Congress is on the verge of getting rid of the current policy. But morning light and evening light are not interchangeable.

19.10.2026 20

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Susan Kohl Malone

Why I went public about my Parkinson’s Disease

Why I went public about my Parkinson’s Disease

I found a way to lean into my life.

18.10.2026 7

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Santhana Krishnan

Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

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18.10.2026 20

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Renée Graham

Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

Musicians shouldn’t be expected to just shut up and sing

As Nina Simone once said, it is an artist’s “duty” to “reflect the times.”

18.10.2026 20

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Renée Graham

The Sagamore Bridge construction needs its labor agreement

Opponents argue that PLAs raise costs. But the increased benefits — bringing in a project safely, professionally, on time, and on budget — justify...

17.10.2026 10

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Robert Kuttner

Why is Healey making the Sagamore Bridge construction more expensive?

Project labor agreements limit who can do the work, adding unnecessary costs.

17.10.2026 40

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Paul Diego Craney And Paul Bachman

Una vida medida en gatos rescatados

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16.10.2026 10

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Marcela García