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Everyone can serve. Today, everyone should.

As isolation deepens and civic trust collapses, shared national service could rebuild connection, responsibility, and democracy itself.

yesterday 20

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Jim Braude

Why are the feds blocking a state probe of the ICE killing of Renee Good?

Federal officials have placed control of evidence, witnesses, and charging decisions in their own hands.

yesterday 3

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Deborah Ramirez

The interrupted life and immortal music of Justin Townes Earle

A new book examines the art and tribulations of the revered Nashville musician.

previous day 9

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Renée Graham

From two midwives in Egypt to Martin Luther King

Decent people must sometimes choose between obedience and justice.

previous day 5

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Jeff Jacoby

Venezuelans live between hope and fear

Poverty, repression, and uncertainty shape the daily lives of Venezuela’s people.

previous day 6

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Nathalie Rayes

Supreme Court keeps us, and the president, guessing on tariffs

The court should rule that Trump’s tariff gambit exceeds his authority. But the longer we wait for a ruling, the less likely that seems.

previous day 6

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Searching for the one true (AI) Jesus

AI Jesuses have proliferated in multiple apps, prompting one to wonder: Whom to believe?

previous day 20

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Alex Beam

Iran’s uprising is similar to 1979 — but it’s not a revolution yet

Iran’s clerics face a familiar uprising driven by economic collapse, but repression, not reform, now defines the regime’s response.

wednesday 7

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Ray Takeyh

When America votes in the UN General Assembly, it ratifies a charade

A better approach: Remain at the table, but never cast a General Assembly vote.

wednesday 30

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Jeff Jacoby

Before the trial, a fight over how Lindsay Clancy is seen

The battle is already underway to define the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children as a patient or a criminal.

wednesday 30

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Joan Vennochi

Greenland isn’t the prize. NATO is.

Trump’s threats toward Greenland aren’t about security. They risk shattering NATO’s core principle of collective defense and undoing eight...

13.01.2026 20

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Mary Thompson-Jones

Impeaching Trump should be a focus of Democrats’ midterms strategy

The other affordability crisis is the rising cost of a president waging war against his own people.

13.01.2026 10

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Renée Graham

Trump picked a bad time to threaten Jerome Powell

By attacking the Fed chair, Trump is kneecapping himself right before the Supreme Court takes up a crucial case on his presidential power.

13.01.2026 2

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The cruel irony of ‘life is unfair,’ from JFK to Caroline Kennedy

From JFK’s famous words to her daughter’s death, Caroline Kennedy’s life shows how cruel fate can be.

12.01.2026 9

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Joan Vennochi

The PhD students are not all right

As universities retrench under financial and political pressure, PhD students are losing support — with consequences that reach far beyond campus.

12.01.2026 20

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Leonard Saxe

Can Massachusetts lead the way in medical cannabis research?

A proposed Center for Cannabis Research and Policy could serve as a statewide hub uniting social policy research with biomedical and clinical studies.

12.01.2026 9

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Julie K. Johnson And Shannon O’Brien

How SimCity gave us the abundance movement

Initially designed simply for entertainment, games like SimCity have had a major cultural impact.

12.01.2026 5

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Alan Wirzbicki

A ‘Koorsoo’ moment for Iran

It is at a moment when darkness briefly parts and a way forward becomes visible.

12.01.2026 8

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Pardis Mahdavi