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Searching for class in America’s promised land

In the nation’s midsection, we found religion, cattle, homelessness, and homophobia.

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Roland Merullo

Why Trump’s Justice Department is coming for your voter data — and your vote

Its bid to scrub states’ voter data not only probably violates federal law and the Constitution, it also lays the groundwork to interfere in the...

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Hunger in Massachusetts is about to get worse

A one-two federal punch is putting food out of reach for Massachusetts families.

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Catherine D’Amato

On Christmas night, America’s fate hung in the balance

How a desperate river crossing in 1776 revived a revolution that seemed all but lost.

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Jeff Jacoby

Why cemeteries are becoming places for the living

A slow, attentive walk through a wooded cemetery, anywhere, is a contemporary way to both honor the past and be grateful for the present.

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Renée Loth

Why ‘The Master and Margarita’ is the ultimate modern Christmas story

It is a heart-wrenching story of hope, love, compassion, and almost impossible redemption.

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Susan Rigetti

Democrats can’t learn from 2024 if they hide the autopsy

When teams lose, reflecting on what they did wrong to prevent repeating the same mistakes is vital.

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Eugene Scott

Would Jesus be safe in a synagogue today?

The golden age has been replaced by a grim new reality in which antisemitism is being normalized with terrifying speed.

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Jeff Jacoby

MAGA’s racism and antisemitism problem isn’t Nick Fuentes — it’s MAGA

Of course, not being racist at all isn’t part of the debate.

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Renée Graham

Why putting Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center is so wrong

This name combo pits two extremely contradictory concepts of style, values, and leadership against each other in a way that really rocks the brain.

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Joan Vennochi

Taking stock of Flock

Days after Cambridge cancelled its contract with the license-plate reader company Flock over privacy concerns, the firm’s devices helped solve one...

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Alan Wirzbicki

Words of the year

Members of Globe Opinion weigh in with their favorites for 2025.

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