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Trump’s second term is fueling the power of boycotts

Corporate America is discovering that political cowardice has a financial cost.

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Renée Graham

The paradox of social media: So connected, so autonomous

Self-promotion and risk-aversion go hand in hand in the social media era.

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Rob Henderson

The state stepped in to fix the Boston Public Schools. Now it’s giving up.

The district failed to meet several of its goals, and the goals it did meet have not translated into sustained academic gains.

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Marcela García

Abandona gobierno estatal supervisión de BPS

Autoridades educativas estatales intervinieron para arreglar las escuelas públicas de Boston pero ahora se lavan las manos.

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Marcela García

Trump is attacking free speech. Don’t let him.

Silently acquiescing to this campaign of intimidation could endanger all Americans’ long-held right to protest and challenge the government’s...

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Matthew Bunn

Dipping a toe into the wonders of the ‘parallel economy’

Donald Trump Jr. is now a front man in what is essentially a grievance network for consumers who purport to be offended by mainstream products.

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Alex Beam

From fables to 2025: The unsettling breakdown of the moral universe

Fairy tales once promised that when greed, arrogance, and vanity get out of hand, there’s a certain justice in the universe that steps in. What we...

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Joan Wickersham

The view from Canada: US threat to our sovereignty is no joke

Trump’s tariff war is one thing — malignant, stupid, and self-defeating. The calls for annexation are quite another matter.

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Stephen Marche

The Signal chat, and the dangers of a president who believes his administration is beyond accountability

A leader who won’t own a wrong decision or immediately act to correct it is too dangerous to lead.

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Renée Graham

Supreme Court ghost busters

It’s a good day when the Supreme Court doesn’t wipe out a common-sense federal gun regulation.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Signalgate: Trump’s band of bros could use a refresher course on the Constitution

Journalists have been assiduously careful about how they handle classified information. The White House could study past history to learn the...

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Jill Abramson

Can Josh Kraft separate from his father’s Trump connections in his bid for Boston mayor?

He has a story to tell about the community work he has done and how that informs his thinking about the city. But so far, he's best known as a son...

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Joan Vennochi

How the Supreme Court can curb one Trump attack on judges

The constitutional crisis Trump is spurring is real. The Supreme Court has a chance to be the democratic guardrail the nation needs.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Beyond borders: How a Vermont-Quebec library defies Trump’s divide

The library is a symbol that shows borders do not exist unless we construct them.

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Natalie M. Blais

George Foreman and the art of the comeback

The former boxer proved that it’s never too late to transform into something greater — a message of hope in these difficult times.

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Renée Graham