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How do we memorialize the COVID-19 pandemic?

As the United States neared its one millionth COVID-19 related death, artists, architects, and community leaders are calling for a permanent memorial to honor all those touched by COVID. Globe Opinion asked several artists for their vision of what a COVID memorial could look like.
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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

Our replacement theory

Cartoonist Christopher Weyant's take on the news.
Karyn Polito and James Peyser

Massachusetts students need employers to provide internships

Companies can continue to grow only if the state has a diverse talent pool embedded in our communities, engaging with students through internships to create a more diverse pipeline of future talent.
EDITORIAL

Congress shouldn’t let global tax deal fail

The United States must get on track to complying with the international tax agreement that it’s trying to sell to the rest of the world.

Joan Vennochi
Numbers don’t lie: Even in Mass., GOP candidates are outpacing Democrats
The tallies are a warning to Democrats everywhere, said Secretary of State William F. Galvin.

Victor Shi
How to get Gen Z to the voting booth
All Democrats have to do is make sure my generation knows about their victories. At the same time, Democrats need to highlight how they differ from Republicans. That should be simple.

JEFF JACOBY
Is George Washington fit only for contempt?
Ask Frederick Douglass.

Paul Reville
Partnerships, not a state takeover, are what will save Boston Public Schools
There is no magical fix. The job is too big and will require a new spirit, clear strategies, and a massive team effort to succeed.

letters

Assessing the promise of upgraded Boston school buildings

Boost in digital access for low-income Americans is welcome — now sustain it

Readers reflect on the sting of sudden bigotry

The immigrant vote is not monolithic

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Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing
EDITORIAL

Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.
Read more →

Editor's picks

EDITORIAL
The vaccine could save us, if we let it
Death from COVID-19 is now largely preventable. Everyone must do their part to get more people vaccinated.

News organizations across the country join the call to get more people vaccinated

SCOT LEHIGH
Would you fall prey to authoritarianism? Take the test.
Your results could be edifying — and perhaps even personally helpful.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG
A cure for violence
An audacious psychological experiment takes root in some of Massachusetts’ toughest neighborhoods.

EDITORIAL
Future-proofing the presidency
Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.

Cartoons

public health
IDEAS | KELLY HORAN

Shadow histories come into the light

EDITORIAL

Buffalo shooting and the politics of hate

IDEAS | EMILY DREYFUSS & CATESBY HOLMES

What to expect when you’re expecting? A host of disinformation.

climate crisis
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

Radical menders vs. disposable everything

LETTERS

Emotions can get best of us in downplaying nuclear power’s risks

Edward J. Markey and Gina McCarthy

A clean energy economy is within reach

education
Karyn Polito and James Peyser

Massachusetts students need employers to provide internships

Paul Reville

Partnerships, not a state takeover, are what will save Boston Public Schools

LETTERS

The political push and pull of student loan debt

securing democracy
EDITORIAL

War-time justice comes to Kyiv

IDEAS | BRENDAN SCHNEIDERMAN

To fix the Supreme Court, randomly choose new justices for every case

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

My friends the political prisoners

technology
LETTERS

Boost in digital access for low-income Americans is welcome — now sustain it

LETTERS

Pair data-protection laws with universal opt-out mechanism

Alex Amouyel

Innovation doesn’t mean what you think it does

civil rights
Nancy Gertner and John Reinstein

Abortion rights are protected in Massachusetts — or so we thought

EDITORIAL

Buffalo shooting and the politics of hate

Joan Vennochi

How many white Americans will do anything more than shake their heads about the Buffalo massacre?

Community Voices
LETTERS

Readers reflect on the sting of sudden bigotry

LETTERS

A robot weeding my garden? That does not compute

LETTERS

Gen Z’s search for authentic news is not same as clout chasing

Globe Opinion Columnists & Contributors

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Editorials

Congress shouldn’t let global tax deal fail
The United States must get on track to complying with the international tax agreement that it’s trying to sell to the rest of the world.

War-time justice comes to Kyiv

A Russian soldier stands in the dock accused of a war crime even as the fighting continues.

Buffalo shooting and the politics of hate

Racist ramblings and ready access to weapons create a perfect storm of violence.

The $8 figure that shamed Boston gets an update

Seven years after a Fed study exposed just how wide the region’s wealth gap remains, a welcome follow-up is in the works.

Make abortion pills available over the counter

In a post-Roe world, American women will need easier access to “medication abortion.”

Letters

Assessing the promise of upgraded Boston school buildings
Will the new plan actually provide expanded opportunity for students through authentic community engagement, transparency, and a clear equitable roadmap for the city’s schools?

Boost in digital access for low-income Americans is welcome — now sustain it

That will be realized only if the federal subsidy reaches most, if not all, eligible households and does not lead to a price cliff for participants.

Readers reflect on the sting of sudden bigotry

Scot Lehigh’s column on antisemitism is important for the times we’re living in, when so much hatred toward the "other" has been unleashed.

The immigrant vote is not monolithic

To assume all naturalized citizens think one way is to assume just one part of their identity dictates their political opinion.

Getting on ballot in Mass. is a fine example of participatory democracy

Just look at the wide array of candidates in this year’s Democratic convention. Serious candidates organized for the caucuses. It’s not that hard.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

The Boston Globe Opinion section and MIT's AgeLab present The Longevity Hub, an ongoing series seeking to spark Greater Boston's transformation into the Silicon Valley of aging.
An archive of conversations with the experts writing thought-provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.
Finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing
EDITORIAL

Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.
Read more →
Finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing

EDITORIAL
A battle for affordable housing in Massachusetts
The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth.

Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is host.
Political coverage often focuses on voters who oscillate between political parties in a few key swing states. Here we feature perspectives and opinions from and about demographics of Americans — young voters and Black and brown voters —who swing between voting and not voting.
From voter suppression to gerrymandering to foreign interference, the integrity of US elections is under attack. In a three-part weekly series, Globe Opinion examines how the nation arrived at this moment and what needs to be done to protect voting rights.

Trapped: Why the GOP's death is imminent

The Republican Party is destroying itself. Thomas Patterson of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center explains the five traps the party has set for itself and warns that the party's future is in peril without reform.

Black voices now

Globe Opinion seeks to amplify the perspectives and the voices of Black community members, scholars, activists, doctors, teachers, business leaders, students, and parents as op-ed and letter writers, and as innovators and provocateurs featured in Globe Ideas. Here we feature Black voices from the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd. We aim to amplify yet more Black voices going forward.

Legal Lens documentaries

Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.

Choosing, using, and losing your health care: A policy first-aid kit

In a four-part weekly series, Globe Opinion offers a baseline assessment of health care as well as prescriptions for fixing the industry.

Journalists are not the enemy

A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather “the enemy of the people.”
National Student Essay Competition winners announced