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Alex Beam

Wishful thinking in the Ukraine-Russia war

I’m rooting for Ukraine, which Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded four months ago, but I’m trying not to let my rooting interest cloud my discernment.
Carol Sanger

With the end of Roe, there is no clear silver lining

Even women who cheer the end of abortion rights have not yet grasped its significance for them.
EDITORIAL

Working on the railroad shouldn’t mean working all the livelong day

JEFF JACOBY
A newspaper’s job isn’t to tell people how to vote
Endorsing candidates is an outdated practice that damages media credibility.

Julie F. Kay
Overturning Roe feels like a kick in the uterus. Here’s how we can protect women.
Massachusetts is well-situated to be a leader in reproductive health care policy innovation.

Joan Vennochi
Roe ruling turns back the clock
One day, the Supreme Court rules that the government has no right to tell someone they can’t carry a gun. The next day, it rules that the government does have the right to tell someone they must have a baby. How can that be?

MARCELA GARCÍA
Once again, Boston misses out on its first Hispanic school superintendent
Latinos are the largest demographic student group at the Boston Schools, and yet there’s never been a Hispanic superintendent. Representation matters; but it’s not the only thing that matters.

letters

Even in face of public support, lawmakers balk at aid-in-dying bill

Biden’s age becomes an issue

Abortion rights, guns: a one-two punch from the high court

Clothing insecurity must be included in the inflation conversation

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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.
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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
Boston was once a wildly ambitious city. It’s time to go big again.
Soaring housing costs, a broken T, and other existential problems require sweeping fixes that meet the moment.

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
Joan Vennochi

Roe ruling turns back the clock

EDITORIAL

Extreme heat is coming. Boston needs to prepare — now.

David Hogg and John Rosenthal

Even after the Supreme Court’s decision, Massachusetts gun laws may be safe — for now

climate crisis
Roger Berkowitz and Sarah Schumann

Don’t endanger aquatic ecosystems in the name of solving climate change

Tara D. Sonenshine

Why worry about water?

Jane Steinmetz

Blue is the new green: How business can protect the ocean

education
MARCELA GARCÍA

Once again, Boston misses out on its first Hispanic school superintendent

LETTERS

A salute to state’s flagship public university, and call for more support

Eric and Wendy Schmidt

How to spur scientific breakthroughs

securing democracy
SCOT LEHIGH

Trump’s attempt to corrupt the Justice Department should surprise no one

RENÉE GRAHAM

Jan. 6 hearings won’t sway Trump supporters. That’s OK.

SCOT LEHIGH

Integrity and honor didn’t matter to Trump, but it did to GOP officials in Georgia and Arizona

technology
LETTERS

Workplace innovation could be two steps forward if there are no steps back

Eric and Wendy Schmidt

How to spur scientific breakthroughs

IDEAS | JOELLE RENSTROM

Farewell, my BlackBerry. I will miss you.

civil rights
Carol Sanger

With the end of Roe, there is no clear silver lining

Julie F. Kay

Overturning Roe feels like a kick in the uterus. Here’s how we can protect women.

Joan Vennochi

Roe ruling turns back the clock

Community Voices
IDEAS | MARIN LANGLIEB

Ever wonder why Mass. bridges are lit with different colors?

LETTERS

Why can’t this retired Calif. doctor find a primary care physician in Boston?

LETTERS

Teacher’s harshest lesson: day of the lockdown drill

Globe Opinion Columnists & Contributors

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Editorials

Working on the railroad shouldn’t mean working all the livelong day
A federal audit revealed T train dispatchers working 20-hour shifts. The short-staffed agency must do a better job training its future workforce.

Wu shouldn’t burden next BPS superintendent with more drama

The state’s proposal for the Boston Public Schools will satisfy no one.

A travesty foretold

For the first time in memory, Americans’ inalienable rights have been curtailed.

Extreme heat is coming. Boston needs to prepare — now.

‘Cool roofs,’ more trees, and names for heat waves.

Suspending the gas tax is a gimmick

The only real answer to rising gas prices is the slowest, but it would also have the greatest long-term effect — reducing the US’s dependence on oil.

Letters

Even in face of public support, lawmakers balk at aid-in-dying bill
Where is the compassion for the many people who are facing, or fear, an end-of-life scenario of pain and suffering that even the best efforts of hospice and palliative care often can’t relieve?

Biden’s age becomes an issue

Joe Biden’s age is not a new issue; it was bandied about in the 2020 election. It remains to be seen what voters will do in 2024.

Abortion rights, guns: a one-two punch from the high court

The current majority on the court has demonstrated an unconscionable indifference to the predictable harm of the consequences of their decisions for millions of people.

Boston confronts its legacy of slavery

Peter Faneuil was just one of many prominent local men who made themselves enormously wealthy from slave trading.

Clothing insecurity must be included in the inflation conversation

Many children do not have access to quality, appropriate clothing, which results in unfair barriers and disadvantages.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

How do we memorialize the 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.
Explore the rest of the project →
Letters

Postcards from the pandemic

Invited to take a walk, in fact, lots of walks; dining room table repurposed — a snapshot of how readers were coping.
An archive of conversations with the experts writing thought-provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.
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.
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.”
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