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JEFF JACOBY

Race-based admissions are wrong, and it’s time the Supreme Court said so

In pursuit of “diversity,” Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans.

Renée Graham
Derek Chauvin is the murder defendant. Don’t put George Floyd on trial.
Justice is so elusive for Black Americans that dread is more common than hope with another police brutality trial.

George Q. Daley, David E. Golan, Arlene H. Sharpe, and Bruce D. Walker
Collaboration is the cure for COVID-19
The pandemic is global. It cannot be controlled by local action alone.

Shazia Ahmed
All hail the bus as the answer to vaccine inequities
Turning public buses into mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics could increase vaccine adoption rates.

Marcela García
At Boston’s public exam schools, it’s equity vs. privilege
A recently filed lawsuit isn’t about equity. It’s about preserving the disadvantageous status quo.

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Kimberly Atkins

History will clearly see this existential moment for voting rights. Lawmakers must see it now

Voting rights are being eviscerated by state legislators, the Supreme Court, and the GOP. Lawmakers cannot afford to miss the battle before them.

Flavia C. Peréa

Dear Mayor Joe Curtatone, what happened to my son embodies the school-to-prison pipeline

I am calling on you to act.

Michael Calabrese and Lester Salamon

To close digital equity gaps, US should endow a private Digital Futures Foundation

Auctions of government-owned airwaves produce a lot of revenue. A chunk of it should go toward closing digital equity gaps.

Joan Vennochi

Andrew Cuomo has a problem. But why are Democrats pushed to resign?

Once again, we are left to ponder the mish-mash of standards and consequences regarding sexual misconduct.

Linda J. Bilmes and Margaret Bourdeaux

Massachusetts should pay people to quarantine

Paying people to stay home isn’t ‘unaffordable.’ In fact, supported quarantine is both affordable and a good investment of public resources.

Joanne Hilferty, Dan Kenary, and Brooke Thomson

We can’t afford to let women fall through the economy’s cracks

In September, 69 percent of women said the COVID-19 pandemic was keeping them from returning to work for reasons other than downsizing or business closure.

SCOT LEHIGH

Maine makes age the vaccine metric that matters

The Baker administration says it will consider that approach.

Renée Graham

Andrew Cuomo and the post-#MeToo reckoning that never was

Even if harassment allegations force out the New York governor, survivors know it won’t change an entrenched culture that protects men’s insidious behavior.