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Fight cartels as cartels, not terrorist groups

Labeling drug-trafficking cartels as terrorists threatens to do more harm than good.

Child predators target of sex offender bill

The Legislature shouldn't wait for the next crisis to reform laws on child rape and civil commitments.

The Trump ‘witch hunt’ that never happened

A Justice Department report found mismanagement and low-level wrongdoing at the FBI, but no grand conspiracy.

How can Boston get trucks to stop blocking traffic?

There are solutions available to control the number of delivery vehicles on the streets at given times of day.

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Police body cam rollout hits a snag
A Boston Police "rule" exempting body camera use during overtime shifts creates a giant loophole in a critical program.

EDITORIAL
The 2020 election must be a time of reckoning on climate change
American voters should make climate change the priority at the polls.

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Consumers deserve a data privacy bill with teeth

Senate Democrats are marking the peak cyber shopping season will a proposed online "Miranda" rights bill for consumers.

EDITORIAL

Impeach the president

Yes, the president's actions were wrong and yes, impeachment is the proper remedy.

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Court ruling a victory for open government

When the state launches investigations of people or organizations accused of discriminating on the basis of disability, race, sexual orientation, or gender, that information is of immediate public interest.

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Lawmakers should heed science, not anti-vaccine activists

Massachusetts lawmakers shouldn’t be swayed by anti-vaccine activists.

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Changing culture is key to fixing prisons

Solitary confinement by any other name still violates the spirit of Massachusetts 2018 Criminal Justice Reform Act.

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Beware the tax-cut mirage

After their 2017 package failed to deliver on its promises, the White House and congressional Republicans are formulating another tax cut proposal.

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Time for colleges to end legacy admissions

Harvard and other elite New England schools should lead the way in going legacy-blind.

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Congress, keep your eyes on the real electoral threat

Myths about Ukraine propagated by congressional Republicans are a distraction welcomed by Moscow, and they contribute to an ongoing threat to US elections.