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I celebrate my transgender son, yet I grieve for his ‘dead name’

Everything that makes my child who they are is still there, except for what I used to call him.

Set the underground rivers free

Once upon a time, cities buried waterways to reduce flooding and make room for cars. Now climate change and other factors are reversing that logic.

IDEAS | Beth Humberd, Carlo Dallapiccola, Scott Latham, and Adrian Staub

College COVID restrictions have become overkill

For the sake of their mental health, students deserve a path to normalcy.

Kareem Farah, who founded the Modern Classrooms Project, in his classroom in Washington, D.C., in 2017.

IDEAS | THOMAS ARNETT

A better way to do online learning

Many schools struggling with the pandemic are shelving the very solutions that could save them.

IDEAS | JULIAN FRIEDLAND

Another thing to worry about

Use of the word “worry” is on the rise. Does that reflect our anxious time — or make it worse?

Brian Flores had two winning seasons in three years as Miami Dolphins head coach but was fired this month. Research indicates that pressure on NFL coaches has increased in recent decades.

IDEAS | KEVIN LEWIS

Social Studies: Viral stories; pressure on coaches; Groundhog Day for the stock market

Surprising insights from the social sciences.

may i have a word?

May I have a word: When you sense that you may be forgetting something
In search of a word that captures that familiar nagging feeling.

May I have a word: Copyediting the Constitution

May I have a word: Tackling the ‘you plural’ problem

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Editing the Constitution

The Constitution is undergoing massive changes in the Supreme Court. It’s time to put the founding document in the hands of the people.

The Future of Work

The past year has shattered expectations of what workdays look like. Parenting while Zooming. An uncrowded T. Wary interactions with customers. In this special issue of Ideas, we explore which of these changes will stick — and how they’ll affect the quality of our lives.

The Future of Food

What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before. In this special issue, we celebrate the role of food in our communities and explore how it can be tastier, more accessible, and healthier for us and the planet.

Massachusetts Works

In this special section, we’re turning the typical model of journalism on its head — instead of focusing on what’s broken, we’re taking a look at what Massachusetts gets right. But it’s not all perfect: We also examine areas where Massachusetts can improve.

Conversations with the experts writing thought provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.

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