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Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future,
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writes. And that vision doesnât tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on whatâs not possible.
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Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying - The Boston Globe
Voters are tired of hearing politicians talk about what they canât do. The newly elected mayor of New York has offered something different.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/opinion/zohran-mamdani-new-york-mayor/
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Editorial: Over the next four years, the task for Mayor Michelle Wu will be to stay laser-focused on Bostonâs fundamental challenges and not to mistake her easy victory on Tuesday for a blanket endorsement of the status quo.
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How Mayor Wu should spend her considerable political capital - The Boston Globe
The mayor won big, including in the City Council. She should focus her power on addressing the cityâs biggest needs: housing and education.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/opinion/michelle-wu-second-term-housing-education/
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The trick for an elastic party is not to stretch too far in one direction, David Scharfenberg writes. And in recent years, Democrats have done just that, reaching way out to the left and damaging their brand in the process.
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Mamdani won. So did Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia. Their brand is still toxic. - The Boston Globe
There is only one way to solve the partyâs enduring problem.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/05/opinion/new-york-new-jersey-virginia-elections-democrats/
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Tune in to a live episode of
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as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayorâs races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:
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Through all of her husbandâs racist ramblings, Usha Vance has chosen to stay by his side,
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Donât feel sorry for Usha Vance - The Boston Globe
Like Melania Trump, the second lady knows exactly who she married and what she signed up for.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/04/opinion/usha-jd-vance-marriage-erika-kirk/
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In much of Boston, the race for the four at-large City Council seats is the only real contest on Nov. 4. The Globe editorial board endorses these four candidates, who articulated the clearest, most persuasive visions for Boston and the council:
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Globe endorsements for City Council: Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Marvin Mathelier, and Will Onuoha - The Boston Globe
Voters can pick up to four at-large candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/opinion/city-council-endorsement-at-large/
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The death penalty has gone on since time immemorial, but the means of execution in places where itâs allowed must be humane,
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Death penalty case paints clear high court divide - The Boston Globe
Exactly how much suffering is too much?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/newsletters/the-gavel-death-penalty/
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âWhen I bring [a pro-Palestinian] voice, I donât want the Israeli audience to be triggered by that, but I would love them to have more of an outside look of their own country,â Romy Neumark says on
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Can better conversations heal the fractured Jewish-American family? - The Boston Globe
âWhen I bring [a pro-Palestinian] voice, I donât want the Israeli audience to be triggered by that,â says Romy Neumark.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/opinion/romy-neumark-israel-palestine-say-more-podcast/
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Democrats are searching for a fighter, Carine Hajjar writes. But do they really need a guy with a Nazi tattoo in their ranks?
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Graham Platnerâs controversial past tests Democratsâ tolerance for imperfection - The Boston Globe
In politics, uncurated candidates come at a cost.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/28/opinion/graham-platner-democrats-authentic-candidates/
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13 days ago
Why I'm rooting for
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Why Iâm rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays in the World Series - The Boston Globe
I'd like Canada to win because it is standing up to a bully.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/26/opinion/world-series-canada-united-states-trump/
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Sadly, history suggests that recovering Franceâs royal bling will be a long shot, Tom Mashberg writes.
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The Louvre heist: Why stolen jewels are rarely recovered - The Boston Globe
âNo collection, however secure, is entirely beyond reach.â
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/22/opinion/louvre-heist-jewelry-security/
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Todayâs teen fashion is missing the recklessness and imperfection of actual youth fashion trends, Catherine Enwright writes in
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GenZ is mimicking my generationâs fashion perfectly. Too perfectly, in fact. - The Boston Globe
Students are avoiding the usual pitfalls of teen fashion, and itâs too bad.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/23/opinion/teenage-fashion-genz-social-media-y2k/
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The Supreme Court will take up the constitutionality of a federal law barring anyone who âis an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substanceâ from possessing a gun,
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Do potheads have a right to bear arms? The Supreme Court will decide. - The Boston Globe
In rare move, the Trump administration defends a federal gun regulation.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/23/opinion/the-gavel-drug-users-gun-control/
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What was once considered the secular sanctity of the presidency has been usurped by Trumpâs perversity,
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Trumpâs potty presidency - The Boston Globe
Long before he posted disgusting AI slop, Trump had already soiled this nation.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/21/opinion/trump-ai-video-poop-protests/
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What makes business organizations effective is not raw talent but whether that talent can synchronize, Jon Levy writes.
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Why the smartest workplaces usually have more women - The Boston Globe
This provocative finding doesnât mean companies should exclude men. In fact, it highlights the superficiality of many corporate diversity efforts.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/21/opinion/women-workplace-team-performance-eq/
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âIf we are developing into...a fear-based society...that puts us in the danger of having inaction...as being more of the norm, which hasnât been typical in America.â Professor
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To be free, you need to feel free. Right now, America isnât feeling it. - The Boston Globe
What good are rights if people are afraid to exercise them?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/opinion/trump-autocracy-democracy-freedom-rights/
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"Losing a mother is no ordinary pain. Even before we are born, mothers are literally the shield between us and the world. Who is left to protect us once they are gone?" My latest
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Studies show Americans in 2025 do have friends; we just wish we were closer, Gwen Egan writes. And hosting house parties is a great solution â a way to create a sense of group belonging.
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Get over yourself and throw a party - The Boston Globe
Why is getting a group together at someoneâs place becoming so rare? I blame self-care culture.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/17/opinion/house-parties-self-preservation-culture/
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Infantilizing young men for the sake of partisan loyalty could do more harm than any other societal plague, Eugene Scott writes.
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Those racist and homophobic Young Republican texts arenât what âkids doâ - The Boston Globe
Republicans are divided on how best to respond to this matter.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/opinion/young-republicans-racist-homophobic-texts/
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âTylenol has been proven to be safe, and I feel like women should be discussing that with their doctors â not hearing it from the president,â says
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Tylenol, autism, and mom blame - The Boston Globe
"Tylenol has been proven to be safe, and I feel like women should be discussing that with their doctors â not hearing it from the president," says Maura Sullivan.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/16/opinion/tylenol-autism-say-more-podcast/
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âFor all the bicycle-versus-car debates raging in Boston and other cities, another conflict is growing on public and private lands, as users with different outlooks descend upon the same shared spaces,â Phil Primack writes.
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How thrill-seeking mountain bikers are ravaging our shared trails - The Boston Globe
A favorite Medford stretch in the Middlesex Fells is a magnet for adrenaline-seeking mountain bikers who donât realize or care about the damage they cause.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/13/opinion/middlesex-fells-trails-mountain-bikers/
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âAnxiety feeds on avoidance,â Alex Jordan and Ben Lovett write. âAs psychologists whoâve studied and treated anxiety for decades, we believe that this approach â eliminating whatever makes students nervous â is making the problem worse.â
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Schools are accommodating student anxiety â and making it worse - The Boston Globe
Removing stressors robs students of growth opportunities.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/opinion/student-anxiety-schools-accommodation/
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In much of Boston, the race for the four at-large City Council seats is the only real contest on Nov. 4. The Globe editorial board endorses these four candidates, who articulated the clearest, most persuasive visions for Boston and the council:
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Globe endorsements for City Council: Ruthzee Louijeune, Erin Murphy, Marvin Mathelier, and Will Onuoha - The Boston Globe
Voters can pick up to four at-large candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/14/opinion/city-council-endorsement-at-large/
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Choosing one of the worldâs biggest artists to perform for one of the worldâs biggest television audiences is "controversial" only to those who believe that anything that refuses to deify America as a white, English-speaking nation is unacceptable. My latest
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MAGA says Bad Bunny isnât âunifyingâ enough to perform at the Super Bowl. We know what they really mean. - The Boston Globe
The NFL needs to stand up to right-wing pressure to change the halftime show.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/opinion/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime/
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Pope Leoâs criticism of Trumpâs immigration policies isnât necessarily surprising. But add Zach Bryan to the mix, and two prominent people who you would not necessarily expect to be on the same page are singing the same tune, Joan Vennochi writes.
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Pope Leo and Zach Bryan are singing the same song against Trump immigration policies - The Boston Globe
Could that strange and unexpected pairing of voices encourage others to speak out against the roundup of immigrants across this country?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/opinion/zach-bryan-pope-leo-immigration-ice/
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In the past at Harvard, considering conservative ideas â even if you disagreed with them â wasnât seen as an educational exercise, Carine Hajjar writes. Platforming conservatives was seen as a tacit endorsement of hate. But things have changed.
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A new era at Harvard: Once shunned, conservative students are now welcome to share their views - The Boston Globe
Michael Knowles gets a warm reception.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/08/opinion/harvard-conservative-michael-knowles/
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For conservatives, the Oct. 7 attack has given new impetus to annex Gaza and Israel, James Dao writes. For liberals, it has brought a sense of powerlessness â but perhaps also renewed determination â to stop Israel from becoming what critics contend it has long been: an apartheid state.
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Israelâs fractured soul - The Boston Globe
Everything shattered on Oct. 7, 2023. Two years later, Israelis and Palestinians are far from picking up the pieces.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/07/opinion/israel-gaza-oct-7-two-years-later/
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âCommunities of color have been removed from and denied access to the land ever since European settlers set foot on North American soil,â Mardi Fuller writes in
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I belong in wilderness - The Boston Globe
Black and brown Americans are reclaiming, and reshaping, outdoor culture.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/05/opinion/diversity-outdoor-recreation/
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Sox fans wanted to beat the Yankees, but thatâs nothing compared to how Canadians feel: âThe nemesis here isnât Bucky Dent. Itâs Donald Trump. And among Canadians, the two men share the same deprecating middle name,â says David Shribman
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Trumpâs shadow looms over Blue Jays-Yankees ALDS showdown - The Boston Globe
In Canada the term âYankeesâ stands as shorthand for the citizens of the country that twice sent Trump to the White House.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/opinion/blue-jays-yankees-trump-baseball/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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Democrats will see what works and what doesnât on the campaign trail. Thatâs where the party's big ideological fights will be resolved, and itâs where the next generation of leaders will emerge. So where should we be looking? Explore the
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These key races will divine the fate of the Democratic Party - The Boston Globe
The campaign trail is the ultimate arbiter of what works â and what doesnât. Hereâs a guide to the elections to watch this year and next.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/14/opinion/va-nj-governor-democrats-2026/
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âI know how much we Red Sox fans wanted to beat the hated New York Yankees, but thatâs nothing compared to how Canadians feel as the Toronto Blue Jays meet the Yankees in the next round of the playoffs,â David Shribman writes.
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Canadians really want the Blue Jays to beat the Yankees. Trump is a big reason why. - The Boston Globe
In Canada the term âYankeesâ stands as shorthand for the citizens of the country that twice sent Trump to the White House.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/opinion/blue-jays-yankees-trump-baseball/
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âRoads kill ecosystems by a thousand cuts â though given their ubiquity, that idiom understates the case,â author Ben Goldfarb writes in
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A road runs through it - The Boston Globe
Americaâs wild lands are already home to vast networks of paved and dirt roads. Now the Trump administration is about to expand their reach.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/04/opinion/roadless-rule-trump-administration/
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âWhen I do go into the woods, I never go alone. It could be experience or age,â
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. âIt definitely has to do with Amy.â Explore the Wild Issue:
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What happened to Amy? - The Boston Globe
Statistics show the woods are safe. But the outliers are still haunting.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/04/opinion/missing-persons-national-state-parks/
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âIf your civil rights are violated, there may be no one at the federal level left to call,â writes Jennifer A. Serafyn, former chief of the civil rights unit at the US Attorneyâs Office for the District of Massachusetts.
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I led the civil rights unit at the US Attorneyâs Office in Boston. Its dismantling leaves an alarming void. - The Boston Globe
If your civil rights are violated, there may be no one at the federal level left to call.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/opinion/us-attorney-boston-civil-rights-disbanded/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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Taylor Swift can feel more capitalistic than cool, but it works because she has built a fiercely loyal fan base, Kevin Evers writes. But her greatest asset isnât her catalog or her business acumen, itâs the trust of millions who believe her stories are worth living inside.
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Taylor Swift is uncool â and unstoppable - The Boston Globe
Her earnestness and focus on fans have become her greatest strengths.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/opinion/taylor-swift-relatable/
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âDid your parents take you camping in the wilderness?â
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Wilderness: A poem by Joan Baez - The Boston Globe
The singer-songwriter reminds us that threats to our wild lands affects us all.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/opinion/joan-baez-poem-wilderness/
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âIt is not a normal thing to mow oneâs lawn with a scythe, as curious an act in the country as it is in the suburbs,â author Daegan Miller writes in
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Why I cut my lawn with an old-fashioned scythe - The Boston Globe
Yes, it's a lot of work. And it's worth it.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/opinion/mowing-lawn-scythe-nature/
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The Trump administration sees the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act as one more way to chill speech and claw back power from state and local law enforcement, Mary Ziegler writes.
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A law to protect abortion clinics is being used against Palestinian supporters - The Boston Globe
Trump has decided that only some Americans deserve protection from violence.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/opinion/face-act-palestine-protest/
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Homeopathic medicine. Anti-vaccine outlooks. Limited screen time. A homeschooling movement. Traditional values. The crunchiest elements of my left-wing upbringing are back â except this time, on the right, Kara Panzer writes.
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Homeschooling, anti-vax, homeopathy: My left-wing childhood is back, on the right - The Boston Globe
The crunchiest elements of my left-wing upbringing are back â except this time, on the right.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/opinion/maha-left-wing-upbringing/
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Skyler White became a despised avatar of every woman who, when not kept in her place, becomes a barrier to what a man desires and believes he deserves,
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How âBreaking Badâ foretold todayâs manosphere - The Boston Globe
The show and the reaction to it, predicted the mainstreaming of misogyny that in its many forms, online and off, can make life miserable for too many women.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/opinion/breaking-bad-manosphere/
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âRivers seem abundant and resilient, but they are actually rare and fragile â they hold only a tiny fraction of the worldâs water,â
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Turning outdoor recreation into âre-creationâ - The Boston Globe
Robert Macfarlane thinks getting outside is not just about leisure â itâs a spiritual journey.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/opinion/outdoor-recreation-robert-macfarlane/
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âRenewable energy is booming everywhere around the world except here,â
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. âAmericans have put more carbon into the atmosphere than anyone else, and so we have a deeper practical and moral debt to pay off.â Explore the Wild Issue:
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Welcome renewable energy to our wild lands - The Boston Globe
When Bill McKibben sees a wind turbine on the horizon, he sees something beautiful.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/02/opinion/renewable-energy-land-use-solar-wind/
about 1 month ago
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Photographer Mark Ostow spent two days capturing life on New Englandâs highest summit â through rain, wind, and frigid temperatures. Explore the Wild Issue in
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The wilds of Mount Washington - The Boston Globe
Photographer Mark Ostow spent two days capturing life on New Englandâs highest summit.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/01/opinion/mt-washington-weather-photos/
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Call the Trump administrationâs unscientific linking of Tylenol use by pregnant women with autism what it really is â misogyny,
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Trump blames women for autism - The Boston Globe
Unsound medical advice from men who have no business offering it.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/28/opinion/rfk-trump-tylenol-women-autism/
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about 1 month ago
The DOJ has begun to work on Trumpâs enemies list, starting with Comey. But when it comes to actual bad actorsâlike Ralph de la Torre, who drove a hospital chain into bankruptcy, endangering lives, Pam Bondi canât seem to find the time.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/26/o...
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Trump targets faux criminals; Steward chief still unscathed - The Boston Globe
Justice Department canât tell the good guys from the bad.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/26/opinion/comey-steward-de-la-torre/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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âIf wilderness was once something from which we felt we needed protection, today we ourselves are charged with protecting it,â author Akiko Busch writes in
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The wildness of sanctuary - The Boston Globe
As I wandered a Mass Audubon wildlife preserve, I reflected on the paradoxes of such a place.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/30/opinion/mass-audubon-sanctuary-wilderness/
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