Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.

Editorial: Over the next four years, the task for Mayor Michelle Wu will be to stay laser-focused on Boston’s fundamental challenges and not to mistake her easy victory on Tuesday for a blanket endorsement of the status quo.

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.

Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York today at 12 p.m. on our Substack:

Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:

Through all of her husband’s racist ramblings, Usha Vance has chosen to stay by his side, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

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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The death penalty has gone on since time immemorial, but the means of execution in places where it’s allowed must be humane, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. Far too often, executions are shown to be anything but.

“When I bring [a pro-Palestinian] voice, I don’t 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,” Romy Neumark says on #SayMore.

Democrats are searching for a fighter, Carine Hajjar writes. But do they really need a guy with a Nazi tattoo in their ranks?

Why I'm rooting for @torontobluejays.bsky.social in the World Series. My latest @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

Sadly, history suggests that recovering France’s royal bling will be a long shot, Tom Mashberg writes.

Today’s teen fashion is missing the recklessness and imperfection of actual youth fashion trends, Catherine Enwright writes in #GlobeIdeas.

The Supreme Court will take up the constitutionality of a federal law barring anyone who “is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” from possessing a gun, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes in #TheGavel.

What was once considered the secular sanctity of the presidency has been usurped by Trump’s perversity, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

What makes business organizations effective is not raw talent but whether that talent can synchronize, Jon Levy writes.

“If we are developing into...a fear-based society...that puts us in the danger of having inaction...as being more of the norm, which hasn’t been typical in America.” Professor @dignityneurosci.bsky.social @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social @globeopinion.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/19/o...

"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 @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

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 — a way to create a sense of group belonging.

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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.

“Tylenol has been proven to be safe, and I feel like women should be discussing that with their doctors — not hearing it from the president,” says @thearcofmass.org CEO Maura Sullivan.

“For 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,” Phil Primack writes.

“Anxiety feeds on avoidance,” Alex Jordan and Ben Lovett write. “As psychologists who’ve studied and treated anxiety for decades, we believe that this approach — eliminating whatever makes students nervous — is making the problem worse.”

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:

Choosing one of the world’s biggest artists to perform for one of the world’s 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 @globeopinion.bsky.social column.

Pope Leo’s criticism of Trump’s immigration policies isn’t 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.

In the past at Harvard, considering conservative ideas — even if you disagreed with them — wasn’t seen as an educational exercise, Carine Hajjar writes. Platforming conservatives was seen as a tacit endorsement of hate. But things have changed.

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 — but perhaps also renewed determination — to stop Israel from becoming what critics contend it has long been: an apartheid state.

“Communities of color have been removed from and denied access to the land ever since European settlers set foot on North American soil,” Mardi Fuller writes in #GlobeIdeas. Explore the Wild Issue:

Sox fans wanted to beat the Yankees, but that’s nothing compared to how Canadians feel: “The nemesis here isn’t Bucky Dent. It’s Donald Trump. And among Canadians, the two men share the same deprecating middle name,” says David Shribman www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/06/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

Democrats will see what works and what doesn’t on the campaign trail. That’s where the party's big ideological fights will be resolved, and it’s where the next generation of leaders will emerge. So where should we be looking? Explore the #GlobeIdeas guide to the Democrats’ upcoming campaign season:

“I know how much we Red Sox fans wanted to beat the hated New York Yankees, but that’s nothing compared to how Canadians feel as the Toronto Blue Jays meet the Yankees in the next round of the playoffs,” David Shribman writes.

“Roads kill ecosystems by a thousand cuts — though given their ubiquity, that idiom understates the case,” author Ben Goldfarb writes in #GlobeIdeas. Explore the Wild Issue:

“When I do go into the woods, I never go alone. It could be experience or age,” @hhoppy.bsky.social writes in #GlobeIdeas. “It definitely has to do with Amy.” Explore the Wild Issue:

“If your civil rights are violated, there may be no one at the federal level left to call,” writes Jennifer A. Serafyn, former chief of the civil rights unit at the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. @globeopinion.bsky.social www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/03/o...

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 isn’t her catalog or her business acumen, it’s the trust of millions who believe her stories are worth living inside.

“Did your parents take you camping in the wilderness?” @joancbaezofficial.bsky.social writes in #GlobeIdeas. Explore the Wild Issue:

“It is not a normal thing to mow one’s lawn with a scythe, as curious an act in the country as it is in the suburbs,” author Daegan Miller writes in #GlobeIdeas. Explore the Wild Issue:

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.

Homeopathic medicine. Anti-vaccine outlooks. Limited screen time. A homeschooling movement. Traditional values. The crunchiest elements of my left-wing upbringing are back — except this time, on the right, Kara Panzer writes.

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, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

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“Rivers seem abundant and resilient, but they are actually rare and fragile — they hold only a tiny fraction of the world’s water,” @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social says in #GlobeIdeas. Explore the Wild Issue:

“Renewable energy is booming everywhere around the world except here,” @billmckibben.bsky.social writes in #GlobeIdeas. “Americans have put more carbon into the atmosphere than anyone else, and so we have a deeper practical and moral debt to pay off.” Explore the Wild Issue:

Photographer Mark Ostow spent two days capturing life on New England’s highest summit — through rain, wind, and frigid temperatures. Explore the Wild Issue in #GlobeIdeas:

Call the Trump administration’s unscientific linking of Tylenol use by pregnant women with autism what it really is — misogyny, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.

The DOJ has begun to work on Trump’s enemies list, starting with Comey. But when it comes to actual bad actors—like Ralph de la Torre, who drove a hospital chain into bankruptcy, endangering lives, Pam Bondi can’t seem to find the time. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/26/o... @globeopinion.bsky.social

“If wilderness was once something from which we felt we needed protection, today we ourselves are charged with protecting it,” author Akiko Busch writes in #GlobeIdeas. Explore the Wild Issue: