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Shira Schoenberg

Former senator Dean Tran faces new legal woes

The FBI is investigating him, and he already faces state charges in gun case.
NEWSLETTERS

The thin line between ‘fans’ and ‘fanatics’

Performers are finding themselves dodging — if reflexes prevail — all kinds of projectiles.
SCOT LEHIGH

Republicans make conspiracy theories their go-to explanation

What was once an occasional impulse has become a knee-jerk reflex.

op-eds

Arthur Caplan, Michael Pourfar, and Alon Y. Mogilner

Should we fear or encourage mind control?

Despite the hype surrounding Elon Musk’s announcements of potential mind/brain interfaces, the actual science of brain modification is far from being ready to support sharing our thoughts in the cloud much less transmitting them to an AI Chatbot intent on eliminating human life.
Rachelle G. Cohen

All that is right with South Africa — and all that is wrong

A concert in Soweto is a perfect metaphor for all that is hopeful and joyful and all that is dysfunctional.
Kaivan Shroff

Hunter Biden shows he isn’t above the rule of law

For a young voter like me, that is inspiring.

letters

To save our democracy, amend the Constitution

Why not move the O’Bryant to the Boston Water and Sewer Commission lots?

May Daniel Ellsberg’s courageous actions continue to inspire

Every citizen should be treated equally

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Editor's picks

EDITORIAL

A pro-MCAS voice emerges

The new coalition is focused on improving the exam, not ending it as a graduation requirement.
Ken Goldberg

Let’s give AI a chance

Let’s engage with it and explore how it can combine and extend previous ideas, how it can help us learn new things, design new molecules, new medicines, new machines.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

The most interesting startup in America is in Massachusetts. You’ve probably never heard of it.

VulcanForms eyes a radical transformation of manufacturing.
JEFF JACOBY

AM radio in your car? Don’t let Congress decide.

Automakers are far better attuned to the wishes of motorists and car buyers than Congress will ever be.
IDEAS | TYLER HARPER

I am the wrong kind of Black professor

I’ve staked my career on my interest in the dead white men of 19th-century British letters. I can’t count the times I’ve been told what a waste it is that I’ve done so.
LETTERS

Councilors’ slave-trade apology cites Faneuil by name. Why won’t they act?

I strongly urge the council to hold a citywide public hearing to change the name of Faneuil Hall. May this be a truly communal process.

Cartoons

EDITORIAL CARTOON

Hunter Biden’s plea deal

EDITORIAL CARTOONS

Rogue speech

CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

A presidential promise

WILLIAM DOWD

Remembering Shirley Jackson

WARD SUTTON

Elon’s Twitter tanks

BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER

Smart-steer like you’re from here

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JOAN VENNOCHI

Despite all the bad news about the T, Phillip Eng is still optimistic about fixing it

The T’s new general manager knows that changing rider perception of a system in crisis is a big part of his job.

Kaivan Shroff

Hunter Biden shows he isn’t above the rule of law

For a young voter like me, that is inspiring.

Kevin C. Peterson and Robert Lewis Jr.

Why you should visit Boston’s ‘murder triangle’

People who would otherwise never go to these neighborhoods saw with their own eyes what was working and what the needs were.

JEFF JACOBY

In rejecting affirmative action, Justice Thomas is no hypocrite

Judges vow to uphold the Constitution “faithfully and impartially,” without regard to their personal history.

RENÉE GRAHAM

William Barr’s infuriating redemption tour

Speaking the truth about Trump is fine. What the former AG won’t talk about is how he once served as Trump’s chief enabler and henchman.

EDITORIAL

Beacon Hill would be right to repair ‘right to repair’ law

State should address the cybersecurity concerns that prompted the federal government to block the 2020 law.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Wu shouldn’t move the O’Bryant school

Moving the O’Bryant, which has been unceremoniously pushed around and relocated before, not only disrespects it once again but also It disrespects the community that makes it what it is.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Turmoil in Haiti reaches catastrophic levels. Where is the outrage?

Gangs are controlling more and more territory, and gang-related violence is increasing. Inflation is soaring, and food has become expensive; nearly half of the population — 4.9 million — are suffering from acute hunger. Schools and hospitals have shut down due to the widespread violence.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS

Blue sky Boston: Where inspiration meets aspiration for the city’s future

Sustainable living. Gondolas. A science expo. Evaluation of student humanity. Here’s what a Boston of the future could be.
ERNESTO BARBIERI WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY JESS RULIFFSON

Tenderness and brutality: True stories from an ICU nurse

An illustrated opinion piece that examines the porous border between healing and suffering in one hospital’s intensive care unit.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter

The scrappy Dorchester neighborhood has fulfilled the community activist’s dream: development without displacement.
IDEAS

Where did all the workers go?

For two years, employers have been desperate for workers — and there’s no indication the labor shortage will soon change. What are we losing — and possibly gaining — as a result?
Explore the project ➞
IDEAS | PETER THOMSON

The radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life

In 1971, kids from Roxbury and Lincoln spent half the year attending school together in the city and the other half in the suburb. Fifty years later, I tracked down my fellow students to see how it shaped them — and whether something like it could work today.

Globe Opinion’s 2022 Top 10

The readers have spoken: Take a tour through The Boston Globe opinion section’s top 10 most read columns, editorials, cartoons, letters, and Ideas stories of 2022.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Remembering trans lives taken in 2022

Even before a gunman killed five people and injured nearly 20 last month at Club Q, a popular LGBTQ nightspot in Colorado Springs, Colo., 2022 was already a deadly year for trans and gender nonconforming people. At least 35 have been killed nationwide, most of them Black trans women.
TIMELINE

Assault on American democracy

Jan. 6, 2021, was one of the most alarming days in American history. Boston Globe Opinion columns, editorials, letters, and cartoons untangle the continuing aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol.
IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHI

How the MBTA went off the rails

Nearly everything about Boston has changed in the past few decades, yet the T has the same big problem — a failure to prioritize the rider experience above all.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Boston was once a wildly ambitious city. It’s time to go big again.

Soaring housing costs, a broken T, and other existential problems require sweeping fixes that meet the moment.

Young people and the power of social media

Social media holds enormous power over young people. Can they find a way to navigate safely through its ever-changing landscape?

How do we memorialize the pandemic?

As the United States neared its one millionth COVID-19 related death, artists, architects, and community leaders are calling for a permanent memorial to honor all those touched by COVID. Globe Opinion asked several artists for their vision of what a COVID memorial could look like.
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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

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.
ideas

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 Longevity Hub

The Boston Globe Opinion section and MIT's AgeLab present The Longevity Hub, an ongoing series seeking to spark Greater Boston's transformation into the Silicon Valley of aging.
EDITORIAL

Future-proofing the presidency

Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.
EDITORIAL

A battle for affordable housing in Massachusetts

The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth.

Brave New Planet

Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is host.

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.
Letters

Postcards from the pandemic

Invited to take a walk, in fact, lots of walks; dining room table repurposed — a snapshot of how readers were coping.
An archive of conversations with the experts writing thought-provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.

The Other swing voter

Political coverage often focuses on voters who oscillate between political parties in a few key swing states. Here we feature perspectives and opinions from and about demographics of Americans — young voters and Black and brown voters —who swing between voting and not voting.
From voter suppression to gerrymandering to foreign interference, the integrity of US elections is under attack. In a three-part weekly series, Globe Opinion examines how the nation arrived at this moment and what needs to be done to protect voting rights.
Thomas E. Patterson

Trapped: Why the GOP's death is imminent

The Republican Party is destroying itself. Thomas Patterson of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center explains the five traps the party has set for itself and warns that the party's future is in peril without reform.

Black voices now

Globe Opinion seeks to amplify the perspectives and the voices of Black community members, scholars, activists, doctors, teachers, business leaders, students, and parents as op-ed and letter writers, and as innovators and provocateurs featured in Globe Ideas. Here we feature Black voices from the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd. We aim to amplify yet more Black voices going forward.
IDEAS

Massachusetts Works

We turn 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.

Legal Lens documentaries

Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.

Choosing, using, and losing your health care: A policy first-aid kit

In a four-part weekly series, Globe Opinion offers a baseline assessment of health care as well as prescriptions for fixing the industry.

Journalists are not the enemy

A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather “the enemy of the people.”
National Student Essay Competition winners announced