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JEFF JACOBY

No, Justice Barrett should not recuse herself from same-sex marriage case

The Supreme Court discourages its members from sitting out cases unless they have a clear conflict of interest.
RENÉE GRAHAM

‘I want people to realize that violence against trans people . . . is real, and it’s an epidemic’

In a year of hateful legislation and rhetoric, trans and nonbinary people again paid for it with their lives.
EDITORIAL

Biden’s new, common-sense approach to Venezuelan oil

Katherine Gergen Barnett, Tracey Dechert, Lisa Allee, and Clementina Chéry
Homicide’s ensuing trauma
Although trauma can be understood as an organizing principle for many of the physical and mental symptoms and illnesses of individuals, it is rarely spoken about or framed as a chronic disease.

MARCELA GARCÍA
When journalists are the target of high-tech espionage
A first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges unprecedented use of spyware against journalists in El Salvador. The case has wide-ranging domestic and global implications.

Brian Wynne
Pollsters should look hard at their Question 1 misfire
Surveys that are so wide of the mark can influence the outcomes of campaigns.

TOM KEANE
Let’s face it: We Americans want our own royals
Our head of government shouldn’t also be our head of state.

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Thanks for Misha’s story; ABA and other options

We need more representation of people with disabilities in the arts

The royals were here, the royals were here!

Installing a heat pump was simple

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Indigenous identity theft must stop

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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.
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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 | 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.

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.

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Thinking big on Long Island
If the city is going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a new bridge to Long Island, can we have a real debate about what those 225 acres will be used for?

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LETTERS

Thanks for Misha’s story; ABA and other options

LETTERS

We need more representation of people with disabilities in the arts

LETTERS

Culling deer won’t decrease the population but contraceptives might

climate crisis
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The royals were here, the royals were here!

LETTERS

Installing a heat pump was simple

LETTERS

Protecting forests isn’t that complicated

education
IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

The mismeasure of Misha

LETTERS

Special-needs bias at BPS cries out for independent oversight

Jessica Lander

Creating classrooms that draw on immigrants’ skills

securing democracy
LETTERS

The enduring tyranny of the two-party system

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Supreme Court wining, dining, and leaking no light matter

EDITORIAL

Crunch time on Capitol Hill

technology
IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Is digital privacy overrated?

IDEAS | Emily Frey & Noah Giansiracusa

The moral failing of ‘effective altruism’

Abbi Matheson

Break up Ticketmaster

civil rights
JEFF JACOBY

No, Justice Barrett should not recuse herself from same-sex marriage case

LETTERS

Jaylen Brown needs to ‘step up’

JEFF JACOBY

What makes a good citizen?

Community Voices
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Neckties don’t hold quite the same place in the fabric of our lives

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Birthday cards about aging: the joke lands with some, not others

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‘Give us your huddled masses,’ say Massachusetts residents

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Editorials

Biden’s new, common-sense approach to Venezuelan oil
Conditions attached to the deal should ensure that revenues from Venezuela’s oil go toward easing the country’s humanitarian catastrophe.

Wanted for the T: a GM who focuses on safety and reliability

The troubled agency needs a leader who can count on Governor-elect Maura Healey’s support.

Blue Hill Avenue is choking on traffic. Here’s a way to unclog it.

Boston is embarking on an ambitious plan to redesign one of the city’s busiest thoroughfares. While it has prompted some resistance, the backlash should only be a minor bump in the road.

Use Question 1 to boost college aid

Students at public universities have been an afterthought in Massachusetts for too long, and they deserve a share of the cash from the new tax.

Venezuelan migrants are being pushed into the shadows. Biden should let them work.

As many as 180,000 Venezuelan migrants have been admitted into the United States, fleeing political repression and economic turmoil.

Letters

Thanks for Misha’s story; ABA and other options
Many thanks for John Summers’s extraordinary essay.

We need more representation of people with disabilities in the arts

Given the broad subject the writer addresses — disability and TV, along with the very specific sub-set of autism, I was surprised the author didn’t even briefly reference any other multi-season TV show.

The royals were here, the royals were here!

It is a great honor for Boston.

Installing a heat pump was simple

Once our attic was properly insulated (mostly paid for by MassSave), installation proceeded quickly and smoothly.

Keep Trump off the front page

Why are you giving oxygen to this megalomaniac?

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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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Invited to take a walk, in fact, lots of walks; dining room table repurposed — a snapshot of how readers were coping.
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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.
Read more →
Finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing

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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 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.
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.

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.

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.”
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