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Joan Vennochi

In Communion debate, will Cardinal O’Malley find middle ground?

The US Conference of Bishops’ statement gave conservative Catholics a way to repudiate the pope and try to hurt Catholic politicians. It also puts pressure on cardinals like Sean O’Malley.
Suzanne Koven

Longing for the day when sexism in medicine is DOA

For the thousands of new female physicians starting internships this month, there’s good and bad news.
Boston Latin School
EDITORIAL

Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools

JEFF JACOBY
A priest celebrates Mass at a Catholic church in Philadelphia on April 4.
Again the Supreme Court defends religious believers. Again it’s unanimous.
Government may not impede the free exercise of religion absent a truly imperative reason to do so.

RENÉE GRAHAM
Opal Lee, 94, reacts to one of the many signs held by those participating in her annual Juneteenth walk on June 19 in Fort Worth, Texas.
If patience is a virtue, Black people must be saints
In America, Black people are always expected to wait — for recognition, for opportunity, and for justice.

Dallas Ducar
Demonstrators gather on the steps to the Texas State Capitol May 20 to speak against transgender-related bills being considered in the Texas Legislature in Austin, Texas.
Transgender rights must be recognized as civil rights
Now is the chance to expand civil rights for LGBTQ+ — and specifically trans — Americans.

MARCELA GARCÍA
Marvin Gilmore, right, co-founder of Western Front, assists a customer on opening day in the Chelsea store.
For a more equitable marijuana industry, the state should bankroll loans
It shouldn’t surprise anybody why equity remains elusive: People of color simply face too many barriers to raise the enormous capital needed to enter the cannabis space.

letters

Focus should be on many years of education that precede exam-school moment

For the sake of city, its institutions, and its people, South End project should proceed

The very structure of school sports is a table setter for abuse

Amid biotech boom, still quiet on women’s health front

US bishops’ aim to draw Communion line against Biden over abortion rights stirs ire

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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.

Editor's picks

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.

IDEAS | NOAH Y. KIM
Housing will test white support for Black lives
White people are rallying against racism, but will they finally make it much easier for minorities to move into their neighborhoods?

IDEAS | TIYA MILES
The outbuildings of the Whitney Plantation in Louisiana.
What should we do with plantations?
The lavish estates where Black people were enslaved usually whitewash their history. Here's how these places might begin to redeem themselves.

IDEAS | ANNIE MURPHY PAUL
A smarter way of thinking about intelligence
Why is one particular intellectual capacity valued over so many other worthy qualities, like compassion, honesty, courage, and common sense?

Cartoons

public health
LETTERS

Amid biotech boom, still quiet on women’s health front

EDITORIAL

Boston’s kids need a summer of fun

LETTERS

State is making a push to move the needle on vaccination

climate crisis
A portion of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, seen from space in 2015.
IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Q&A: Can we edit nature to save it?

LETTERS

Social justice is a key issue in Mass. energy efficiency programs

LETTERS

Biden should press ahead on a carbon tax

education
Boston Latin School
EDITORIAL

Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools

LETTERS

Focus should be on many years of education that precede exam-school moment

EDITORIAL

The Harvard affirmative action case has already been decided

securing democracy
LETTERS

Guardrails for the presidency, after the demolition derby of Trump

Cynthia Miller-Idriss

Biden strategy takes on homegrown extremism

LETTERS

Garland needs to make a corrective U-turn

technology
LETTERS

Can you say ‘surveillance’?

Ryan Chin

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, seniors can lead the way

Joseph Coughlin

Getting from here to there

civil rights
A priest celebrates Mass at a Catholic church in Philadelphia on April 4.
JEFF JACOBY

Again the Supreme Court defends religious believers. Again it’s unanimous.

IDEAS | JENNIFER SEAN CHUNG

Why I’m hesitating to have ‘The Talk’ with my Korean American son

RENÉE GRAHAM

If patience is a virtue, Black people must be saints

Community Voices
Seaport Boulevard looking toward a dark city skyline on an early Saturday evening in 2020.
LETTERS

Boston’s Uber, Lyft shortage is not just an inconvenience — it’s a safety concern

LETTERS

‘Jokes’ about gender identity are as hurtful now as they were 16 years ago

LETTERS

MFA finds fertile ground for reengaging with ‘Great Spirit’ sculpture

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Boston Latin School
Yes, Boston can have excellence and equity at its exam schools
Test scores, grades, ZIP codes, lotteries — it’s time to make some decisions.

Japan’s Olympic responsibility

The Summer Games in Tokyo could showcase the feats of humanity, or the failures of it.

Remote access to public meetings a post-pandemic must

Distance and disability should not hamper political participation.

Less caution, more vision needed for a post-pandemic MBTA

With ridership down because of COVID-19, the agency needs to make dramatic moves to lure back customers.

Boston’s kids need a summer of fun

The closures, quarantines, isolation, and loneliness of the last year have created a mental health crisis for children. A small way to start the healing process would be to make this summer as enjoyable as possible.

Letters

Kristin Johnson, of Boston, stood in the foreground with other counterprotesters on Oct. 18, 2020, across the street from a rally outside of Boston Latin School that called for Boston schools to keep the admission exam in place for entry into exam schools.
Focus should be on many years of education that precede exam-school moment
Perhaps we could avoid future battles by looking beyond admissions for 2022 to admissions for 2032.

For the sake of city, its institutions, and its people, South End project should proceed

The Franklin Institute's mission and value to Boston have never been more critical.

The very structure of school sports is a table setter for abuse

This sports culture does not even allow world-class Olympic gymnasts and swimmers to question adults who control them, so what hope is there for an average high school athlete?

Amid biotech boom, still quiet on women’s health front

At the Brigham and Women’s National Summit on the Health of Women, experts across biomedical research, policy, and industry talked about the concrete steps we need to take to improve health outcomes for women.

US bishops’ aim to draw Communion line against Biden over abortion rights stirs ire

The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States are rushing headlong into a political debate over abortion rights.

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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.
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Watching the 2020 DNC felt like watching an infomercial for a product that was not made for me, but that I’m being told to buy anyway.
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.
Voters observed social distancing guidelines as they waited in line to cast ballots in the Wisconsin presidential primary election, in Milwaukee in April.
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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