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JEFF JACOBY

Antisemitism and the power of the big lie

The most audacious falsehoods about Jews have the most power.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Diversity is America’s greatest strength. But now a lot of people find it threatening.

Sadly, Republicans’ relentless demonization of a multicultural nation may be working.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Las cincuentañeras son las nuevas quinceañeras

Las fiestas de cincuentañeras se han convertido en una tendencia emergente. Es una nueva tradición que les permite a las latinas redefinir cómo llegan a su segunda juventud.
MARCELA GARCÍA

The rise of the cincuentañeras

The cincuentañera is a new tradition that’s allowing Latinas to redefine aging while partying in a culturally significant way.

op-eds

Grace McGovern

Tipped workers need the boost of a higher base wage

Question 5 is for my 19-year-old co-worker who works three doubles in a week while going to classes at UMass. It’s for the tipped servers who work hard and well while their bosses reap the rewards.
Gretchen Shelgren

Question 5 would mean a wage cut for tipped workers like me

I make significantly more than the state minimum wage as a bartender.
Beau Breslin

Project 2025 isn’t going away

If Trumpism has taught us anything, it is that Project 2025 is just next phase of MAGA’s radical remaking of America.
Alexander Chen and Christina Mulligan

Polyamorous relationships are a good thing

Expanding our understanding of what kinds of committed relationships are possible and desirable will strengthen American society, not weaken it, particularly given that Americans are delaying and avoiding marriage like never before.

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Joan Wickersham

Continual cycles of growth and doubt

I have no idea what the world will be like when my snowdrops and fritillaria come up next spring.

SCOT LEHIGH

The MTA beckons voters with false claims on Question 2

Passage of Question 2 would eliminate the MCAS graduation requirement, not replace it.

RENÉE GRAHAM

What has Janet Jackson done for us lately? She’s spreading lies about Kamala Harris.

Jackson should show a little grace to Harris by apologizing for mischaracterizing the vice president’s well-established racial identity.

Alex Beam

Is Costco the center of the universe?

Now I feel like I know a thing or two about Costco, and to know it is to admire it.

Sophie Shaw

Composting can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s how Mass. can become a leader.

Decomposing food scraps contribute to climate change by generating 11 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Why the vice presidential debate matters

The show “Veep” demonstrated the sometimes hilariously amorphous nature of the job. But the prospect of JD Vance being one heartbeat away from the presidency is no laughing matter.

JOAN VENNOCHI

What happened in that Massachusetts State Police Academy boxing ring?

Releasing a video like this is, of course, a highly sensitive matter given the enormous loss suffered by Enrique Delgado-Garcia’s family. Yet many questions remain about his death.

CARINE HAJJAR

The struggle of the Massachusetts Republican

Does John Deaton's candidacy represent a promising shift for a MassGOP that is tired of losing?