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NEWSLETTER

Hostages to Ronald Reagan’s political ambitions

In their pursuit of power, Republicans turned the fate of American lives into political gamesmanship.

Alex Shieh

Gen Z need to know their rights when stopped by police

Young people who are taught their rights become concerned citizens able to hold bad officers to account.

H.D.S. Greenway

The anti-colonial struggle continues on in Ukraine

For most of the world, the struggle against colonialism was the dominant struggle of the last half of the 20th century, not communism.

Vidya Raju

Interpreters are necessary for health equity

All states have passed laws addressing language access, but only a limited number have passed or attempted to pass comprehensive legislation and designated funding for language access.

M. Lee Pelton and Pam Eddinger

Investing in higher education is good for students — and the state

Collective action sends a powerful signal that postsecondary education is a viable path to social and economic mobility for everyone.

Joshua Pederson

ReGronkulous! Bonus bets are a bad bet for Massachusetts.

If you know anything about gambling, you know that the house never loses.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Crime, Trump, and the ghost of James Michael Curley

How long will the faithful remain faithful to Trump because of some deeper, darker, political self-interest? Loyalty to Curley, after all, lasted a long time.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

GOP’s true agenda in targeting trans students? Courting white evangelicals.

This is not a victimless political pander. Laws that ban students from school activities, bar them from being called by their correct pronouns, and erase their stories from school curricula are the real danger.