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An American journalist martyred in Ukraine

Brent Renaud's brand of courage was special but not unique among those committed to bringing the world the truth from inside a war zone.
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Russian oligarchs aren’t the only ones hiding ill-gotten gains in the US

As the Biden administration seeks to seize Russian assets, it should also work to end America’s role in promoting financial secrecy around the world.
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A lesson in ‘sunshine’ from across a war zone

Ukraine uses the weapon of truth and with it has already won the battle for global support.
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Achtung, Germany: Can you get serious about ditching Russian gas now?

Europe’s increased reliance on Russian natural gas has not only contributed to climate change but has also put the continent in the position of financing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war machine.

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Ukraine crowd-sources evidence of war crimes
It will take a new style Nuremberg trial to make certain the world never forgets Russian aggression.

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As Harvard looks to build in Allston, how about a university-affiliated public school?
The university could help the city tackle one of its most vexing challenges.

Finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing

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.

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Fenway High's Janaiya Printemps shoots a three-point basket against O'Bryant High during the second half of a game at Dearborn Stem Academy on Jan. 24.

Another BPS blunder raises questions about the district’s competence

Failure to perform basic functions, such as filing forms or keeping database records, has become par for the course in the Boston Public Schools.

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A petroleum cracking tower at a refinery in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Putin’s petrodollars fund his war machine. Halting the flow helps Ukraine.

Planes from Poland and a new lend-lease program can also aid the war effort.

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The steps of Widener Library, in Harvard Yard, on the Harvard University campus. The recent disposition of a sexual harassment case at Harvard underscores the need for independent investigations.

Victims of sexual harassment on college campuses deserve independent investigations

Congress should amend Title IX to eliminate inherent biases so that the law can fully live up to it promise to eradicate sexual discrimination.

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Crystal Sorey, mother of Harmony Montgomery, tears up during a vigil held last month in Manchester, N.H., for her daughter, who has been missing since 2019.

Harmony Montgomery case cries out for changes

Baker, Sununu each propose a piece of the solution. Both are needed.

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Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, speaking at an event at Durham Technical Community College, in Durham, N.C., where he appeared with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday to talk about creating jobs for Americans.

Secretary Walsh: Do the right thing and waive unemployment benefit overpayments

Recipients shouldn’t have to pay back federal benefits that they applied for in good faith.

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listens as Representative Tom Cole closes his eyes as President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington on March 1.

Hey Congress, blue and yellow ribbons won’t save Ukrainian lives

US military and humanitarian aid now hinge on putting aside petty partisan squabbles.

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Emissions rise from the Kentucky Utilities Co. Ghent generating station in Ghent, Ky., April 6, 2021. The Supreme Court has heard arguments in a lawsuit intended to block the federal government’s ability to take strong regulatory action to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

The political window is closing on climate change

If Democrats can’t compromise now, they may come away with nothing.

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James Gaines is escorted into a Suffolk Superior courtroom on Oct. 1, 2004 in Boston.

When an attorney’s racism tilts the scales of justice, the courts must correct with a new trial

Convictions of Black defendants or other racial minorities should not hold when the defense lawyer is demonstrably racist.