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Editorials are opinions of The Boston Globe's Editorial Board.

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Floyd case cries out for Justice probe

Bill Barr’s Department of Justice is not just quashing peaceful protest. It’s abdicating its duty to investigate racial bias in policing.
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Release the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home report

The governor has had time, and the families of fallen veterans deserve answers.
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Don’t let labor agreements thwart police accountability

Union agreements too often prevent police departments from firing officers who act violently or inappropriately. Lawmakers of both parties need to take police discipline out of labor negotiations so that accountability can no longer be used as a bargaining chip.
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Stand down, Mr. President

Trump didn’t start the fire. But he’s pouring gasoline on the flames.

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No time to waste on mail-in voting
It’s the best way to protect voters during a pandemic, yet Trump fights no-excuses absentee voting. Now Massachusetts lawmakers try to set things right.

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America’s willful ignorance about Black lives
This could be a watershed moment for the threat that Black Americans face from police, but only if political leaders refuse to accept anything less than real reform.

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The taxpaying workers in Massachusetts who still need coronavirus cash relief

A bill in the State House would fund cash rebates for undocumented adults who are not eligible for aid under the federal CARES Act and for other pandemic benefits because of their immigration status. The legislature should pass it.

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Trump hijacks the debate over Internet law

The foundational law governing social media could use an update. But that should come from careful consideration in Congress, not from a fit of pique in the Oval Office.

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The coronavirus is crushing working people. It’s time for Congress to act.

In the coming weeks and months, Congress must work not only to get vulnerable workers through the pandemic, but also to put them on more solid footing in the long term.

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End the political convention as we know it

The parties don’t need mass televised gatherings, whether or not there’s a pandemic. They need to reconnect with the American people.

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In the midst of a crisis, China moves to crush Hong Kong’s autonomy

Congress should sanction Chinese officials to hold them accountable for attacking human rights and democratic freedoms.

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We need a National Day of Mourning

Without acknowledging the losses to COVID-19, we will not be able to truly heal.

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Memorial Day 2020 asks more of us

Without parades and picnics, a holiday's real meaning may still shine through.

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Post-coronavirus pandemic, methadone should be just as easy to get

COVID-19 forced federal and state regulators to relax certain guidelines around methadone therapy services. These changes are overdue and should be made permanent.