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Drug price transparency: Round 2

If knowledge is power, then state regulators need more tools in their toolbox to tackle pharmaceutical costs.

Education funding: The House must repair the Senate’s damage

A careful compromise on education funding came undone in the Senate.

Dollars vs. discrimination on the Greenway

A dispute over maintenance of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway is a matter of right and wrong as well as dollars and cents.

The US shouldn’t take military action against Iran

The better policy would be to lower tensions with Iran and then work through whatever diplomatic channels still exist to defuse the war in Yemen.

Editorial
Cracking down on service dog fraud
There’s an important difference between an “emotional support” dog and a “service dogs.” The law should be clear about which is which.

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The Kurds’ blood is on our hands
President Trump’s naive foreign policy abandons American values and risks making an already dangerous region more unstable.

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Presidential stonewalling is obstruction

In defying congressional subpoenas, President Trump is also defying the Constitution.

EDITORIAL

Warren acts fast on complaint, but why the secrecy?

The Warren campaign needs to be more forthcoming about the firing of a senior aide.

Editorial

How would Democrats clean up after Trump?

Following yet another foreign policy blunder by President Trump, voters deserve to hear more about how Democratic presidential candidates would approach that crucial part of the job.

Editorial

City and state should stand up for safe injection sites

A landmark court ruling in Philadelphia could — and should — move Boston, and the state, in the direction of allowing safe injection sites.

Editorial

Another set of eyes on DCF

Needed deep systemic change is proving elusive at the troubled Department of Children and Families.

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Calling on GOP Senate elders: Speak up and be heard

Where are the retired Republican US Senate elders, like Maine’s Olympia Snowe, as the House begins its impeachment inquiry into President Trump?

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Court decision in Harvard case is an important victory for affirmative action

The ruling, which upholds Harvard’s race-conscious admissions system, saves affirmative action. For now.

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A test of conscience for US officials

Memo to Trump administration officials: See something, say something.


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