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

Tigrinyan refugee women prepared bread for their family in Umm Rakouba refugee camp in eastern Sudan in December 2020. President Biden is on track to admit fewer refugees than any president has since 1980.
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Biden’s delay on refugees

The White House’s failure to lift the historically low refugee cap means thousands of lives hang in the balance.
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Biden’s mission: Stand up for Ukraine

A new executive order on sanctions could be used to protest Russian troop build-up on the border.
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Boston’s interim exam-school admission plan deserves a shot

Reform to the elite schools’ admissions system has been long overdue.
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Ending the code of silence for Boston police

The case of Patrick Rose should be a never-again moment for BPD. Officers of the law must be held accountable for breaking it.

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David Almond was found unresponsive in his family’s Fall River apartment.
Fixing the chasm that claimed the life of David Almond
The Office of the Child Advocate points to much needed reforms in dealing with the state’s vulnerable children.

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Boston’s hospitals should put patient trust first
The city’s health care goliaths should bar presidents and CEOs from serving on the boards of drug and health care companies.

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States must take up the gun-safety fight

There is a greater prospect for progress in state capitals than in Washington, D.C.

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Big dreams for transit need a dose of reality

President Biden’s infrastructure plan sets off a wave of Massachusetts dreamin.’

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The US capitol building on Dec. 25, 2019 and surrounded by a security fence on Jan. 8, 2021.

Keep the US Capitol open to the public

While law enforcement need to better protect the Capitol, new security measures should not prevent public access to the building. Doing so would be a loss for American democracy.

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An arial view of Soldier's Home in Holyoke.

Holyoke veterans deserve more than a new building

What ails the Soldiers’ Home won’t be solved without a change in how it is led and governed.

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A Brooksville, Fla., resident receives a Moderna COVID 19 vaccine shot while receiving his CDC-issued Covid 10 Vaccination Card during a vaccination appointment, Tuesday, at Saint Leo University, East Pasco County.

Vaccine ‘passports’ — with crucial protections — can help get America through herd immunity limbo

The Biden administration should be clear in its guidance to companies about how the credentials can be used.

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Biden’s tax plan shouldn’t leave Social Security behind

As the president looks to pass the first major tax hike in decades, he should stick to his campaign promise of raising the Social Security tax.

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A report from the MBA urges Governor Charlie Baker to adopt new guidelines that would prioritize clemency for victims of domestic violence, those convicted at a very young age, and those who are now elderly, frail, or chronically ill.

State parole board, clemency process need reform

The Massachusetts Bar Association makes the case for more “justice” at the end of the criminal justice pipeline.

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White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci listen as President Trump speaks at a coronavirus briefing at the White House on March 20, 2020.

Let’s hear the truth, for once, from former Trump officials

To prevent history from repeating itself, the disastrous US response to COVID-19 requires a post-mortem that is above politics.