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

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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.

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Taking to the streets, COVID-style

Let's use this moment to reimagine a post-pandemic commute.

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The public should know how many nursing home residents are dying of coronavirus — and where

If the Baker administration won’t publicize nursing home COVID-19 information, it falls to the Legislature to step in.

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Congress must act to stop the rise of untraceable ‘ghost guns’

Ghost guns have no serial number attached to them, so they are impossible to trace. They’re also not subject to background checks or licensing requirements. In a terrifying development, the pandemic seems to have accelerated demand for these DIY untraceable, unserialized firearms.

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Stop the purge of inspectors general

Congress should use its purse strings and investigative power to curb the Trump administration’s firing of federal watchdogs.