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The Boston Police gang database gets overdue attention

A program plagued by a lack of transparency and accountability demands reform.
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Ending welfare as we know it — again

Except this time, let’s expand the program’s reach.
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Wave the white flag in City Hall Plaza free speech case, Mayor Wu

Given the legal tangle over free speech issues the flagpole has created for Boston, it may be wise for Mayor Michelle Wu to end the policy now and negotiate a settlement with the plaintiff.
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Body cameras not just for cops any more

Extending their use to prison guards can save lives, lawsuits, and costly settlements.

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Members of Congress shouldn’t be trading stocks
New legislation would require lawmakers to put their investments in blind trusts.

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Biden shouldn’t give up on vaccine mandates
Smaller victories are the key to an end run around the Supreme Court’s ruling.

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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Search for a ‘clean slate’ remains elusive

Minor infractions may mean years of lost opportunities, despite court rulings and legislative reforms that promised otherwise.

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In this March 7, 1965, file photo, state troopers swinging billy clubs to break up a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala.

MLK’s legacy, today’s voting rights challenge

Those who fear the will of voters use bills instead of billy clubs, but the impact remains the same.

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The Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.

In Charlestown, the seed for a new kind of school — in a city failing too many of its kids

Boston needs innovation schools that will experiment with early college programs and more, whether or not the Charlestown proposal succeeds.

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Medical workers put new PPE on for each visit to a COVID-19 patients room in the COVID-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury on Tuesday.

Workers who braved darkest days of COVID-19 deserve extra pay

The federal government gave states money for hazard pay; now Governor Charlie Baker and the Legislature owe the public a plan for spending Massachusetts’ share.

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A portrait of William Allen hangs on the porch as his father, Thurston Allen (right) listens while attorney Kristine McDonald speaks during a press conference in Brockton on Thursday. At left is Thurston's longtime partner, Frances Bynoe.

Two commutations should be just the beginning

Clemency can be used to set right what the criminal justice system got wrong.

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Plymouth County Sheriff Joseph McDonald talks to a reporter in 2019.

Plymouth County jail needs more oversight

Immigrant detainees’ allegations of mistreatment and abuse at the only ICE detention facility in the state must be investigated.

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Boston Police Department Academy Graduation Class 61-21 takes the oath of office during ceremonies at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Jan. 7, 2022.

Qualified progress on qualified immunity

State commission recommends some worthy reforms, but punts on larger question of whether to change controversial rule that shields police officers from legal liability for abuse.

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Rioters swarm the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021 waving flags, including the "thin blue line" flag associated with Blue Lives Matter supporters. Some police departments, including that in Seattle, have conducted investigations into whether officers from their cities broke laws during the insurrection.

Did a Boston cop participate in the Jan. 6 attack?

It’s been more than a year since the failed uprising against American democracy, but the police department hasn’t yet wrapped up its inquiry into whether one or more BPD officers were among the insurrectionists.