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Will Texas execute an innocent man?

Rodney Reed, whose case has won national attention, has a reprieve - for now.

The Buttigieg Option

Mayor Pete isn't the first Democratic candidate for president who's tried to wedge himself between the party's moderate and liberal wings. But he's the first one to get traction.

Are hate crimes up or down? The government has no idea

Does the FBI's annual report on hate-crime statistics actually tell us anything reliable about hate crimes in America?

Though ubiquitous, toilets aren’t available to everyone, and that should change

Access to toilets is not just a problem in the developing world, but also right here in the US. Some activists are working to create restroom access for all, but it turns out the problem is not so simple to solve.

IDEAS | STEPHEN SHEINKOPF AND BARRY LESTER
How a baby’s cry can predict autism
Early interventions can make a difference for autistic kids. And new science may allow us to intervene in infancy.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER
Trump’s real impeachable offense
The most powerful legal argument for Trump's removal? That he violated the Constitution by sending American troops to fight in foreign wars without the consent of Congress.

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IDEAS | JEREMY C. FOX

Big Data: To marry or not to marry?

More people are waiting longer to get married than in previous generations, according to a new Pew Research Center study. But married people are happier.

IDEAS | ALISSA QUART

Rethinking ‘resilience’ and ‘grit’

The terms “resilience” and “grit” have become the greatest honorifics — praising individual pluck and survival instincts. But focusing on these traits skews conversations away from equity. And for those who fail to thrive, there is an implied lack of character.

Ideas | Reina Guevara

I am a Dreamer. And I am here to stay.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the question of whether the Trump administration can terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. All of us deserve better than short-term immigration policies that leave people in limbo. Comprehensive reform is the only way to accomplish that.

IDEAS | CALEB GAYLE

‘Watchmen’ reminds us of what America would rather forget

Our country has yet to acknowledge that racial reconciliation requires truth telling and that telling the truth about our racist history demands repairing what has been broken and restoring what has been lost.

Opinion: Iván Espinoza-Madrigal

DACA is under attack. It would be devastating to terminate it

The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments this week in the Trump administration’s attempt to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, that provides protection from immigration for 800,000 young adults brought to the United States illegally when they were children.

IDEAS | JONATHAN KAUFMAN

The wages of freedom

Trouble followed Eastern Europe's tumultuous revolutions in 1989 - economic dislocation and now, a worrisome tide of conservative populism. But freedom, however destabilizing, was worth it.

50 Words

A true story about Boston in 50 Words.

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Big Data: Air pollution is getting worse

After reaching a two-decade low in 2016, air pollution in the United States has increased according to a new report from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.


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