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Time to discuss the issue that shall not be named: Joe Biden’s age

Political insiders talk about it incessantly in private. Now, they need to take the conversation public.

50 Words: The Holocaust Memorial

An ongoing series of stories about Boston in 50 words.

Rates of maternal mistreatment in the US are high across the board — especially for women of color

Pregnant women of color are more likely to be harassed, yelled at, or otherwise mistreated by medical professionals, according to a new study.

Desperate Guatemalan women will not be deterred, even in the face of grave risk

What would you do to escape hunger? Would you rather be locked up with your children, or see them murdered, kidnapped, or turned into sex slaves?

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Big Data: I want to believe
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The long and twisted history of ‘ghetto’
It’s a loaded word carrying more than 500 years of baggage, at times becoming an emblem of hate and oppression, but with the passage of time, it’s also become a point of pride.

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The CIA chemist who sought the secrets of mind control

Sidney Gottlieb may be the most powerful unknown American of the 20th century.

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Rich parents’ guide to the best colleges

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How Donald Trump just might save the Republican Party — and the country

All eyes are on the daily eruptions in the White House — but a promising new, Trump-era conservatism is taking shape in his shadow.

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Big Data: More than 1,100 lives

Up until 2015, social scientists and researchers had very little information on these deaths.

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Speaking with the enemy 101

Our nation has long looked to colleges and universities to serve a range of public goods. But at this historical moment, they also need to equip students to talk across difference.

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Rediscovering the joys of swimming in a pond

In a summer punctuated by alerts from the Sharktivity app, the Cape’s 1,000 lakes and ponds offer freedom and peace of mind.

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Are Hong Kong protests a preview of China’s uncertain future?

How long will a growing, educated and cosmopolitan Chinese middle class be satisfied with one-party rule, censorship, surveillance and a lack of government accountability?

Ideas | A.J.B. Lane

NFL fever: A seasonal malady

Are you suffering from critically unresolved pigskin devotion?


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