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THE FUTURE IS NOW: VOTER INTEGRITY

Read Part I | The past is present: Voter suppression

Read Part II | The present is future: Voter participation

Daniel Carpenter

Political war-gaming for the Republic

Marcia L. Fudge

The struggle to vote continues

Ezekiel Emanuel, James Phillips, and Saskia Popescu

Can in-person voting be made safe enough during the coronavirus pandemic? Yes

Wendy Weiser

US elections need a fundamental reboot

Letters

This election cries out for diligence from officials, voters, and the press

Big money’s huge influence is keenly felt

The right — and the fight — to vote

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JEFF JACOBY
Why ranked choice is the wrong choice
Massachusetts elections are won by the candidate who gets the most votes. That’s a better system than the one Question 2 would create.

Michael A. Cohen
American politics is about to get a lot uglier
To win political power will mean using it brazenly, extravagantly, and without comity or consensus.

EDITORIAL
Republicans must denounce violence
Further violence can be prevented if more Republicans stand with Democrats and denounce the president’s dangerous rhetoric.

Ezekiel Emanuel, James Phillips, and Saskia Popescu

Can in-person voting be made safe enough during the coronavirus pandemic? Yes

EDITORIAL

Republicans must denounce violence

Don’t Look Back
A conversation about what we should keep from pandemic life — and what we can now reimagine, curated by Globe Opinion.

LETTERS
Postcards from the pandemic
Social-distancing sea gulls; view from a Maine porch; beauty of black beans — an update on how readers are coping

Wendy Weiser

US elections need a fundamental reboot

Marcia L. Fudge

The struggle to vote continues

Daniel Carpenter

Political war-gaming for the Republic

public health
Ezekiel Emanuel, James Phillips, and Saskia Popescu

Can in-person voting be made safe enough during the coronavirus pandemic? Yes

Mary Ann Sorrentino

How are you — really?

IDEAS | Kelly Chan

Northeastern made it through its first two weeks. Can it last all semester?

climate crisis
Scot Lehigh

The climate crisis is a crucial campaign issue

Genevieve Guenther

Americans want climate change news. Media should give it to them

ALAN WIRZBICKI

The climate case against Ed Markey

education
IDEAS | Kelly Chan

Northeastern made it through its first two weeks. Can it last all semester?

IDEAS | Michael Weiner

Online college classes are disturbingly quiet

EDITORIAL

The country needs school disciplinary reform

cartoons

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securing democracy
Ezekiel Emanuel, James Phillips, and Saskia Popescu

Can in-person voting be made safe enough during the coronavirus pandemic? Yes

LETTERS

This election cries out for diligence from officials, voters, and the press

Wendy Weiser

US elections need a fundamental reboot

technology
IDEAS | Bryan Schonfeld and Sam Winter-Levy

Algorithms may never really figure us out — thank goodness

IDEAS | Albert Fox Cahn and Naz Akyol

The TikTok backlash is hypocritical

Carlo Ratti

Urban demonstrations are a triumph of the city

civil rights
Wendy Weiser

US elections need a fundamental reboot

Marcia L. Fudge

The struggle to vote continues

Daniel Carpenter

Political war-gaming for the Republic

Community Voices
The Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Coalition

Reimagining the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home

Sylvia Scott

At 85, I’ve learned lessons that sadly remain relevant

Willie Borkai

I’m rewriting the narrative — for my peers and for those who will follow us

Globe Opinion Columnists

Editorials

Republicans must denounce violence
Further violence can be prevented if more Republicans stand with Democrats and denounce the president’s dangerous rhetoric.

The Senate should follow precedent and honor Ginsburg

McConnell and Graham should be consistent with the principle they set in 2016 against confirming a new justice in an election year. If they aren’t, voters should demand no lame-duck confirmation and hold senators like Susan Collins accountable for their commitments.

Waiting for Charlie

The governor has a chance to nudge centrist Republicans away from Trump.

Economic relief can’t wait

It would be a shame for lawmakers to hold up needed aid and housing reforms over sports betting.

State Police need a change in culture

Winking at infractions and lies has been a way of life for too long in the state's largest, whitest and most male dominated law enforcement unit.

Letters

This election cries out for diligence from officials, voters, and the press
"We have not yet descended into European-style fascism and racism, but the parallels are chilling."

Big money’s huge influence is keenly felt

Readers react to an op-ed detailing how heavily funded libertarian groups paved the way for Russia's disruptions.

State’s high unemployment makes a case against raising income tax on wealthy

"Lawmakers should be extremely wary of amending the Massachusetts Constitution to allow for a graduated income tax that nearly doubles state income taxes on those earning over $1 million annually."

Pandemic makes Boston’s addiction battle that much harder

The epicenter of the city's addiction crisis is seeing a host of new pressures in the grip of the pandemic.

Sights are set on voting sites

Readers respond to a Globe editorial calling for volunteers to step forward to boost the numbers of poll workers and observers.

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Democracy Under Siege: Protecting US elections

From voter suppression to gerrymandering to foreign interference, the integrity of US elections is under attack. In a three-part weekly series, Globe Opinion examines how the nation arrived at this moment and what needs to be done to protect voting rights.
Thomas E. Patterson

Trapped: Why the GOP's death is imminent

The Republican Party is destroying itself. Thomas Patterson of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center explains the five traps the party has set for itself and warns that the party's future is in peril without reform

Black voices now

Globe Opinion seeks to amplify the perspectives and the voices of Black community members, scholars, activists, doctors, teachers, business leaders, students, and parents as op-ed and letter writers, and as innovators and provocateurs featured in Globe Ideas. Here we feature Black voices from the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd. We aim to amplify yet more Black voices going forward.

Choosing, using, and losing your health care: A policy first-aid kit

In a four-part weekly series, Globe Opinion offers a baseline assessment of health care as well as prescriptions for fixing the industry.

Legal Lens documentaries

Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.

Journalists are not the enemy

A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather “the enemy of the people.”