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Gordon Hanson
Avoiding job loss in the transition to renewable energy
Policy makers must act now to blunt job losses by being prepared to offer much more help to workers who are affected by mass layoffs.
NEWSLETTER
Biden finally pulls the plug on COVID state of emergency
Nearly eight months after President Biden affirmed on national TV that the pandemic had ended, he will finally lift the declaration of emergency.
JEFF JACOBY
Listen to Gaza’s quiet dissenters
A remarkable series of videos amplifies the voices of Palestinians who yearn to be liberated — from Hamas.
SCOT LEHIGH
GOP establishment hedges on Trump
Few speak the unvarnished truth: A man who betrayed democracy should be rejected out of hand.
John Tierney
The not-so-secret secret about those classified documents
The government needs classification reform to ensure transparency and an enlightened citizenry, to make certain that public officials continue to act in the best interest of the nation, and to document historical activities to inform future decisions and policies.
RENÉE GRAHAM
Why I won’t watch the Tyre Nichols video
In 2020, we were promised a reckoning. All we’ve gotten are more Black people killed by police.
NEWSLETTER
Wu wants to cut fares at Boston’s commuter rail stations. Is that really a good idea?
It’s pretty rich to say the proposal’s purpose is “to promote fare equity” when the main beneficiaries are riders in West Roxbury, Roslindale, Hyde Park, and Readville.
Joan Vennochi
What makes David Sabatini think he deserves a second chance after his #MeToo downfall?
He still doesn’t get the impact on anyone’s life beyond his own. “My life was 100 percent destroyed,” he told the Globe.