To Overcome COVID Vaccine Skepticism In Mass., We Need A Multicultural Approach In Massachusetts, only 11% of Black residents and 32% of Latinos say they will take a COVID vaccine as soon as it is available to them, writes Josiane Martinez. To...Cognoscenti9 hours ago
Biden Calls For An All-Electric Federal Fleet. GM Is Going Electric. And Your SUV Is Still A Big ProblemAn Obama-era rule assigned more lenient standards to SUVs and light trucks, writes Philip Warburg, and automakers took advantage, increasing the size of vehicles to qualify for less stringent controls....Cognoscenti9 hours ago
I Didn’t Know My Mother, Not Really, Until The PandemicDoris Iarovici's mother moved to Boston to be closer to family during the pandemic. What Doris didn't anticipate was the sheer pleasure of her mother's presence, as they navigate a...CognoscentiJan 29, 2021
'A Good Education Saves Lives In More Ways Than One': How Teachers Can Boost COVID VaccinationsTeachers should be part of a federal strategy, not only to boost COVID vaccinations, writes Kurt Ostrow, but to inoculate the public against the many contagious strains of vaccine misinformation.CognoscentiJan 29, 2021
The Catholic Right’s Combusting PsycheThe Conservative arm of the Catholic church is wrong on a number of counts, writes Rich Barlow, such that both church and state must respond to its errors.CognoscentiJan 28, 2021
In The Stories I Tell Myself, My Brother Didn't DieAdam took his own life in 2016, writes Emily Rubin. But she imagines ways he might have found safety.CognoscentiJan 27, 2021
This Is What Is At Stake When We Talk About Transgender AthletesIf President Joe Biden's executive order becomes policy, "it offers a glimmer of esteem, of hope, to children who stand on the edge of a dark abyss," writes Stephen Lane.CognoscentiJan 26, 2021
Mass. Should Be Nailing The Vaccine Rollout. Why Are Most States Ahead Of Us?Massachusetts has vaccinated a smaller percentage of the population than most other states, writes Miles Howard.CognoscentiJan 25, 2021
Amanda Gorman's Poetry Opened The Door, And 'Let Everyone In'The 22-year-old poet is the right messenger for this pivotal time in our history, writes January Gill O'Neil.CognoscentiJan 22, 2021
By Killing Keystone XL, Biden Sets The Tone For His Climate PolicyWith the millstone of the Trump years now lifted, writes Frederick Hewett, President Biden should seize the opportunity to cancel other fossil fuel infrastructure projects.CognoscentiJan 22, 2021
What Can Be Done To Protect Abortion In America? PlentyRoe v. Wade will almost certainly fall, but it doesn't have to be the end of safe and legal abortion in America, writes Jesse Mermell. Here are six things President...CognoscentiJan 22, 2021
5 Steps Biden Can Take To Protect Climate MigrantsClimate displacement is an urgent issue but there are few legal protections for climate migrants, writes Nick Micinski. President Biden can be the first U.S. president to make it a...CognoscentiJan 21, 2021
A Return To Leadership By ExampleI'm too exhausted by Trump to be elated about Biden, writes Holly Robinson. But I have hope.CognoscentiJan 21, 2021
Pearls And Chucks: How Kamala Harris Is Changing Fashion In PoliticsIt has been easy to look on fashion cynically, writes Joanna Weiss. But sometimes you want that attention -- and if you’re blessed with political talent, you know how to...PlayCognoscenti02:31Jan 20, 2021
The Cavalry Is Finally HereJoe Biden and Kamala Harris need to offer Americans of good faith more than just an end to the nihilism of the Trump era, writes Steve Almond. They need to...CognoscentiJan 20, 2021
America Is Not As Divided As You Think. Yes, Really Don't dismiss Joe Biden's message of unity as happy talk, write Shaun Adamec and Nat Kendall-Taylor. He's pursuing a governing philosophy designed to overcome the relentless stories we hear about...CognoscentiJan 20, 2021
'An American Eldercide': Some 39% Of COVID Deaths Are In Nursing Homes. We Must Do BetterOn the eve of his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden will lead a ceremony to commemorate the dead. He ought to pay special grief to the tens of thousands of people...CognoscentiJan 19, 2021
'We Have Been Here Before, And Have Overcome': This Is The Inaugural Address Joe Biden Should GiveThe Capitol riot shocked us; it might have been less shocking to our founding fathers, writes Rich Barlow. How their era handled the crisis offers lessons for us.CognoscentiJan 19, 2021
'The Sun Is Rising In Atlanta': On The Election Of My Friend, Rev. Sen. WarnockBill Eville and his family drove from Massachusetts to Atlanta to help Warnock's U.S. Senate campaign in the Georgia runoff.CognoscentiJan 15, 2021
I Lost Laura 4 Years Ago. The Law Passed In Her Name Will Save LivesIn the final hours of the legislative session, hundreds of people came together to help writer Peter DeMarco lobby for "Laura's Law," which will make emergency room entrances easier to...PlayCognoscenti05:34Jan 14, 2021
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