Should We Stop Spraying For Mosquitos During The Pandemic?We should question using pesticides that may compromise the human respiratory system during the pandemic, writes Kyla Bennett. In the long term, we should shift to prevention.CognoscentiOct 7, 2020
'Grief So Transporting It Feels Almost Sacred': Why Chrissy Teigen's Story Is Helpful To So Many WomenMiscarriage is incredibly common -- but rarely talked about. We should applaud Chrissy Teigen for opening up about her loss, writes Jennifer Handt, not scold her for oversharing. CognoscentiOct 6, 2020
Mass. Must Extend The Moratorium On Evictions, And Provide Long-Term Housing Assistance Most measures of pandemic relief, from the federal stimulus package to the Massachusetts eviction ban, were scaled to the hope that the pandemic would be over in a few months....CognoscentiOct 6, 2020
Donald Trump’s Magical Thinking About The CoronavirusToday is Day Zero, writes Dr. Jeremy Faust. Let us reset and truly commit to stopping the spread of this disease while the vaccine trials are completed. CognoscentiOct 5, 2020
Kids Will Get COVID-19. We Need To Make Sure They're Not Bullied For ItMasks and hand sanitizer isn’t enough to keep kids safe during the pandemic, writes Dr. Joshua Barocas.CognoscentiOct 5, 2020
I'm Praying For Donald Trump, Even Though I Don’t Want ToPraying for the president, who chooses to behave in ways that are stunningly inhumane at nearly every turn, writes Rev. Laura Everett, is not about who he is, but about...CognoscentiOct 2, 2020
Donald Trump Has The Virus. What Will He Do With It?The point isn’t that Trump has created his very own little COVID hoax. It’s not even whether he would or could do such a thing, writes Steve Almond. The point...CognoscentiOct 2, 2020
‘Losing The Thread Of What We’ve Lost’: A Postcard From The PandemicSometimes when I think about the “before times” I can’t believe it, writes Cloe Axelson in this meditation on seven wholly surreal months. PlayCognoscenti02:46Oct 2, 2020
Come On, Gov. Baker. Make A Clean Break From Trump. Margaret Chase Smith Can Show You The WayOur ever-cautious governor stops short of completely breaking with Trump. He could learn from the U.S. senator's daring 1950 speech, writes Larry Tye.CognoscentiOct 2, 2020
No Longer The Mother Who Raised MeJudah Leblang visits his mother during the pandemic and sees her slipping away. CognoscentiOct 2, 2020
A Vote To Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Is A Vote To Kill The Affordable Care ActWhen the Supreme Court hears arguments over the fate of Obamacare next month, potentially with Justice Barrett on hand, lives will hang in the balance, writes Rich Barlow.CognoscentiOct 1, 2020
Make The Next Debates Better. Or Cancel Them AltogetherThis is not rocket science, writes Steve Almond. Anyone who has dealt with a toddler -- or an insecure, angry, verbally abusive relative -- knows the solution. You need to...CognoscentiSep 30, 2020
Joe Biden And The Power Of Breaking The Fourth WallEmpathy is Biden's strength, writes Joanna Weiss. And every time he looked in the camera and spoke directly to voters, it was like a little closing statement: “I know what...CognoscentiSep 30, 2020
I'm A Minister Who'd Rather Officiate Funerals Than Weddings. Until This YearBy this time last year, Anne Gardner had performed four weddings, on four consecutive weekends, in three different states. This September? Not even one. COVID has reminded me how much...CognoscentiSep 30, 2020
There's No Debating Donald Trump. This Is What Joe Biden Should Do InsteadThe first presidential debate of the 2020 presidential election is Tuesday night. The only winning strategy is for Biden to use Trump's words against him, writes Steve Almond.CognoscentiSep 29, 2020
Amy Coney Barrett Is Bad For Women. And Terrible For RBG’s LegacyAmy Coney Barrett is bad for anybody who inhabits the fairer, safer world that feminists, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seek to create, writes Leigh Gilmore. CognoscentiSep 28, 2020
Deval Patrick: 'Policing In America Has To Change For Peace In America To Exist'I pray that as we protest we show the strength of controlled resolve, and channel our rage into the ballot box, writes former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick. And that America...PlayCognoscenti04:14Sep 26, 2020
The Climate Voters Are ComingThe climate movement’s power is growing, writes Nathaniel Stinnett. Politicians are increasingly viewing environmental leadership as a political necessity, rather than a policy choice.CognoscentiSep 25, 2020
Ed Markey: The 2020 Election Is A Matter Of Life And Death. Urgent Action On Climate Change Can't Wait There is no time for compromise on the existential threat we face, writes Sen. Ed Markey. We must pass a Green New Deal.CognoscentiSep 24, 2020
1 In 3 Restaurants May Not Survive The Pandemic. Here's How We Keep Them OpenRestaurants and bars need a direct infusion of cash from the government to subsidize safe operations (or a closure) through the pandemic, and to ensure a future once this finally...CognoscentiSep 24, 2020
