How the school shooting in Michigan might have been preventedThe mass shooting at Oxford High School might have been avoided, writes Dr. Nancy Rappaport, had the school used a proven tool that’s known as a comprehensive safety assessment.Dec 7, 2021
When I got a breakthrough case of COVIDAfter a recent bout with a breakthrough case of COVID, Rich Barlow is thinking about what he's grateful for this holiday season. Dec 6, 2021
Let Black men run I will forever run with Ahmaud Arbery, just as I walk in a world not designed for me, writes Jeff Davis, who founded the Boston chapter of Black Men Run....Play05:21Dec 3, 2021
Charlie Baker's empty suitThe governor likes to tout his managerial bona fides, but Eileen McNamara says they do not hold up to any kind of scrutiny.Dec 3, 2021
Why you should get off the sidelines of the abortion debateWhatever has kept you on the sidelines of the fight for abortion rights until today doesn’t matter, writes Jesse Mermell. You’re here now, and we need you.Dec 2, 2021
Searching for light in this season of ‘meh’Anita Diamant was recently slipping into a winter funk. Then, miraculously, came Hanukkah.Dec 1, 2021
HIV cases spiked this year. We need more screeningThe biggest challenge we face is that HIV continues to spread in the shadows, writes Stephen J. Kerrigan. One of 7 people with HIV don't know they have it.Dec 1, 2021
The danger of 'safe spaces'This quest for safe spaces extends beyond the classroom, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. It increasingly crops up anywhere where the bar to disagreement is low and the emotional stakes are...Nov 30, 2021
Stephen Sondheim's art wasn't easy. It wasn't meant to beOne essential clue to the genius who was Stephen Sondheim, is that he never did anything twice, writes Jeremy Gerard. It was the ambivalence in that truism -- fearlessness, urged...Nov 29, 2021
A pandemic silver lining? Most stores will remain closed on ThanksgivingThis brutal pandemic is producing at least a few tangential benefits for society, writes Rich Barlow.Nov 24, 2021
The child care crisis is a wage crisisThe funding model for child care doesn't work, write Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Sarah Muncey. The Build Back Better Act would help.Nov 24, 2021
Being a family caregiver is enormously hard. Here are three reforms that would helpDuring her husband’s medical ordeal, Gov. Jane Swift has thought a lot about the many advantages her family is fortunate to possess. Now she has some ideas about how to...Nov 23, 2021
Why rapid COVID tests should be freeAmericans still need to think about how they can protect each other from the coronavirus, writes Miles Howard, and they shouldn’t have to foot the bill for it.Nov 23, 2021
A cure for the Covid winter blues? Joan DidionDidion's work goes zing -- straight to the heart -- no throat-clearing, no platitudes. We need more of that to help make sense of this nonsensical time, writes Cloe Axelson....Play05:55Nov 19, 2021
This pandemic will end. But the next one could be worseCOVID was only the lit match dropped into the tinderbox of inequality, writes Sandro Galea. We must address these underlying issues before the next pandemic.Nov 18, 2021
Yes, the media deserve criticism for the Steele dossier. But so does the GOP for touting Trump's 'Big Lie'Republicans are gloating because the Steele dossier has been largely discredited. But they shouldn't be too smug, writes Rich Barlow, not while they're adopting the anti-democratic tactics of fascists.Nov 17, 2021
America wasn't ready for Homer Plessy in 1896. Are we now? Most people with a basic understanding of American history are familiar with Plessy v. Ferguson, the historic Supreme Court decision that established “separate but equal." (In essence, racial segregation.) But,...Nov 16, 2021
Let’s use what worked during COVID-19 to meet addiction, housing and other challengesMassachusetts was a national leader in its response to COVID. Let's use the lessons learned to address other looming challenges.Nov 15, 2021
In my mother's gardenConditions don’t have to be perfect for plants to flourish, or for people either, writes Kate Peltz.Nov 12, 2021
Until our armed forces address a legacy of assault, I won't be celebrating Veterans DayI have deeply complicated feelings about my time in the service, writes Aurora Daniel. It's a time that included both the best and worst experiences of my life.Nov 11, 2021
