If Only More Adults Treated Mask-Wearing Like Kids DoOur children are doing their part to end the pandemic, writes Rich Barlow. Are you?Cognoscenti8 hours ago
Why BU Should Rename Myles Standish HallMyles Standish committed terrible acts of violence against the Massachusett Tribe, writes Travers Frank. BU should rename the building after one of Standish's victims.CognoscentiSep 21, 2021
What's Missing In Our Fight Against Climate ChangeToo few corporations have been taking the important next step toward achieving their environmental goals: pressing for government action that will prevent climate catastrophe, writes Mindy Lubber.CognoscentiSep 20, 2021
Wishing For Post-Pandemic Normalcy — Everywhere But HereThis place had been my oasis during the early pandemic, writes Traer Scott. That ended when the crowds returned.CognoscentiSep 17, 2021
Vaccines Alone Won't Save Us. How Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan Is IncompleteIt’s time for the federal government to step up its approach to contain COVID-19, write Julia Raifman and Alexandra Skinner. CognoscentiSep 16, 2021
The Lawlessness Of The Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has refused to block a blatantly unconstitutional Texas law prohibiting most abortions. Why? Power, writes retired federal judge Nancy Gertner, plain and simple.CognoscentiSep 15, 2021
How My High School History Classes Failed MeJames Loewen, who died recently, helped me understand that history teachers and textbooks can etch myths that stoke patriotism into the minds of students, writes Daniel Osborn. CognoscentiSep 14, 2021
What's Missing From Back To School This Year? The Time To HealThe desire to get back to normal means we've skipped a step, writes Neema Avashia -- healing. CognoscentiSep 13, 2021
As ‘9/11 Kids,' We Only Have The Stories Other People Tell Us About Our DadSophia and Lindsay Cook were too young when their father died to have many memories of him. Now, 20 years after 9/11, they’re still trying to understand who he was,...PlayCognoscenti12:33Sep 10, 2021
The True Toll Of 9/11Our reflex of seeing faraway faces as cardboard masks may help us survive the world’s violence — but also keeps us from altering it, writes Janna Malamud Smith.CognoscentiSep 10, 2021
For My Journalism Students, Much Of 9/11 Is A Case Study Of What Not To DoAs we mark the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, writes Eileen McNamara, let’s not forget the abandonment by too many in the media of the skepticism and rigorous reporting...CognoscentiSep 9, 2021
What Do You Do In A World Gone Mad? You BakeLife is uncertain and often cruel. 'Crisis baking' can offer predictability and a sweet ending, writes Joanna Weiss.CognoscentiSep 9, 2021
When My Husband Died On Sept. 11, I Found My Voice. And I Learned To ListenIf the chaos and tragedy of Sept. 11 gave me a voice, it also gave Afghan women the opportunity to be seen and heard, writes Susan Retik. Now that the...PlayCognoscenti04:14Sep 8, 2021
Sept. 11 Helped Us Discover A 'Small Dream': We Wanted A FamilySusan D'Agostino's husband, Esteban, was scheduled to fly from Logan on Sept. 11, 2001. The terrorists likely flew over him, she writes. CognoscentiSep 8, 2021
How We Talk To Our Children About Sept. 11Innocence does not seep away, writes Heidi Pitlor. It floods out in bursts, and witnessing this in our children can emotionally paralyze us.CognoscentiSep 7, 2021
In The Water, The World Falls AwayI don’t clock my swims by distance, writes Kathy Gunst. I’m after something else, something other than the number of laps or miles.CognoscentiSep 3, 2021
Ed Asner's Gone But America Needs Another Show Like 'Lou Grant'Newer shows about newsrooms are melodramatic, writes Karen Brown. Americans confuse reporters with bloggers, pundits or celebrity talk-show hosts — and that's bad for journalism.CognoscentiSep 3, 2021
There's A Long History Of Fighting For Reproductive Freedom In Mass.Reproductive freedom in the United States is under attack, write Ames Sheldon and Dr. Jennifer Childs-Roshak. It's a good time to remember that advocates for choice have a long history...CognoscentiSep 2, 2021
They Laughed When We Warned A Ban On Abortion Was Coming. Now It's HereProtecting abortion rights is a top priority, writes Jesse Mermell. It’s time for our leaders to act like it. CognoscentiSep 1, 2021
Abusive Customers, Nervous Renters: What It's Like To Run An Airbnb During The PandemicGuests staying at Danielle Monroe's Airbnb rental this summer have been angrier and more demanding. But that’s not all, she writes. Sometimes, our correspondence has felt more like therapy than...CognoscentiSep 1, 2021
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