Mass. Should Expand Medicaid To Undocumented ImmigrantsIt would cost Massachusetts roughly $129 million a year to expand Medicaid to undocumented adults over the age of 50, writes David Velasquez. It's the smart -- and right --...Cognoscenti8 hours ago
The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Is All Of Us. Come On, Ladies, 'LFG'The U.S. Women's fight for pay equity is the latest battle in a never-ending war to prove that women are good enough, writes Cloe Axelson. CognoscentiJul 23, 2021
From Sarajevo To Athens, I've Covered 15 Olympic Games. Here's What We'll Miss In TokyoDuring his career with Sports Illustrated, E.M. Swift covered 15 Olympic Games. Most of the pleasantries of years past won't be present in Tokyo this summer, he writes.CognoscentiJul 23, 2021
'He Followed A Benign Beat': Remembering Balloonist Brian BolandThe balloonist Brian Boland, 72, died in an accident last week. The world will miss his jubilant take on self expression, writes Rich Barlow. CognoscentiJul 22, 2021
A Plague Of Vaccine SkepticsMillions of Americans are refusing to accept a free, life-saving vaccine at the behest of various political and media demagogues, writes Steve Almond. Our fanatical loyalty to free speech is...CognoscentiJul 21, 2021
The State's $611 Million Plan Doesn't Do Enough For Our Youngest Children, Or Their TeachersIf we want to rebound from the trauma of the pandemic, writes Dr. Donna Housman, we must build a system that addresses the emotional competencies of young children, and supports...CognoscentiJul 21, 2021
Stories Help Me Cope With My Cancer. They Can Help Us Through The PandemicWe’re not going to forget what we’ve been through, writes psychiatrist Adam Stern. Instead, our narratives will become part of us. CognoscentiJul 20, 2021
Billionaires In Space Are Costing Lives On EarthThe real innovation we need is not a business plan for space tourism, writes Abby Maxman, it is a fair tax system to curb inequality and invest in the health,...CognoscentiJul 19, 2021
'The Phantom Hum': My Tinnitus Is Real. It's Also A Metaphor For Our TimeWhat keeps me up at night isn’t an externally generated noise, writes Julie Wittes Schlack. It’s hyper-vigilance, a condition generated by Twitter and Trump and made worse by the pandemic.PlayCognoscenti04:19Jul 16, 2021
Want To Tackle Inequality? Start LocalHyper-local zoning decisions have drawn the attention of the highest official in the land, writes Rich Barlow. CognoscentiJul 16, 2021
I Walked 40 Miles — To Walden Pond And Back — In One Day. Here's WhyImmigration is about leaving home and daring to hope, writes Aube Rey Lescure. I walk because I can. I walk for those who don't have a choice. CognoscentiJul 15, 2021
Just Before The Pandemic Began, My Father Died Of Cancer. Then, The World DisappearedMy father’s death was just one more strange, ungraspable thing among thousands of others, writes Jane Roper.CognoscentiJul 14, 2021
I Am A Black Woman In Academia. Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Tenure Saga Isn't UniqueThe fiasco that ensnared Hannah-Jones is "old and ongoing," writes Kellie Carter Jackson. The number of Black women in tenured positions remains disproportionately low. PlayCognoscenti04:36Jul 9, 2021
30 Years After I Arrived In America, I Finally Feel Free To Speak My MindI'm coming to terms with what it means to become an American, writes Jehane Sedky.CognoscentiJul 9, 2021
The Surprising Case For Air Conditioning As Essential InfrastructureOur contentious debate over the definition of “infrastructure” is about to heat up, literally. It appears we must add air conditioning to the mix, writes Rich Barlow.CognoscentiJul 9, 2021
In Defense Of The Quarantine 15Over 40% of Americans gained weight during the pandemic. I’m one of them, writes Shalene Gupta, and here’s a dirty little secret -- I’m okay with it.CognoscentiJul 8, 2021
Walden Has Always Been For Everyone. Don't Make Swimming Across It A CrimeWe should ensure that the freedom of access to Walden is restored, writes Miles Howard. Better yet, we must enshrine access to swimming as a right for everyone.CognoscentiJul 7, 2021
Bill Cosby's Release Forces Us To Ask: How Far Can #MeToo Go?How much can #MeToo accomplish given the entrenched power of patriarchy? asks Leigh Gilmore.CognoscentiJul 7, 2021
Media Coverage Of Climate Change Is Improving. But That Alone Won't Stamp Out DisinformationThe media’s attention to climate change has risen over the last decade. But acceptance of the facts is not growing equally across the political spectrum, writes Frederick Hewett. CognoscentiJul 2, 2021
'His Legacy Was His Patriotism': My Father's American DreamJudy Bolton-Fasman thinks about her father a lot on July Fourth, a holiday he loved. Lately, she wonders whether his uncomplicated version of this country’s ideals holds up.CognoscentiJul 2, 2021
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