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William Barr’s self-inflicted scars
Some of William Barr’s responses didn’t even pass the laugh test.
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Opinion | Alan Wirzbicki
Playing it safe with the new BPS superintendent?
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Marie Izquierdo should be the front-runner. The fact that she’s not says a lot about the city and Mayor Marty Walsh.
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Trump ignores Constitution with his subpoena fight
The president cannot pick and choose the laws he chooses to abide by. Democrats must begin impeachment proceedings.
Opinion | Margery Eagan
Spin tour for the Clintons
What’s the point of their speaking tour? To spin themselves.
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Two Reuters reporters and Jamal Khashoggi among ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases
The One Free Press Coalition every month spotlights the “10 Most Urgent” journalists who press freedoms are under threat worldwide.
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Democrats should embrace a carbon tax
It feels as though Democrats are losing sight of the greenest, tallest tree for the broader public-policy forest.
Editorial
Thinking big on DCF reforms
Charlie Baker can point to improvements at the Department of Children and Families, but he’s far from achieving systemic reforms.
OPINION | STAN ROSENBERG
Being a foster child is traumatic enough. Let’s stop making it worse
We need to do better by our foster children.
Renée Graham
Black women aren’t here to save America from itself
When black women vote, we are our own saviors. We aren’t maids charged with cleaning up America’s political messes.
Opinion | Michael Stein and Jon Kingsdale
The risks of ‘Medicare for all’
The alternative to the proposal is adequate funding of the Affordable Care Act.
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Reducing addiction requires tackling workplace injuries
“Reducing the occurrence of painful workplace injuries and illnesses will reduce opioid addiction commensurately.”
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Call grows for moral budget to see to human needs
“A more aggressive response from the government is required to address the root causes of poverty and addiction.”
Editorial
Cashing in on gambling with ‘mini’ casino
A would-be developer of a gaming facility in Wareham wants to change the rules in the middle of the game.
Letters
Is middle of the road the Democrats’ best path?
Readers react to the latest views of Diane Hessan’s surveyed voters on the way forward for the Democrats.
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Ideas | Bina Venkataraman
‘The forest is not safe’: How Lyme disease struck fear into the heart of this nature lover
There’s much to worry about when we go outside: rising heat; disease-bearing ticks and mosquitoes; sharks and superstorms. But when fear keeps us indoors, there’s too much we stand to lose.
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Know your ticks and how to avoid them
The number of tickborne illnesses in the US is increasing; the number of reported cases of Lyme disease alone have tripled since the 1990s. Here are the most common human-biting ticks in the United States:
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