Editorial
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Senate President Karen Spilka’s “new broom” gets a workout even as Speaker Robert DeLeo remains in his comfort zone as legislative committee chairs get their assignments.
Opinion | Lee Pelton
Offering the college promise to those in prison
Few educational opportunities are offered to those in prison even though they need it the most.
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Opinion | Joseph M. Giglio and Charles Chieppo
The rise of shared, self-driving cars will pose an existential threat to public transportation.
Letters
A real emergency — Trump, that is, not the wall
With President Trump declaring a national emergency, readers start to put up a wall of resistance.
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Alex Beam
The myth of the common man or woman is alive and well on the campaign trail.
Opinion | Niall Ferguson
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ — political style
Brinkmanship led to the release of “Bohemian Rhapsody.’’ How will political brinkmanship play out?
Opinion | Lee Pelton
Few educational opportunities are offered to those in prison even though they need it the most.
Opinion | Niall Ferguson
Brinkmanship led to the release of “Bohemian Rhapsody.’’ How will political brinkmanship play out?
Letters
“Who are we as a society if we decide that, because a woman is poor, she should not be able to choose life for her baby?”
Letters
The president’s “successor will need a deep knowledge of world affairs to repair fractured relationships with our key allies and competitors alike.”
Ideas | Tina Cassidy
For 100 years, the predominantly male political machine has been wrestling with that question. Now, women may finally get to answer it themselves.
Ideas | Aimee Ortiz
Scientists know things. Important things. And for years, that’s terrified the FBI.
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