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RENÉE GRAHAMWomen rock. Someone tell the Hall of Fame’s voters.
In the nearly 40 years since the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was established, its inductees remain overwhelmingly white and male.
NEWSLETTERHostages to Ronald Reagan’s political ambitions
In their pursuit of power, Republicans turned the fate of American lives into political gamesmanship.
JOAN VENNOCHICrime, Trump, and the ghost of James Michael Curley
How long will the faithful remain faithful to Trump because of some deeper, darker, political self-interest? Loyalty to Curley, after all, lasted a long time.
op-eds
Elissa ElyMedicare’s satanic process
I sent the required e-mail. Two forms were returned in order to begin all over, with many boxes to check. None had the proper CPT codes.
Johnny Sawyer and Bernard MendezWith Charlie Baker at the helm, NCAA must ensure college athletes are fairly compensated
The way some colleges and universities have navigated this new NIL landscape has been a mixed bag.
Alex ShiehGen Z need to know their rights when stopped by police
Young people who are taught their rights become concerned citizens able to hold bad officers to account.
EDITORIALRighting wrongful convictions a worthy fight for DA
Resources the key to undoing consequences of police, prosecutorial misconduct.
EDITORIALTikTok isn’t the only social media company threatening national security
The solution, many experts and members of Congress agree, is to strengthen internet privacy protections to prevent the kind of surveillance and data abuse TikTok critics worry about.
letters
Springsteen tour freeze-out: Big-name acts become big-ticket items
Clancy home’s comforts don’t begin to solve riddle of parents hurting kids
A thorny path to teaching and to teacher diversity
We have to prepare for a future with fewer primary care doctors
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IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERGHow Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter
The scrappy Dorchester neighborhood has fulfilled the community activist’s dream: development without displacement.
John YooProsecuting Trump for hush money undermines more serious investigations
The prosecution’s case faces severe legal problems that impede what should be the main focus — whether Trump was responsible for the Jan. 6 insurrection or other efforts to block the electoral vote count.
EDITORIALSaving the Amazon, before it’s too late
The United States should join Europe in halting the import of beef and other goods linked to the deforestation of the critical rainforest region.
Brian McGroryThe little boots inside Lindsay Clancy’s house make clear none of it makes any sense at all
A photo of the boots arrived on my phone one night last week, part of a batch of more than two dozen pictures of the inside of the Clancy’s house taken a few days after the children’s deaths.
NEWSLETTERCharlestown is too isolated
I-93, which runs through an underdeveloped tract of land, almost entirely isolates Charlestown from its surrounding neighborhoods.
IDEAS | KERRY ALTIERO AS TOLD TO KELLY HORANThe old restaurant model is toast
A chef poured his entire soul into his beloved Café Miranda in Rockland, Maine. Then came the “apocalypse” — and a reckoning with the demands he had put on employees.

Cartoons

WILL DOWDRemembering Jorge Luis Borges
CHRISTOPHER WEYANTMarch Madness
PATRICK CHAPPATTETrump cries foul, again
CHRISTOPHER WEYANTThe final legacy of the Iraq War
CHRISTOPHER WEYANTSiliconned
BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGERLocal heroes in loco sweaters

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M. Lee Pelton and Pam Eddinger

Investing in higher education is good for students — and the state

Collective action sends a powerful signal that postsecondary education is a viable path to social and economic mobility for everyone.

Joshua Pederson

ReGronkulous! Bonus bets are a bad bet for Massachusetts.

If you know anything about gambling, you know that the house never loses.

EDITORIAL

Schools need standards, resources to improve cybersecurity

Recent ransomware attacks against schools in Nantucket and Swansea highlight the growing risk for districts.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Crime, Trump, and the ghost of James Michael Curley

How long will the faithful remain faithful to Trump because of some deeper, darker, political self-interest? Loyalty to Curley, after all, lasted a long time.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

GOP’s true agenda in targeting trans students? Courting white evangelicals.

This is not a victimless political pander. Laws that ban students from school activities, bar them from being called by their correct pronouns, and erase their stories from school curricula are the real danger.

Lori Trahan

Congress should target TikTok but not let US social media companies off the hook

Focusing only on the threats posed by foreign companies while ignoring similar dangers created by the failures of their US rivals does little to protect our national security in the long term.

RENÉE LOTH

A loss for Fox would be a win for the First Amendment

Fox reporters in the news division who held on to a shred of ethics were scolded for casting doubt on the Big Lie.

EDITORIAL

Campbell puts towns on notice: MBTA housing law isn’t optional

Truculent municipalities told they can’t opt out of rule requiring them to allow multifamily development around transit.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS
IDEASWhere did all the workers go?
For two years, employers have been desperate for workers — and there’s no indication the labor shortage will soon change. What are we losing — and possibly gaining — as a result?
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Globe Opinion’s 2022 Top 10
The readers have spoken: Take a tour through The Boston Globe opinion section’s top 10 most read columns, editorials, cartoons, letters, and Ideas stories of 2022.
RENÉE GRAHAMRemembering trans lives taken in 2022
Even before a gunman killed five people and injured nearly 20 last month at Club Q, a popular LGBTQ nightspot in Colorado Springs, Colo., 2022 was already a deadly year for trans and gender nonconforming people. At least 35 have been killed nationwide, most of them Black trans women.
TIMELINEAssault on American democracy
Jan. 6, 2021, was one of the most alarming days in American history. Boston Globe Opinion columns, editorials, letters, and cartoons untangle the continuing aftermath of the attack on the US Capitol.
IDEAS | JOAN VENNOCHIHow the MBTA went off the rails
Nearly everything about Boston has changed in the past few decades, yet the T has the same big problem — a failure to prioritize the rider experience above all.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERGBoston was once a wildly ambitious city. It’s time to go big again.
Soaring housing costs, a broken T, and other existential problems require sweeping fixes that meet the moment.
Young people and the power of social media
Social media holds enormous power over young people. Can they find a way to navigate safely through its ever-changing landscape?
How do we memorialize the pandemic?
As the United States neared its one millionth COVID-19 related death, artists, architects, and community leaders are calling for a permanent memorial to honor all those touched by COVID. Globe Opinion asked several artists for their vision of what a COVID memorial could look like.
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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYADEditing the Constitution
The Constitution is undergoing massive changes in the Supreme Court. It’s time to put the founding document in the hands of the people.
ideasThe Future of Work
The past year has shattered expectations of what workdays look like. Parenting while Zooming. An uncrowded T. Wary interactions with customers. In this special issue of Ideas, we explore which of these changes will stick — and how they’ll affect the quality of our lives.
The Longevity Hub
The Boston Globe Opinion section and MIT's AgeLab present The Longevity Hub, an ongoing series seeking to spark Greater Boston's transformation into the Silicon Valley of aging.
EDITORIALFuture-proofing the presidency
Donald Trump brought our democracy to the brink and exposed its weak spots. Here’s how to thwart the next American tyrant.
EDITORIALA battle for affordable housing in Massachusetts
The Globe editorial board's 2020 series on the need for inclusive housing reform in Newton and across the Commonwealth.
Brave New Planet
Brave New Planet is a podcast that delves deep into the most exciting and challenging scientific frontiers, helping us understand them and grapple with their implications. Dr. Eric Lander, president and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is host.
The future of food
What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before. In this special issue, we celebrate the role of food in our communities and explore how it can be tastier, more accessible, and healthier for us and the planet.
LettersPostcards from the pandemic
Invited to take a walk, in fact, lots of walks; dining room table repurposed — a snapshot of how readers were coping.
An archive of conversations with the experts writing thought-provoking Globe Opinion op-eds and Ideas features.
The Other swing voter
Political coverage often focuses on voters who oscillate between political parties in a few key swing states. Here we feature perspectives and opinions from and about demographics of Americans — young voters and Black and brown voters —who swing between voting and not voting.
From voter suppression to gerrymandering to foreign interference, the integrity of US elections is under attack. In a three-part weekly series, Globe Opinion examines how the nation arrived at this moment and what needs to be done to protect voting rights.
Thomas E. PattersonTrapped: Why the GOP's death is imminent
The Republican Party is destroying itself. Thomas Patterson of the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center explains the five traps the party has set for itself and warns that the party's future is in peril without reform.
Black voices now
Globe Opinion seeks to amplify the perspectives and the voices of Black community members, scholars, activists, doctors, teachers, business leaders, students, and parents as op-ed and letter writers, and as innovators and provocateurs featured in Globe Ideas. Here we feature Black voices from the community amid the historic protests following the killing of George Floyd. We aim to amplify yet more Black voices going forward.
IDEASMassachusetts Works
We turn the typical model of journalism on its head — instead of focusing on what’s broken, we’re taking a look at what Massachusetts gets right.
Legal Lens documentaries
Law and documentary film may seem far apart, but they actually share many connections. With the guidance of filmmaker and producer Joseph Tovares and support from the Hewlett Foundation, 12 Harvard Law School students from eight countries have worked since January on the Legal Lens project. You can view the films here on BostonGlobe.com.
Choosing, using, and losing your health care: A policy first-aid kit
In a four-part weekly series, Globe Opinion offers a baseline assessment of health care as well as prescriptions for fixing the industry.
Journalists are not the enemy
A central pillar of President Trump’s politics is a sustained assault on the free press. Journalists are not classified as fellow Americans, but rather “the enemy of the people.”
National Student Essay Competition winners announced