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The section that asks “what if?” and “why not?”
IDEAS | GARRET KEIZERVermont’s outrageous library plan speaks volumes about our illusions
State college libraries are giving up on physical books — a decision that’s emblematic of how things often work in our society.
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMANThe quietly radical genius of Phillis Wheatley
Twelve years after being taken to Boston on a slave ship, she published an internationally acclaimed collection of poetry. But her story has often been whitewashed.
IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFFMay I have a word: And they danced by the light of the moon, the moon, the moon
Readers respond in a big way to a Limerick challenge.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERGHow Uphams Corner got wealthier without getting whiter
The scrappy Dorchester neighborhood has fulfilled the community activist’s dream: development without displacement.
IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFERVultures all the way down
As harbingers of spring go, the carrion-eating birds with the naked, ruddy heads are as reliable — if not as photogenic — as crocuses.
IDEAS | RACHEL KAUDER NALEBUFFA red badge of courage, period
A new anthology of essays charts the range of emotions sparked by menstruation.
may i have a word?
May I have a word: These mangled metaphors really break the cake
Phrases that are so close to being right — and yet so far.
May I have a word: Parody-worthy job titles
May I have a word: Old saws get new teeth
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special projects

Where 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?
IDEAS | PETER THOMSONThe radical, forgotten experiment in educational integration that changed my life
In 1971, kids from Roxbury and Lincoln spent half the year attending school together in the city and the other half in the suburb. Fifty years later, I tracked down my fellow students to see how it shaped them — and whether something like it could work today.
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.
Born broken: The deep history of the TWhat is the T for, anyway?
Public health
IDEAS | ELOISE DAVENPORTMy fitness trackers took me hostage
IDEAS | Margaret Morganroth GulletteEveryone in a nursing home deserves a single room
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLERDid a 21st-century pharmacy really just cave to the threat of a 19th-century antiabortion law?
democracy under siege
IDEAS | JASON MIKLIANCrazy rich autocracies: What are they doing better than democracies?
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZERAs Turkey turns 100, its democratic future still has not arrived
IDEAS | MILES TAYLORThe midterms and Trump’s return show why we need a third party
politics
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERGBoston has never elected a Black mayor. A quiet experiment could change that.
IDEAS | TODD WASHBURNWe’re all to blame for the chaos in Congress
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERGAn opportunity for Democrats, hiding in plain sight

civil rights

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKYOn your own this Valentine’s Day? Carly Rae Jepsen would say that’s just fine.
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLERAs its 50th anniversary looms, Roe v. Wade still matters
IDEAS | MARIAH G. SCHUGThe price of prejudice: States that ban same-sex marriage leave millions on the table
inequality
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYADHow the language of social justice is used to protect the status quo
IDEAS | MILES HOWARDOpen Mass. beaches to everyone — with buses
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYADA recession, if we choose

climate crisis

IDEAS | GEORGE ROGERSLost winter: A season on thin ice is a bad time for poutine
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZERCosta Rica’s new president may test the commitment to eco-consciousness
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOODFor one afternoon, lab-grown meat was the talk of the town

education

IDEAS | Régine Michelle Jean-CharlesOpponents of my kids’ math program have their calculus all wrong
IDEAS | STEPHEN ASMAA way out of the campus free speech wars
IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINEThe business of college sports deserves to collapse
development
IDEAS | MILES HOWARDEvictions are rising again. It’s time to get creative.
IDEAS | ALAN WIRZBICKIWhat is the T for, anyway?
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYADWu’s stubborn optimism is exactly what this transit crisis needs
history
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMANThe quietly radical genius of Phillis Wheatley
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZERThe incalculable moral cost of proxy wars
IDEAS | LEAH CAMPBELLThe toxic myth of the Gold Rush
housing
IDEAS | CLAIRE DUNNINGThe unintended consequences of Boston’s nonprofit-led urban development
IDEAS | STARRE JULIA VARTANConsider the small landlord
IDEAS | NOAH Y. KIMHousing will test white support for Black lives

technology

IDEAS | BENJAMIN MAZERThe AI doctor will charge you now
IDEAS | EVAN SELINGERWhat if companies could read your mind? Neurotechnology is coming, and your cognitive liberty is at stake.
IDEAS | EVAN SELINGERHow to make online life more pleasant
essays
IDEAS | GARRET KEIZERVermont’s outrageous library plan speaks volumes about our illusions
IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFERVultures all the way down
IDEAS | RACHEL KAUDER NALEBUFFA red badge of courage, period
more special projects
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERGBoston was once a wildly ambitious city. It’s time to go big again.
The pandemic is still shattering expectations of what workdays look like. In this special issue of Ideas, we explore which of these changes will stick — and how they’ll affect the quality of our lives.
Editing the Constitution
The pandemic is still shattering expectations of what workdays look like. 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 Future of Work
The pandemic is still shattering expectations of what workdays look like. 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 Future of Food
What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before.
Massachusetts 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.