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Sunday, December 22, 2024
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Higher Education

Too much student debt? Or too many students in college? Conservatives take aim at higher education.

Conservative thought leaders want to penalize schools financially when their graduates are late on loan payments or their earnings don’t justify the cost of tuition. Continue reading →

Media

The Golden Age for the Union Leader, New Hampshire’s only statewide newspaper, appears to be over

The Union Leader’s deeply diminished audience in the digital age has cost the organization both its regional dominance and its national clout. Continue reading →

State Secrets

Massachusetts lawmakers are paid to be full-time legislators. So why do so many have second jobs and side hustles?

About two dozen lawmakers — or roughly one in eight of all 200 — reported earning more than $100,000 in addition to their legislative pay. Continue reading →

Business

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

The storm's toll includes ravaged crops, uprooted timber, wrecked farm equipment, and mangled chicken houses. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s claims of a mandate run into reality of narrow majorities

The drama over the budget bill highlighted the limits Donald Trump faces in bending his entire party to his will. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Biden administration weighs putting up roadblocks to Trump’s deportation campaign

The Biden administration is considering extending Temporary Protection Status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose eligibility to remain in the United States is set to expire in the first months of the Trump administration. Continue reading →

Nation

Senate Democrats find many ethical lapses by Supreme Court justices

The investigation also found that the Judicial Conference of the United States, the body responsible for looking into lapses by federal judges, has failed to adequately address the ethical issues that have repeatedly rocked the high court. Continue reading →

Politics

Congress approves full Social Security benefits for public sector retirees

The measure would allow approximately 2.8 million public pension recipients — some of them teachers, firefighters, and police officers — to collect Social Security benefits at the same level as other beneficiaries. Continue reading →

The World

World

Deception and betrayal: inside the final days of the Assad regime

Bashar Assad left his country so secretively that some of his aides remained in the palace hours after he had left, waiting for a speech that never came, according to a palace insider. Continue reading →

World

A rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, as Palestinians mourn 19 dead in Gaza

The attack comes less than two days after a series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and port city of Hodeida killed at least nine people. Continue reading →

World

From liberal icon to MAGA joke: the waning fortunes of Justin Trudeau

For a decade, he built a brand around being a feminist, pro-immigration, and an environmentalist, pursuing the same message of change and hope as Barack Obama. Most Canadians, saddling in a soft economy, appear to be ready to move on from him. Continue reading →

Globe Magazine

Over half of Americans are lonely. In Maine, potluck dinners are helping.

Sharing food and stories helps foster the connection our times so desperately need. Continue reading →

My Uncle Jimmy outdid himself as our very own Santa some six decades ago

The soul of generosity, Uncle Jimmy was a child of immigrant parents and the Great Depression. He was prosperous only in spirit. Continue reading →

My husband had an affair. Before I can move on, I need all the details.

There is no way I can fully respect him or trust him if he doesn’t. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

In memory of Frank Bellotti

Former Mass. attorney general Frank Bellotti will be remembered for his commitment to public service. Continue reading →

LETTERS

This holiday season, thank your community leaders

Community leaders are the backbone of our thriving towns and cities. They deserve heartfelt appreciation for their unwavering commitment to making our communities a better place. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Young Catholics are politically homeless

One writer notes, "The vast majority of the young, diverse, and even the more conservative Catholic crowd in Cambridge, including white Catholics, are not enthralled with MAGA." Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

‘This is bigger than me’: For Mattapan Patriots football and cheer teams, victory is more than sports

Throughout the Mattapan Patriots’ decades-long history, the importance of community has remained a constant. Continue reading →

Money, Power, Inequality

Why residents in Black neighborhoods will pay more to stay warm this winter

Massachusetts is already warning residents to expect higher gas bills this season, citing a frigid winter forecast. While people across Boston will feel the increase, those who live in Black neighborhoods will be paying more than everyone else. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston City Council has a long history of legal entanglements and scandals

From "Dapper" O'Neil to Chuck Turner, it's a long and ignominious list. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox

Rickey Henderson, baseball’s greatest-ever base stealer, dies at 65

A thrilling and charismatic Hall of Fame outfielder, Rickey Henderson was widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball history. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

Bob Kraft is stubborn, so it’s doubtful that he fires Jerod Mayo after this dismal season, and other thoughts

Like a Donald Trump Cabinet nominee, Mayo’s top qualification as head coach of the Patriots seems to be loyalty to the boss, for whom he even has a pet nickname. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

The NFL is quickly learning: Challenge Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez at your own risk.

The 22-year-old Gonzalez has emerged as a bona fide lockdown corner, and quite possibly, the steal of the 2023 NFL Draft. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

The storm's toll includes ravaged crops, uprooted timber, wrecked farm equipment, and mangled chicken houses. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

For those of us with children who identify as trans, the political is personal

When it comes to gender and children, there’s so much said in private that needs to be expressed in public. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Your Tesla has me seeing red

Elon Musk’s lurch to the right is blowing up perceptions of his car brand. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Michael Brewer, whose ‘One Toke’ was a big hit, is dead at 80

As half of the folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley, he helped write one of the most overt pop odes to marijuana of the hippie era. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Movies

‘Nosferatu’ lives again thanks to director and New Hampshire native Robert Eggers

The New England native on the Granite State origins of his horror remake, working at Market Basket as a bag boy, and more. Continue reading →

THE YEAR IN ARTS

10 great performances our film critic loved in 2024

From Cillian Murphy’s Irish coal miner to Pamela Anderson’s aging showgirl. Continue reading →

The Year in Arts

50 of the best albums of the year

Globe music writers weigh in on what their favorite albums of the year were. Continue reading →

Travel

SURVEY SAYS

The 30 cheapest places to fly in 2025, plus tips for snagging inexpensive flights

Airfares aren’t expected to drop significantly next year, but tickets to these destinations are projected to be a deal. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

A retirement gift to myself: Two months in Provence

In recent decades, France’s Luberon region has been flooded with tourists. But its off-the-beaten-track charm can still be found if you take the time to look for it. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Real Estate

From fantasy to reality: 7 lessons from moving to a vacation hot spot

“We live two miles from the beach, and we can never seem to get over there.” Continue reading →

Real Estate

Stadium seating in Somerville: New town homes rise across from Dilboy

Our Home of the Week will have 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, white oak flooring, a wet bar, an EV charger, and a private rooftop deck. Continue reading →