Politics

A locked-down and transformed Washington braces for Biden’s inauguration

This week's “peaceful transition of power” will happen under the watchful gaze of up to 25,000 National Guardsmen, several times more troops than are currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Continue reading →

Nation

In Minnesota, a GOP lawmaker’s death brings home the reality of COVID-19

Ten months into the coronavirus crisis, the ongoing Republican resistance to mask wearing and social distancing is a striking political phenomenon: GOP officials have abetted the spread of the virus to friends and colleagues, even fatally so, because they do not take the science seriously. Continue reading →

Nation

Why rage over the 2020 election could last well past Trump

For many Trump supporters, the inauguration of Joe Biden Jr. this week will be a signal that it is time to move on. The president had four years, but Biden won, and that is that. Continue reading →

World

Trump orders lifting of virus travel ban, but Biden aides vow to block move

President Trump on Monday ordered an end to the ban on travelers from Europe and Brazil that had been aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus to the United States, a move quickly rejected by aides to President-elect Joe Biden, who said Biden will maintain the ban when he takes office Wednesday. Continue reading →

World

COVID response was a global series of failures, WHO panel says

Laying bare a yearlong cascade of failures, a World Health Organization panel recounts in a damning report how governments and public health organizations worldwide responded slowly and ineffectively to the coronavirus, despite years of warnings. Continue reading →

World

Europe welcomes Biden, but won’t wait for him

Europe is eager for “a political climate change” after Joe Biden is sworn in on Wednesday, but if the new American president is preoccupied with troubles at home it is prepared to move ahead in key areas on its own, European leaders and analysts say. Continue reading →

OPINION

The Grocery Stories: How government should work for Americans

I am two people away from being called into the gymnasium’s set-up of makeshift tents where I will receive the first of two Moderna vaccines. Continue reading →

OPINION

Can Biden contain the flames lit by Trump?

The words that Joe Biden speaks at his inauguration Wednesday can let us at least envision a path forward, for those Americans willing to consider it. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

It’s time lawmakers support an ‘open’ House

Rules reforms can cut through the go-along to get-along complacency in a branch dominated by a network of good ol' boys. Continue reading →

Metro

Hundreds of medical professionals call on Baker to prioritize vaccine access for Black and immigrant communities

On the day the state’s first mass vaccination site launched at Gillette Stadium, community activists and medical professionals called on Governor Charlie Baker and state public health officials to prioritize access to the COVID-19 vaccine to the Black and immigrant communities in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Politics

Need a precedent for what’s going on in Boston politics? Look to 1993

President-elect Joe Biden choosing Mayor Martin J. Walsh to be his labor secretary has a striking precedent. In 1993, Raymond L. Flynn was tapped by Bill Clinton to become ambassador to the Vatican, setting up an open election to become the next Boston mayor. Continue reading →

Metro

Hundreds of medical professionals call on Baker to prioritize vaccine access for Black and immigrant communities

On the day the state’s first mass vaccination site launched at Gillette Stadium, community activists and medical professionals called on Governor Charlie Baker and state public health officials to prioritize access to the COVID-19 vaccine to the Black and immigrant communities in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | on baseball

Red Sox sort through pitching options, remaining cautious with Chris Sale’s return

The Sox roster is likely to be in a constant state of flux. Continue reading →

Celtics

Celtics need to win now, and must use their $28.5 million trade exception wisely. Here are some candidates to ponder

It’s the largest exception in league history and the Celtics can break it into parts and use it on multiple occasions. Continue reading →

dan shaughnessy

Tom Brady’s conference-championship history is filled with memorable moments

Brady is headed to his 14th conference title game, his first in the NFC. Here's a look back at his 13 with the Patriots. Continue reading →

Business

As Labor secretary, Marty Walsh would face daunting challenges and high expectations

Whether Walsh, a veteran of old-school labor activism before becoming mayor in 2014, will take on the monumental task of modernizing decades-old labor laws, and has the support to make it happen, remains to be seen. Continue reading →

Business

As Labor secretary, Marty Walsh would face daunting challenges and high expectations

Whether Walsh, a veteran of old-school labor activism before becoming mayor in 2014, will take on the monumental task of modernizing decades-old labor laws, and has the support to make it happen, remains to be seen. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

In Mass., private companies can make a killing, legally, if you can’t keep up with your property taxes

Massachusetts is one of only about a dozen states that allow municipalities — and companies that take over their tax title liens — to reap windfalls when they take properties from tax delinquents. Continue reading →

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Music

Five presidents and their musical moments

One hosted Elvis at the White House. Another channeled Al Green. And guess who had the best stereo in town? Continue reading →

COMFORT ZONE

Cambridge hotel celebrates the return of pets to the White House

The Kimpton Marlowe’s Presidential Pooch package includes plenty of treats. Continue reading →

ASK MATTHEW

Why I don’t give TV reboots and revivals a second thought

Whatever happened to endings? Continue reading →