Politics

An unlikely pair, Portman and Sinema steer infrastructure deal

The two could not be more different, but each has powerful incentives to pursue an elusive deal. Continue reading →

Analysis

Already distorting events of Jan. 6, GOP concocts entire counternarrative

Their new claims, some voiced from the highest levels of House Republican leadership, amount to a disinformation campaign being promulgated from the steps of the Capitol, aimed at giving cover to their party and intensifying the threats to political accountability. Continue reading →

Nation

Advocates end work with US to pick asylum-seekers in Mexico

The withdrawal of the International Rescue Committee and HIAS from a consortium of groups assisting the Biden administration is a blow to the government's effort to join advocates in helping those deemed particularly vulnerable as they wait in Mexican border cities, including women with children and LGBTQ people. Continue reading →

World

UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots

The Food and Agriculture Organization and World Food Program said in a new report on “Hunger Hotspots” between August and November that “acute food insecurity is likely to further deteriorate.” Continue reading →

World

As fears grip Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands flee

So far this year, around 330,000 Afghans have been displaced, more than half of them fleeing their homes since the United States began its withdrawal in May, according to the United Nations. Continue reading →

World

‘It feels like we’re just waiting to die’: Hong Kong targets student unions

Students were among the most determined protesters during Hong Kong’s mass demonstrations in recent years against the Chinese Communist Party’s tightening grip. Now, authorities are moving to erode their influence Continue reading →

OPINION

America’s alarming empathy gap

Strength isn’t a clenched fist. It’s an open hand offering mercy and grace to those who reach for support. Continue reading →

OPINION

The very racist history of gun control

The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is indispensable to Black equality. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Kicking the Amazon addiction, or kicking it down the road

A few years ago, I’d had enough of Jeff Bezos and his greed and switched all my book buying to a small local bookstore. Continue reading →

Metro

Boundary issues

Mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George promises to put plenty of distance between her work at City Hall and her colorful developer husband’s interests. It hasn’t worked great so far. Continue reading →

Metro

In historic Massachusetts, some iconic sites remain closed or have limited schedules

Although Massachusetts rescinded its COVID-19 restrictions two months ago, administrators at a number of major historical sites say they’re taking a more cautious approach. Continue reading →

Metro

Hundreds mourn loss of Jeanica Julce, dancer and fervent optimist

A crowd packed the Holy Baptist Bible Church to honor the life of the 27-year-old woman killed in a boating crash two weeks ago. Continue reading →

Patriots

‘He predicted his future.’ Inside the letter Patriots rookie Mac Jones wrote to himself in the fifth grade

A school assignment from 2010 shows his dreams of prom, scholarships, and the NFL. That wasn't the first time he told the future. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Red Sox roster is set, but real questions remain about the rotation

Unless the Red Sox claim a player off waivers or sign a free agent, they have the group which who will carry them through the final 56 games of the season for better or worse. Continue reading →

high schools

Tainted leader or scapegoat? Duxbury keeps fired athletic director Thom Holdgate on the payroll for now

Holdgate received his share of the blame in the school's recent scandals, and lost his job, but some question the degree of his culpability. Continue reading →

Business

‘Nothing actually changes’: Boston tech workers of color blast the sector’s attempts to be antiracist

More than a year after the police killing of George Floyd, which prompted quick pledges in support of racial equality from Boston tech companies, there are signs of progress. But overall, the needle has yet to move all that much on the industry’s woeful record on diversity. Continue reading →

Business

‘It has to be known what was done to us’: Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time

David and Ina Steiner were terrorized for weeks in the summer of 2019 by a team of employees from Internet giant eBay. Here is their account of the events, which have led to criminal charges and a civil lawsuit. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

Why it’s good for you if I protect my privacy

Companies claim obsessive data collection makes their products better. But Carissa Véliz says that obscures how much power they’re amassing. Continue reading →

IDEAS

Dying for a better life

The pandemic year has taught us that facing the specter of our own demise is the best way to live. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sally Miller Gearhart, Lesbian Writer and Activist, Dies at 90

Sally Miller Gearhart, a feminist, lesbian activist and prominent opponent of anti-gay policies whose writings included a classic of lesbian science fiction about a women-only society, much like the one she later founded in Northern California, died July 14 in Ukiah, California. She was 90. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Sally Miller Gearhart, Lesbian Writer and Activist, Dies at 90

Sally Miller Gearhart, a feminist, lesbian activist and prominent opponent of anti-gay policies whose writings included a classic of lesbian science fiction about a women-only society, much like the one she later founded in Northern California, died July 14 in Ukiah, California. She was 90. Continue reading →

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ART

For Roxbury’s Ekua Holmes, an art career that keeps flowering

The very first museum survey of her illustrations for children's books opened this month at the MFA. Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT

In some of TV’s best series, extraordinary ordinary people

"Mr. Corman" is the latest addition to a rich genre of TV portraiture, stories embedded with small ordeals and epiphanies that are never plot-driven. Continue reading →

OMNIPOP

Eurovision’s continental shift

The most improbable development after an oddball Italian band won this year? Success in America. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

New Hampshire’s shoreline: 13 miles, 13 adventures

Here are more than a dozen ideas for some fun in the sun. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

5 great scenic drives in New Hampshire

Hiking and biking are great ways to see the state's beauty, but you’ll cover more territory by car. Continue reading →

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