Politics

The Supreme Court, public opinion, and the fate of Roe

The Supreme Court, it has long been said, seldom gets very far out of step with public opinion. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden says decision on gas tax holiday may come this week

The Biden administration is increasingly searching for ways to spare the public from higher prices at the pump, which began to climb last year and surged after Russia invaded Ukraine in February. Continue reading →

Politics

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger among witnesses for next Jan. 6 hearing

Embattled Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is set to testify Tuesday at the House Jan. 6 committee about the extraordinary pressure he faced from former president Donald Trump to “find 11,780” votes that could flip the state to prevent Joe Biden’s election victory. Continue reading →

World

Israel’s government collapses, setting up 5th election in 3 years

Israel’s governing coalition will dissolve parliament before the end of the month, bringing down the government and sending the country to a fifth election in three years, the prime minister said Monday. Continue reading →

World

‘It’s just hell there’: Russia still pounds eastern Ukraine

Russia’s military kept on grinding down Ukraine’s defenses Monday, with combat in eastern areas said to be entering a “decisive” phase, as the war’s consequences for food and fuel supplies increasingly weighed on minds around the globe. Continue reading →

World

Sri Lankan students demand government resign over crisis

Thousands of students from state universities marched in Sri Lanka’s capital on Monday to demand the president and prime minister resign over an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of essential supplies and disrupted people’s livelihoods and education. Continue reading →

OPINION

The world must address all human rights violations

The situations in Turkey and China demonstrate the need to enforce recognition of human rights globally by imposing sanctions against all countries that deny them. Continue reading →

OPINION

Charlie Baker, the T, and the myth of managerial brilliance

Baker continues to insist the MBTA system is safe. It’s not, governor. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

BPS needs a plan. Then it needs a leader.

The search for a new superintendent is entering its final stages, but the city and state should agree to an improvement plan before the School Committee selects the leader to execute it. Continue reading →

Metro

Where have all the leaders gone?

Ted Kennedy and John Hume met for dinner in West Germany 50 years ago. The peace process in Ireland began in earnest, and a blueprint for reasoned leadership in divided societies emerged. Where has it gone? Continue reading →

Health

Local parents of small children are divided over whether to get them vaccinated against COVID

As the long-awaited and newly authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months through 5 years old start arriving in the state this week, it remains an open question whether parents will leap at the chance to vaccinate their kids. Continue reading →

Transportation

‘A huge inconvenience’: Morning commuters react to MBTA reducing weekday service

Commuters taking the Blue, Orange, and Red lines Monday faced longer wait times between trains as the T switched to its Saturday schedule for weekdays. Continue reading →

on golf

The US Open at The Country Club was a smashing success. When can it come back?

“I think ‘epic’ would kind of sum it up,” said John Bodenhamer, chief championships officer for the US Golf Association. Continue reading →

Leigh Montville

After all the fanfare and drama, the US Open leaves only fond memories as it ships out of Boston

The clock has struck midnight at The Country Club, which returns to its normal business following a rare spectacle. Continue reading →

RED SOX 5, TIGERS 2

Worcester makes its presence felt as depth shines in Red Sox victory over Tigers

Both Jarren Duran and Franchy Cordero reached base three times, the latter knocking in a pair of runs as well, and Josh Winckowski pitched into the seventh inning to back his strong start last week against Oakland. Continue reading →

Business

Bain leases future Back Bay office, in one of the biggest deals since COVID

The Boston-based consulting firm has agreed to lease eight floors at a long-planned office building on a prominent site at 350 Boylston St. Continue reading →

Business

‘We need to come together on the left’: LGBTQ leaders ponder the challenges ahead

Over the past few weeks, local LGBTQ business and civic leaders have reflected on how far the community has come, but also what challenges lie ahead — or may already be here. Continue reading →

Business

Builders of Color Coalition leader sees diversity in Boston’s development sector reaching an important inflection point

Our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers of Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Kenneth Dam, deputy in Reagan and George W. Bush Cabinets, dies at 89

Mr. Dam helped pave the way for détente between the United States and the Soviet Union, laying the groundwork for Washington’s embrace of Mikhail S. Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost and perestroika beginning in the mid-1980s. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Clela Rorex, who issued first same-sex marriage licenses, dies

Considered a pioneer in the gay rights movement, Ms. Rorex faced vicious backlash in Boulder after issuing six of the licenses. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dr. Paul M. Ellwood Jr., architect of the HMO, is dead at 95

Dr. Ellwood conceived of — and in 1970 coined the term HMO to describe — a partnership in which doctors are paid for the number of patients they see, not for each service given, and whose enrolled members are guaranteed access to network doctors and comprehensive care for fixed annual premiums. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

Yoichi Udagawa hits the right notes with New England Philharmonic

The fourth and final music director candidate led the orchestra with aplomb on Saturday night. Continue reading →

Theater

With ‘The Orchard,’ the Arlekin Players return Chekhov to the digital frontier

The production is being presented in two versions simultaneously: one online, and one in-person at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City. Continue reading →

Music

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

One member calls Nebulous "a string quartet that makes music you probably haven’t heard before.” They play a free show at the ICA Saturday. Continue reading →