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The essential fragility of Boston's magnificent harbor
Improperly treated waste from homes, business and hospitals is a real-life threat. -
'It's like our crown': Anti-hair discrimination bills help Black girls embrace their natural hair
The Mass. House of Representatives recently passed a bill banning discrimination based on natural hairstyle or texture. A day later, the U.S. House passed the CROWN Act. -
What The New York Times gets wrong — and right — in its editorial about free speech
The whole thing has the feel of writing-by-committee, and that’s never the way to put forth a strong, coherent argument. -
Can I be happy to be nappy in Massachusetts?
It’s insulting that Black people are being policed by lawmakers, that how we wear our hair is up to a vote. -
TikTok’s addictiveness is a problem — especially for young minds
We need to recognize that, in the digital age, what looks like an innocuous distraction simply isn’t. -
Republicans have a Putin problem — and the media need to stop glossing over it
It’s only recent poll numbers that put Republicans on the side of Zelenskyy and Ukraine. -
After two years of COVID, we are older, sadder and wiser
Trump virtually never said an honest word about the pandemic. Events have moved Biden from optimism to caution. -
Texas’ trans ban will hit close to home. Here’s what you can do about it.
“To be silent now isn’t an option. Transgender youth are listening.” -
U.S. Soccer paying millions in back pay to female athletes is a step in the right direction
Even if this agreement ends up being a first step to closing the soccer team equity gap — but not the last step — it is a fundamental change to the business-as-usual sexist system, Callie Crossley writes. -
Pundits wrestle with a State of the Union address overshadowed by war
Biden gets high marks for his Ukraine policy, but his domestic agenda is met with a mixed reaction.
