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Note to Democrats: Marjorie Taylor Greene is not your friend - The Boston Globe
After criticizing Trump, the Republican representative got death threats — and an invitation from across the aisle.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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"We love veterans on Veterans Day. We love those who served and died on Memorial Day,” says Kevin Cullen on #SayMore. “For those 363 other days, we don't give a shit about these people.”
A Boston veteran’s 57-year journey to find peace - The Boston Globe
Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"We love veterans on Veterans Day. We love those who served and died on Memorial Day,” says Kevin Cullen on #SayMore. “For those 363 other days, we don't give a shit about these people.”
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Republicans admit their plan to double ACA premiums & throw 15M off health care is a disaster.
Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth.
Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.
Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth.
Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.
Republicans finally want to talk about health care. That’s good — but their ideas are absurd. - The Boston Globe
Their proposals would take our already broken health care system and make it even worse. Here’s what we should do instead.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Republicans admit their plan to double ACA premiums & throw 15M off health care is a disaster.
Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth.
Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.
Trump’s “big idea” — a one-time check of AT MOST $6,500 — won't even cover cancer treatment or childbirth.
Health care is a human right. It's time to expand Medicare & cut drug prices.
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SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s ICE tip line voicemails into the void, by @tyburr.bsky.social
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You have reached the ICE tip line. Your delusion is important to us. - The Boston Globe
SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s voicemails into the void.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:41 PM
SATIRE: After the Allston Car Wash raid, a college student’s ICE tip line voicemails into the void, by @tyburr.bsky.social
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Zac Segal fits an all-too-odious pattern: the self-anointed defender of law and order — or morality, or national security — who convinces himself that informing on others is not only justified but virtuous, writes @jeffjacoby.bsky.social.
The Allston Car Wash raid and what it means to be a neighbor - The Boston Globe
The raid was harsh. The self-righteousness of a College Republican was worse.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Zac Segal fits an all-too-odious pattern: the self-anointed defender of law and order — or morality, or national security — who convinces himself that informing on others is not only justified but virtuous, writes @jeffjacoby.bsky.social.
The lines not to be crossed are clear: Reporters must keep a journalistic distance from sources and people in the news, writes Jill Abramson.
Epstein, RFK Jr., and journalism’s week of shame - The Boston Globe
The lines not to be crossed are clear: Reporters must keep a journalistic distance from sources and people in the news.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The lines not to be crossed are clear: Reporters must keep a journalistic distance from sources and people in the news, writes Jill Abramson.
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen will join "Say More" host Shirley Leung to discuss the future of corporate activism — and the challenge of balancing profit and purpose in a polarized era — at Globe Summit on November 19.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen will join "Say More" host Shirley Leung to discuss the future of corporate activism — and the challenge of balancing profit and purpose in a polarized era — at Globe Summit on November 19.
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Based on Cambridge’s liberal reputation, a candidate like Elizabeth Hudson shouldn’t have had a chance in School Committee elections, @rebeccaspiess.bsky.social writes.
Is Cambridge’s equity-based school system finally facing a reality check? - The Boston Globe
Elizabeth Hudson has tapped into public frustration that, despite lavish spending on schools, persistent achievement gaps in Cambridge remain.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Based on Cambridge’s liberal reputation, a candidate like Elizabeth Hudson shouldn’t have had a chance in School Committee elections, @rebeccaspiess.bsky.social writes.
The story of the penny is about government dysfunction: how America continued to make a zombie coin that nobody wanted or needed anymore, and which cost taxpayers more than it was worth.
Rage over a lost penny - The Boston Globe
The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn’t the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?
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November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The story of the penny is about government dysfunction: how America continued to make a zombie coin that nobody wanted or needed anymore, and which cost taxpayers more than it was worth.
Law enforcement isn’t the only tool for reducing crime — or making people feel safe, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. By focusing on streetscapes, city governments can do a lot to close the gap between crime statistics and the public’s overall perception of crime.
How to make streets feel safer without adding police - The Boston Globe
Urban planning and good city management can change your state of mind.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Law enforcement isn’t the only tool for reducing crime — or making people feel safe, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. By focusing on streetscapes, city governments can do a lot to close the gap between crime statistics and the public’s overall perception of crime.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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It’s troubling that a court that has, time and time again, protected the rights of major religions — especially claims brought by conservative Christians — can’t bring that same energy to give some recourse to Damon Landor, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. #TheGavel
Religious rights, but not for all - The Boston Globe
The First Amendment is meant to protect even minority religions. The justices don’t seem to get that.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It’s troubling that a court that has, time and time again, protected the rights of major religions — especially claims brought by conservative Christians — can’t bring that same energy to give some recourse to Damon Landor, @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social writes. #TheGavel
From the man who accuses Democrats of being soft on crime, Trump’s reckless presidential pardons have created a revolving door of recidivism, @rygraham.bsky.social writes in #OUTTAKES.
All the president’s offenders - The Boston Globe
Trump’s pardons are a middle finger to anyone who refuses to forget the myths that reached a violent coda on Jan. 6, 2021.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
From the man who accuses Democrats of being soft on crime, Trump’s reckless presidential pardons have created a revolving door of recidivism, @rygraham.bsky.social writes in #OUTTAKES.
"You have more people in the upper class, you have more people in the lower class, and everyone in the middle feels squeezed on either side," Mara Kardas-Nelson says on #SayMore:
It’s affordability, stupid: A conversation about the disappearing middle class in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe
As the rich get richer in Massachusetts, the middle class is falling further behind.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"You have more people in the upper class, you have more people in the lower class, and everyone in the middle feels squeezed on either side," Mara Kardas-Nelson says on #SayMore:
Since Trump returned to the White House, too many Democrats have operated with the kind of magical thinking that skews closer to theater of the absurd, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.
The Democrats defeat themselves again - The Boston Globe
Is a craven betrayal of their base any way to resist an authoritarian president?
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November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Since Trump returned to the White House, too many Democrats have operated with the kind of magical thinking that skews closer to theater of the absurd, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.
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My new article for @globeopinion.bsky.social: New restaurants in Boston neighborhoods can finally get liquor licenses — but the city still makes it too hard just to open a restaurant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/o...
It’s ridiculously hard to open a restaurant in Boston - The Boston Globe
The city is trying to fix its notorious liquor license problem. But that’s just the start.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
My new article for @globeopinion.bsky.social: New restaurants in Boston neighborhoods can finally get liquor licenses — but the city still makes it too hard just to open a restaurant. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/13/o...
“If the American people do not insist that public officials obey court orders, I think that American democracy is doomed,” former US District Court Judge Mark World tells @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social.
‘All power is in the people’ - The Boston Globe
What former Judge Wolf told me about Trump’s attack on democracy, and why he’s speaking out now.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“If the American people do not insist that public officials obey court orders, I think that American democracy is doomed,” former US District Court Judge Mark World tells @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social.
Editorial: Americans need both a functioning government and the subsidies — and it’s a mistake to pit them against each other.
The shutdown deal divided Democrats but is the right call - The Boston Globe
Today’s pain trumps tomorrow’s rising health insurance premiums.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Editorial: Americans need both a functioning government and the subsidies — and it’s a mistake to pit them against each other.
“If the electorate that turned out in New Jersey foreshadows the landscape Republicans will have to navigate in next year’s midterm elections, the GOP should anticipate a drubbing,” Noah Rothman writes.
Message from New Jersey: It’s not too early for Republicans to panic - The Boston Globe
Gains that Donald Trump made in 2024 in the Garden State were reversed in the governor’s race.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“If the electorate that turned out in New Jersey foreshadows the landscape Republicans will have to navigate in next year’s midterm elections, the GOP should anticipate a drubbing,” Noah Rothman writes.
Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.
Zohran Mamdani and the politics of trying - The Boston Globe
Voters are tired of hearing politicians talk about what they can’t do. The newly elected mayor of New York has offered something different.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Voters want to hear about how we can get to a brighter future, @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social writes. And that vision doesn’t tend to come from candidates who keep lecturing people on what’s not possible.
Editorial: Over the next four years, the task for Mayor Michelle Wu will be to stay laser-focused on Boston’s fundamental challenges and not to mistake her easy victory on Tuesday for a blanket endorsement of the status quo.
How Mayor Wu should spend her considerable political capital - The Boston Globe
The mayor won big, including in the City Council. She should focus her power on addressing the city’s biggest needs: housing and education.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Editorial: Over the next four years, the task for Mayor Michelle Wu will be to stay laser-focused on Boston’s fundamental challenges and not to mistake her easy victory on Tuesday for a blanket endorsement of the status quo.
The trick for an elastic party is not to stretch too far in one direction, David Scharfenberg writes. And in recent years, Democrats have done just that, reaching way out to the left and damaging their brand in the process.
Mamdani won. So did Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia. Their brand is still toxic. - The Boston Globe
There is only one way to solve the party’s enduring problem.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The trick for an elastic party is not to stretch too far in one direction, David Scharfenberg writes. And in recent years, Democrats have done just that, reaching way out to the left and damaging their brand in the process.
Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York today at 12 p.m. on our Substack:
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Tune in to a live episode of #SayMore with @leungboston.bsky.social and @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social as they discuss Michelle Wu, Zohran Mamdani, and the mayor’s races in Boston and New York tomorrow at 12 p.m. on our Substack:
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Starting Nov 5 at 12:00 PM EST
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November 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Through all of her husband’s racist ramblings, Usha Vance has chosen to stay by his side, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.
Don’t feel sorry for Usha Vance - The Boston Globe
Like Melania Trump, the second lady knows exactly who she married and what she signed up for.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Through all of her husband’s racist ramblings, Usha Vance has chosen to stay by his side, @rygraham.bsky.social writes.