Azariah Chester: Juneteenth: Freedom for all
In the hit 2015 musical, “Hamilton,“ John Laurens (played by Anthony Ramos) raps the line, “And but we’ll never be truly free/until those in bondage... Read more.
Starting a conversation in Lynnfield
The Lynnfield School Committee’s June 8 meeting set the stage for a debate about race and equity in the town’s schools. It is a debate already underway... Read more.
Jennifer Driban: We must act fast to heal the ocean
For millions of years, Earth’s climate has been fairly stable largely due to the ocean’s role in mediating global temperature and driving our weather cycles,... Read more.
Lala Tanmoy Das: The kids who aren’t alright
On a busy night shift in the psychiatric emergency room, during a month-long psychiatry rotation for medical school, I first met my patient, a teenager. She was... Read more.
Teaching 9/11
Editorial from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette With each passing year, the events of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack fade a bit more from public memory. That fateful day may... Read more.
We must stop anti-Semitism
A survey of American Jews released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this week should alarm every American: 60 percent of American Jews personally witnessed anti-Semitism... Read more.
Letter: It’s time for Social Security fairness
To the editor: I write to ask you to address an injustice, which was created by Congress, that has weakened retirement security for thousands of public sector workers,... Read more.
James Pooley: Intellectual Property Rights helped win the COVID-19 war
When COVID-19 came ashore, glaring gaps in the government’s pandemic preparedness became painfully obvious. Everything from inadequate stockpiles of personal... Read more.
Letter: Minding the Open Meeting Law
To the editor: Boards of selectmen, school committees, licensing authorities, city and town councils, county commissioners, as well as all other state and local... Read more.
Amanda Little: Never more vulnerable
After a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest meat producer two weeks ago, the meat industry shouldn’t be returning to business as usual. The production... Read more.