Nature in the Neighborhood: What to do with the Hawthorne?
Swampscott Conservancy In light of the recent public forum on the future use of the Hawthorne By the Sea Restaurant property purchased by the Town of Swampscott... Read more.
Kluth: This war on expertise thrills America’s enemies
Andreas Kluth And so the purge continues. Some of us used to think, or hope, that President Donald Trump’s campaign of “retribution” would prove brutal but... Read more.
Flam: Do you know what’s in your DNA? If not, that’s a problem.
F.D. Flam Genetic information can be life-saving in a medical emergency, yet it’s still rarely collected from adults — even when doctors are struggling to make... Read more.
Hill: Back to school shopping? Expect higher prices, ‘invisible’ to the consumer.
Steven Hill For families with school children, the summer is coming to a close, and it’s time to start thinking about—school shopping! New clothes, shoes, daypacks,... Read more.
Calmes: The Big Lie is back and coming for American elections
Jackie Calmes Like most Americans, including White House reporters apparently, I’ve tuned out Donald Trump’s incessant Big Lie that he won the 2020 presidential... Read more.
Kluth: This Ukraine summitry is all reality TV, zero substance
Andreas Kluth So much has happened in recent days, it’s easy to overlook how little has happened. To wit: Nothing material. Not when it comes to matters of war... Read more.
Tedeschi: The steep cost of tariffs is finally coming into focus
Ernie Tedeschi Some six months after the Trump administration announced its first tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico, it’s starting to feel that policy... Read more.
Merloe: Is Trump normalizing military occupation of American cities?
President Donald Trump’s military interventions in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., foretell his plan for other cities. The Washington Post recently reported... Read more.
Hiltzik: Trump wants NASA to destroy climate satellite
Michael Hiltzik By any reasonable metric, NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory has been a spectacular success. Originally designed to support a two-year pilot project,... Read more.
Greene: Fighting fentanyl: A father’s plea for change
John Greene I pray you never lose a loved one to opioid use. I have—and it’s an agony I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. Our son, Evan, died many years ago... Read more.