Redmond: RFK Jr. and making America healthy again
Dr. Brooke Redmond “Do you think Robert Kennedy Jr will be good for the health of our country?” asked one of my relatives at a recent gathering. I looked up... Read more.
McNamara: Stop the outrage. To cope with Trump, ignore what he says and watch what he does.
Mary McNamara In the months following Donald Trump’s election to his second term as president, many who did not support him seemed to go into hibernation. Off... Read more.
Nature in the Neighborhood: The New Year challenge
It’s the start of the New Year and some of us have optimistically typed out our list of resolutions for 2025: lose weight, exercise more, perhaps learn how to... Read more.
Commentary: When city streets become battlefields
Women for Weapons Trade Transparency As the protests that broke out against mass killings in Gaza last year were met with brutal police repression, our team at Women... Read more.
Calmes: President Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons broke his promise to the nation
Jackie Calmes Promises made, promises kept, President Donald Trump liked to crow during his first term, sometimes deservedly. He’s only days into his second term... Read more.
Hiltzik: A stem cell clinic tees up a Supreme Court challenge to rules protecting patients’ health and safety
Michael Hiltzik For years, the Food and Drug Administration has taken up arms against clinics hawking unproven and ineffective stem cell treatments to desperate... Read more.
Point and counterpoint
Dan Greenberg: Point The Electoral Collegeprotects minority views The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designed a unique system to choose our president in 1787:... Read more.
Martínez: The flames erased lives, homes and the still to be told stories of Los Angeles
Rubén Martínez Last Wednesday morning, after a singularly terrifying night of fire in Los Angeles, people miles away from Altadena or Pacific Palisades discovered... Read more.
Helvarg: How ocean temps are driving LA firestorms
David Helvarg Fire has always played a crucial role in Southern California’s ecosystem, which features dry conditions and strong, hot desert winds called the Santa... Read more.
Beaty: A conservative critique of the State of the Commonwealth
Ronald Beaty In the grand hall of the Massachusetts State House, Governor Maura Healey delivered her 2025 State of the Commonwealth address, painting a picture of... Read more.