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IDEAS | STARRE VARTAN

Banish the idea that women are weaker than men

The hidden strengths in female bodies are overdue for recognition.
IDEAS | Mary Beth Terry

More young women are getting diagnosed with cancer than ever. Why are we investing so little in prevention?

The federal government has cut funding for research on women’s health even as we stand on the cusp of major breakthroughs.
IDEAS | Sarah Darghouth

Going to therapy while the world is on fire

Some of my patients feel guilt over the privilege of spending a 50-minute hour talking about themselves. But therapy can have political power, too.
IDEAS | Francesco Bertolucci & Stefano Morelli

‘Here lies Florence, dead of overtourism’

Short-term rentals have pushed out longtime city residents and created not just a housing problem in the Tuscan city, but an identity crisis.
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Trump’s new list of enemy countries could be a self-fulfilling prophecy

The BRICS coalition is challenging America’s economic dominance. The president’s angry response may drive them closer together.
IDEAS | Laura Petrovich-Cheney

‘Jaws’ — the unlikely glue that binds my estranged siblings and me

Sometimes, the experience that terrifies is the one that unites, even if only for a season.
IDEAS | AKIKO BUSCH

Basho was an elitist, Thoreau a codependent

My Gen Z students' takes on readings in my course gave me whiplash — and an opportunity.
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When it comes to food, RFK and the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ crew have a point

It’s not crazy to question the effects of processed food and modern agriculture.

The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old

Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

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Facebook blocked my family. We have no idea why.

The real problem with AI is unchecked corporate power.

IDEAS | HELENE STAPINSKI

America is in trouble. But look, up in the sky!

The new Superman movie brings the character back at a time when we could really use him.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

A chatbot can never truly be your friend

AI relationships may be useful and even enjoyable. But only a fellow human can offer the depth of understanding that real closeness comes from.

IDEAS | Theo Zenou

It’s time for a United States of Europe

Europe faces existential threats. The only way to secure the continent’s future is for its individual countries to band together far more tightly than the EU.