Steve Bannon?s brilliance stood out at Harvard

Many of Bannon?s former classmates view him as a great thinker, even if they don?t agree with his politics.

Falwell says Trump offered him education secretary job

Jerry Falwell Jr. says he turned down the Cabinet post for personal reasons.

Clinton campaign to participate in recount in Wis.

Clinton lawyer Marc Elias said he doesn?t expect the recounts to overturn the election results.

The legacy of Fidel Castro

Victoria Wainwright and her brother Dave talked about the death of Fidel Castro while visiting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

At the JFK Library, memories of a war that almost happened

The Dorchester museum is filled with artifacts and exhibitions on the tense relationship between John Kennedy and Castro.

Joy, relief, and worry in Boston with Castro gone

Many Cubans and Cuban-Americans stayed awake all night, texting with friends and calling family members.

In Havana, remembering ?the only leader I ever knew?

The nightclubs shut down early. Police officers and soldiers were on patrol as crowds of young people spilled into the darkened streets.

Students repaint school rock defaced with hate speech in Harvard

Swastikas, anti-Semitic symbols and words, and profanities at Bromfield High School were covered up.

Kevin Cullen

Reaching refugees with music

Judy Stillman went to Greece to meet people who left everything behind.

Globe Spotlight Team report

The Desperate and the Dead: The ?new asylums?

There may be no worse place for mentally ill people to receive treatment than prison, yet a growing number end up in the ?new asylums.?

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Santa hears about a family?s drug issue

With the state ready to take custody of her addicted sister?s children, the aunt stepped in to keep the family together.

Is Cyber Monday all that special?

Condensing hours of holiday shopping into a series of clicks is an attractive option.

CHAD FINN

Tim Raines, Manny Ramirez, and how Hall of Fame voters can get it right

One writer?s hypothetical ballot: Raines, Bagwell, Clemens, Bonds, Ramirez, Rodriguez, Schilling, Martinez, Mussina, Kent.

Defiant N.D. pipeline protesters say they?re going nowhere

The government has ordered everyone off the federal land by Dec. 5, but activists scoffed at the idea.

Globe Magazine | Perspective

I won?t be guilted into giving $1 in the checkout line

The case for ignoring the shakedown and making your own decisions about charity.

Ideas | David Scharfenberg

?Alt-labor? reorganizes politics in the age of Trump

Can an old movement plot a new way forward?

How will climate change affect South Shore?s coastal communities?

A symposium will focus on what towns have been doing, and can do, to mitigate the effects.

Look what he found on Plum Island: rare toads

Tim Beaulieu was excited to see his first eastern spadefoot in the wild. After three hours on Plum Island, he found 21 more.

Leaving the summer cottage to your children? Consider an LLC

Passing a family cottage on to the kids means laying down the laws.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

Congress should lift embargo on post-Castro Cuba

Fidel Castro brought the threat of nuclear war within 90 miles of US shores, a fact that should remind the incoming administration of the interlocking nature of global power.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Special reports

With no function in her legs, she?s still hiking the Appalachian Trail

Stacey Kozel has hiked more than two-thirds of the trail, trekking solo with a major disadvantage: She cannot walk on her own.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

People are seen on giant fried eggs art installation as part of ?Hecho en Casa? (Made at home) urban artwork festival in downtown Santiago, Chile, Nov. 8. — Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters

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Art for the public

A look at how artists around the world are transforming shared spaces. Photographers captured recent exhibitions and permanent works on display in various locations for all to experience.