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The Battle for the GOP

Biden, House Democrats take different paths on GOP extremes

As the Republican Party convulses in the wake of Donald Trump’s loss and signs of extremism among some in its base, President Biden and the White House are largely ignoring the tumult. Meanwhile, House Democrats are highlighting Republican radicalization.
Read more from the Battle for the GOP series Analysis: A fifth Senate Republican announces retirement. Yes, it’s good news for Democrats, but the real winner is Trump

Cornel West leaving Harvard teaching post
Cornel West, the philosopher, progressive political activist, and outspoken social critic who last month threatened to leave his Harvard University teaching post following what he said was the denial of his request to be considered for tenure, announced Monday that he’s leaving for a position at Union Theological Seminary.

Boston school system launches outside investigation into allegations of student emotional manipulation, suspends relationship with nonprofit
The Boston public school system is suspending its relationship with a nonprofit youth advocacy organization whose unusual peer counseling sessions came to light when a student member of the school committee abruptly quit last week. The district said it will launch an outside investigation into student allegations that the group, Youth on Board, emotionally manipulated them.

A town-and-gown battle to save Mount Holyoke College’s child-care center

The college said it would close its on-campus child-care program within four months, provoking a loud and sustained outcry.

Legal Sea Foods’ insurance fight ends in loss

A federal judge in Boston threw out the restaurant chain’s lawsuit and found in favor of its insurer, saying that Legal did not suffer direct physical damage to its properties due to the pandemic.

Offshore wind project off Martha’s Vineyard nears approval

It's a crucial step toward the long-delayed $2.8 billion offshore project becoming the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm.
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ben volin | on football
Here’s what a Patriots trade for Jimmy Garoppolo might look like
He is by far their best option at quarterback for 2021, and the 49ers might be willing to give him up.

peter abraham | on baseball
Though Brewers outfield is crowded, Jackie Bradley Jr. believes opportunity will be there
Reflecting on his time in Boston, Bradley said he is not quite ready to send a message to Red Sox fans — he needs a little time to get it right.

Opinion

Marcela García

A proxy culture war in Newton

As a special election for two vacant council seats nears in Newton, an alleged conspiracy is afoot to terminate Santa.
EDITORIAL

A long overdue measure: Mass. drivers without lawful status should get driver’s licenses
Mindy Lubber

There’s no time to waste — Baker, Legislature must enact the climate bill

Joan Vennochi

Meghan Markle stands up to palace power and white privilege
RENÉE GRAHAM

Meghan Markle was never allowed to fit into the royal family

Apartment buildings are bringing work perks home by putting food lockers in the lobby
Food lockers and pods are making apartment lobbies feel more like the office breakroom.

In this Jamaica Plain home, ‘open concept’ includes a toilet in full view
Many home buyers want more counter space, a landscaped yard, or floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Precious few are on the hunt for an open-concept bathroom.

‘Forever chemicals’ pervade drinking water sources on Cape Cod, study finds
Scientists at Harvard University found that several watersheds on the upper Cape around Mashpee had 40 times more PFAS, known as “forever chemicals” because they never fully degrade, than new state rules allow. The compounds have been linked to cancer, low infant birth weights, and suppression of the immune system.

Quick ridership gains, or a long-term lag? MBTA aims to position itself to react as pandemic eases
Despite hopeful signs, the MBTA projects that ridership, decimated by the pandemic, will lag for years to come, a sustained downturn that could cause a long-term budget crunch.

Innovation Economy
During the pandemic, some businesses have managed to grow, including these seven Boston-area startups
Here are seven startups that you may not have heard about (yet) but that have been building momentum through the pandemic.

Ralph Peterson, jazz drummer who inspired Berklee students as a professor, dies at 58
Along with “total musicianship,” Mr. Peterson once said, “a drummer must have good time, big ears, imagination, and humility.”

These were the 25 most popular dog names of 2020 in Boston, according to licensing data
Was your dog’s name one of the most popular? Check out the ranked list.

Two digital Van Gogh exhibits are coming to Boston. Here’s how they’re different
Both “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” and “Imagine Van Gogh” will offer art-deprived audiences the chance to see larger-than-life versions of the artist's work.

Recommended reads

THE BATTLE FOR THE GOP

To show loyalty to Trump, Republican state officials nationwide push new voting restrictions

Republican elected officials in Montana and more than 40 other states are proposing voting restrictions to respond to the distrust in the system stoked by fact-free allegations of fraud from former president Donald Trump.

Shirley Leung
City of Boston has a shot at developing Fort Point Channel neighborhood into a waterfront for all. Can it?
Boston has a chance to turn the Fort Point Channel neighborhood into the waterfront the Seaport District has failed to become. Can the city deliver, or will we see, yet again, more broken promises?

For Biogen, it’s been a rough ride
It started a year ago, when the Cambridge biotech’s executive conference became a COVID-19 “superspreader” event.

metro

These were the 25 most popular dog names of 2020 in Boston, according to licensing data
Was your dog’s name one of the most popular? Check out the ranked list.

Boston school system launches outside investigation into allegations of student emotional manipulation, suspends relationship with nonprofit

New CDC guidelines stir hope of a return to ‘almost normal’ after COVID-19 vaccination

Sports

College basketball
Paige Bueckers leads No. 1 UConn women to Big East tournament title
Freshman guard scored 23 points to lead Huskies to convincing 73-39 victory over Marquette on Monday for program's 19th Big East title.

Sports Log

Boston College men earn No. 1 seed for Hockey East tournament
Red Sox

Former Red Sox pitcher Rheal Cormier dies at 53

business

Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked
The Biden administration on Monday reversed a policy imposed under former president Donald Trump that drastically weakened the government’s power to enforce a century-old law that protects most US bird species.

Beacon Hill leaders reach accord on freezing unemployment insurance rates, exempting PPP taxes

Parent of Berkshire Bank names two directors

politics

Trump, RNC clash over using his name in fundraising
The Republican National Committee is defending its right to use former president Donald Trump’s name in fundraising appeals after he demanded they put an end to the practice.

Biden signs executive order to advance gender equity
The Battle for the GOP

Biden, House Democrats take different paths on GOP extremes

lifestyle

In this Jamaica Plain home, ‘open concept’ includes a toilet in full view
Many home buyers want more counter space, a landscaped yard, or floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Precious few are on the hunt for an open-concept bathroom.

Oprah interview with Meghan and Harry draws 17 million viewers

UK royals absorb shock of revealing Harry, Meghan interview

arts

ALBUM REVIEW
Lake Street Dive’s grown-up pop waxes and wanes on ‘Obviously’
The New England Conservatory alums' seventh album follows a familiar pattern.

MUSEUMS

Mass MoCA employees make first move to unionize
TELEVISION

‘Generation’ is the newest show for today’s teens

rhode island

RI EDUCATION
Providence targets teacher seniority in bid for more diversity
In an e-mail to all staff, Superintendent Harrison Peters wrote that that 79.5 percent of teachers are white in a district where fewer than 9 percent of students are white.

RHODE MAP

Rhode Island is about to get stimulus money from the federal government. How should it be spent?
RI CRIME

Barrington surgeon appeals conviction of assault on Iranian neighbor, AG will seek hate crime sentence

Newton

Special Projects

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.
See the full project

On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Globe Spotlight Investigation
Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

Comfort Zone

WORKING ON IT

Are you doing too much? Let the Dutch introduce you to the art of ‘niksen’

Nothing is good. These books about "niksen" – the art of doing nothing – help you get there.
PUNK

A JP resident and her punk rock aerobics star in Green Day’s new music video

The band's "Here Comes the Shock" is set to Hilken Mancini's homemade video of moves like the "Iggy punch" and "whack jacks."
COMFORT ZONE

Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola is at HOME on the open mic

The theme interested the Chicago transplant long before the pandemic.
COMFORT ZONE

GBH’s ‘Masterpiece’ reflects on 50 Years with a new podcast

The three-part series is "a superhero origin story," according to host Jace Lacob.
ART

‘Against all odds,’ Peabody Essex show leads to discovery of second Jacob Lawrence painting

The piece was hanging all these years in a nurse's apartment on the Upper West Side.
COMFORT ZONE

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

The new host of WMVY's "Local Music Café" is excited to showcase New England artists.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

There’s no excuse for the deaths at High Street
Jerren Chang

Feeling powerless? Exercise your civic rights
Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg and Louise Dubé

The road to a stronger democracy begins in the classroom
JEFF JACOBY

Race-based admissions are wrong, and it’s time the Supreme Court said so
IDEAS | ROBERT ZARETSKY

I fear my students will decide they prefer online classes
IDEAS | JONATHAN BERK

Streets that put people first, not cars

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients’ need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19’s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus — and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
Back to Nature

A plant lover's guide to 16 gorgeous gardens and arboretums
Back to Nature

30,000 steps on Cape Cod: A three-day walking tour
Perspective

The pandemic revealed our food system is broken. We can fix it.

Cooking

Forget winter with these 4 tropical desserts

sports

Cowboys, Dak Prescott finally agree to long-term contract

Tom Brady calls niece Maya ‘most dominant athlete’ in family as No. 2 UCLA softball opens season

In opposing each other at NBA All-Star Game, Celtics Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum made special memories

metro

A town-and-gown battle to save Mount Holyoke College’s child-care center

Ralph Peterson, jazz drummer who inspired Berklee students as a professor, dies at 58

Providence targets teacher seniority in bid for more diversity

Nation

Trial for Derek Chauvin, ex-cop charged in George Floyd’s death, forges on

Trump, RNC clash over using his name in fundraising

Biden faces challenge from surge of migrants at the border

World

Explosive Harry, Meghan interview reverberates across globe

US presents warring Afghan sides with draft peace agreement

Meghan and Harry’s interview indicates racism of royal family lingers

politics

Biden directs Education Dept. to review Title IX changes

A look at each of President Biden’s executive orders

A fifth Senate Republican announces retirement. Yes, it’s good news for Democrats, but the real winner is Trump

business

Legal Sea Foods’ insurance fight ends in loss

During the pandemic, some businesses have managed to grow, including these seven Boston-area startups

Oil giants prepare to put carbon back in the ground

lifestyle

Murder, but gentler: ‘Cozy’ mysteries are a pandemic-era balm

More than you need to know about Harry, Meghan, and Oprah

‘Coming 2 America’ flag flies at Boston Harbor Hotel as Eddie Murphy sequel premieres

marijuana

Buying legal marijuana is more convenient than ever. Good luck finding somewhere to legally use it

Mass. marijuana has to be ultra-sterile. Just one problem: It’s a plant

Marijuana company sues Boston zoning board over rejection

opinion

A long overdue measure: Mass. drivers without lawful status should get driver’s licenses

A proxy culture war in Newton

There’s no time to waste — Baker, Legislature must enact the climate bill

food & dining

Rutchada Thai Cuisine was ‘meant to be’

A tavern comes to Brookline; a beer hall opens in Belmont; and Del’s Lemonade plans a Massachusetts flagship

At The Federal, a miracle to go: perfectly cooked steak

travel

Drew Bledsoe loves the beach but would also happily tackle a visit to Siberia

Advice for planning that family reunion you just can’t wait to have

My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England

Books

How Dr. Seuss became the second highest-paid dead celebrity

Human nature and ‘Beloved Beasts’

Anne Lamott ponders life’s third act in ‘Dusk, Night, Dawn’

Movies

‘Borat,’ ‘Ma Rainey,’ ‘Nomadland’ among Producers Guild Awards nominations

In ‘Moxie,’ on Netflix, trying to make school cool — or at least less toxic

Eddie Murphy is back, and back up to speed, in ‘Coming 2 America’

Television

‘Generation’ is the newest show for today’s teens

Harry and Meghan going off-script sets the story line for royal dramas to come

This week’s TV: The Grammys, ‘South ParQ,’ and teens on TV

music

Lake Street Dive’s grown-up pop waxes and wanes on ‘Obviously’

For NEC students, it’s been a year of improvising

With another album in the works, singer Lizzy McAlpine has left Berklee behind

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet celebrates Jorma Elo in a rich program of new work and past highlights

On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

globe local

Record-breaking warmth possible in the upcoming week

A lost year, chronicled through art

Should the federal minimum wage be increased to $15?

Obituaries

Ralph Peterson, jazz drummer who inspired Berklee students as a professor, dies at 58

Joyce McDaniel, role model for women sculptors in welding, dies at 84

Robert R. Glauber, Harvard professor who led Black Monday presidential commission, dies at 81