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Editor’s note: This column was originally published by The Boston Globe on April 25, 2022 KYIV, Ukraine — They...

May 01, 2022
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Deaths of journalists in Ukraine and the fragility of a free press

For journalists who choose to report on war, the risks are well known going in. And sadly, we...

Mar 18, 2022
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The nonprofits charting a new way for local news

We need to get better at telling the story of the crisis in journalism and what it means...

Jan 28, 2022
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Why we need more reporters covering extremism

BOSTON — American democracy is in more peril than we realize, and that message came through loud and...

Jan 07, 2022
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In Afghanistan, truth was sacrificed and lessons were forgotten

“In war, truth is the first casualty.” Those words trace back to Aeschylus, the father of Greek tragedy....

Sep 10, 2021
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The Taliban waited out the American empire

KABUL - “You have the watches; we have the time.” I first heard that expression from a local...

Aug 20, 2021
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The optics of the end of the Afghanistan War

President Biden’s recent announcement that all remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan will return home by Sept. 11, 2021,...

Apr 23, 2021
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Pandemic ‘rabbit hole’: how COVID-19 has disrupted the transition to adulthood

When COVID-19 first struck, some 12 odd months, 300-plus days and a million light-years ago, I was a senior...

Mar 26, 2021
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In the aftermath of the Atlanta shooting

A series of mass shootings occurred at three Atlanta-area massage parlors on March 16. Eight people — Soon...

Mar 24, 2021
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COVID-19 has been a plague for democracy too

As those in vaccine-rich areas catch a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel, much...

Mar 12, 2021
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