EDITORIAL

Sonia Sotomayor: The future of America

The Senate's confirmation last week of Sonia Sotomayor as the newest justice of the U.S. Supreme Court moves this country closer to the "more perfect union" promised in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution. President Barack Obama called it "a wonderful day for America." More »

OPINION

Martha's Vineyard in the age of Obama: Vacation or self-segregation?

On the threshold of the first family's vacation on Martha's?Vineyard and 10 years after Lawrence Otis Graham published "Our Kind of People," cultural critic Toure has touched off a summer storm, writing a New York magazine feature article that characterizes the traditional black summer presence in Oak Bluffs as self-imposed segregation. More »

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

A letter of thanks to the 02118 community

Ten years ago, on Aug. 11, 1999, my neighbor saved my life. More »

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If you were the head of the MBTA, how would you improve public transportation?

I would change the MBTA's board itself. I would keep the chairman, but would appoint riders so they would support lower-income communities. More »