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Legally, Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson can remain in office until after her sentencing on July 29, writes Erin Murphy. “But morally? That’s a different story.” trib.al/ECeictG

“Our coalition knew that the overturning of affirmative action by the Supreme Court would be a catastrophic loss and would embolden the far right in its war on civil rights,” writes Jeannie Park in #GlobeLetters. “We were right.” trib.al/Fgl6RTw

From Boston Globe Opinion: When you work for the public, you are accountable to the public. That’s a tough lesson for City Hall staffers Marwa Khudaynazar and Chulan Huang, says Joan Vennochi. But it’s also a lesson for Mayor Michelle Wu. trib.al/zvwwZ4y

Even from a MAGA perspective, taxing remittances is counterproductive and unwise, writes Jeff Jacoby. trib.al/nASipfW

This is an election year, says Joan Vennochi. What might be just an embarrassing story about two City Hall staffers behaving badly has become a more complicated story about how Mayor Wu manages her administration — and any controversy surrounding it. trib.al/n9oWt7z

Not only have Republican lawmakers stripped Adriana Smith of the right to a dignified death — they’ve denied her family any say over her fate, too, says Mary Ziegler in #GlobeIdeas. trib.al/bk6e37O

MIT doctoral researchers Manuj and Shruti Dhariwal want your help brainstorming new words that honestly reflect the ways people engage with AI. #GlobeIdeas trib.al/Gb63lk7

Their ascendancy was prompted by a broad debate over the nature of American democracy, writes David Shribman. They were the Whigs — whose origins might sound awfully familiar for modern Democrats. trib.al/mmqYLPi

A lottery system could exclude even the most qualified and motivated students while admitting others who are not, says Karen Burgio. This will not solve the statewide access problem ― it will simply reshuffle the slots. trib.al/5c75l1k

Editorial: The former military base at Devens is a prime site to develop more of the housing that Massachusetts desperately needs. trib.al/2o0Cdx0

“I was in a good old-fashioned variety store when I found a mysterious object,” says Heather Hopp-Bruce. It was a sugar saver, a small terra-cotta disk that promised to keep sugar soft and usable for two thousand years. Explore the illustrated story: trib.al/CXGig8O

The smash-hit Netflix series is a gripping and powerful story, writes @/robkhenderson. It’s a mistake to promote it as if it were a documentary. #GlobeIdeas trib.al/1LjDfD2

If there’s a lesson in Sam Altman’s Financial Times house tour, it’s don’t let journalists into your home, writes AlexBeam. But celebrity chaff simply cannot exercise self-restraint. trib.al/l4e8EEO

Four-year colleges are becoming engines of inequality. We envision an alternative that would help students and their future employers, write Steve Levitt, Jeffrey Severts, and Michael D. Smith. #GlobeIdeas trib.al/VBckQag

Mexico is about to become the only country in the world where voters elect all judges. This “constitutional reform” was promoted as an anticorruption measure, writes Stephen Kinzer. It may have the opposite effect. trib.al/vDQRfXD

It’s easier for state Democrats to bash President Trump’s policies than to exercise any restraint of their own, writes Carine Hajjar. trib.al/OGma6Ym

Editorial: The Trump administration seems intent on controlling Harvard and scaring the rest of higher education into obedience. trib.al/cUQEVZJ

States are going to have to ramp up expenditures as the Trump administration incapacitates the federal government, says Jon D. Michaels. trib.al/vuiLBOk

“We were puzzling over all the cancers in our family,” Larry Ingrassia tells Shirley Leung. “There was not a belief that heredity was a major factor in cancers.” Listen to #SayMore: trib.al/3kwgn71

This homeless shelter controversy is another classic NIMBY drama, writes Marcela E. García. But it’s also about expectations, and the way that “the process” becomes an end in itself. trib.al/A1DsgXh